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U.S. panel advises testing children for cholesterol
• Children's Health • • Heart • Nov 11 11
Children from ages 9 to 11 should be routinely screened for high cholesterol so that action can be taken to avoid the development of…
California making headway in battle against childhood obesity but successes are uneven
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 10 11
A new study released today offers hope that California may finally be getting a handle on its 30-year battle with childhood obesity, but it…
Cooking in the classroom to fight childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 08 11
Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other reports that childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, we recognize the…
Sowing the seeds of the obesity epidemic in babyhood
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 08 11
The growth charts pediatricians use at well-baby visits can predict a baby’s risk for obesity later in life, finds a population-based study from Children’s…
Sleep Apnea Linked to Teen Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 05 11
Obese adolescents have an increased risk of sleep apnea or abnormal breathing during sleep, according to a study presented at the American College of…
New interventions, recommendations for controlling allergies & asthma in children
• Children's Health • • Allergies • Nov 05 11
Financial strain and competing priorities at home may contribute to greater number of hospital readmissions of children with asthma from single-parent homes compared to…
Body weight, sleep-disordered breathing and cognition linked in children
• Children's Health • Nov 04 11
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children.
Soft drink makers target U.S. youth online: study
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Nov 01 11
U.S. children and teenagers are seeing far more soda advertising than before, with blacks and Hispanics the major targets, as marketers have expanded online,…
NIH scientists discover link among spectrum of childhood diseases
• Children's Health • Oct 31 11
An international collaboration of scientists, including researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National…
Children suffer unnecessarily from chronic postoperative pain
• Children's Health • • Pain • • Surgery • Oct 27 11
Are children suffering needlessly after surgery? UC Irvine anesthesiologists who specialize in pediatric care believe so.
An operation can be one of the most…
2.5 million California children still at risk of secondhand smoke exposure
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 27 11
Despite having the second-lowest smoking rate in the nation, California is still home to nearly 2.5 million children under the age of 12 who…
Newborn preemies more vocal when parents are near
• Children's Health • Oct 21 11
Even tiny preemies hospitalized after birth can make baby sounds - especially when their parents are talking to them, a small study suggests.
Does My Child Need a Flu Shot or Not?
• Children's Health • • Flu • Oct 20 11
It’s a common question parents ask themselves this time of year: Does my child really need a flu shot? Though the flu may seem…
Profanity on TV linked to kids’ aggression
• Children's Health • Oct 19 11
Middle-school kids who hear swear words on TV or in video games may act more aggressively toward their peers, physically or otherwise, a small…
Can breastfeeding reduce pain in preterm infants?
• Children's Health • • Pain • Oct 19 11
Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioral instability in preterm infants and…
For Obese Children, Less is More When it Comes to General Anesthesia
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 18 11
A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 this week found that obese children required much smaller doses of the anesthetic propofol than non-obese children to…
Infants should sleep on their backs, Pediatric group says
• Children's Health • Oct 18 11
Putting babies to sleep on their backs on a firm crib mattress in the same room as the parents is among an list of…
AAP expands guidelines for infant sleep safety and SIDS risk reduction
• Children's Health • Oct 18 11
Since the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended all babies should be placed on their backs to sleep in 1992, deaths from Sudden Infant…
Babies and toddlers should learn from play, not screens
• Children's Health • Oct 18 11
The temptation to rely on media screens to entertain babies and toddlers is more appealing than ever, with screens surrounding families at home, in…
More intersections mean less outdoor activity for children
• Children's Health • Oct 12 11
High intersection density and well-connected streets in towns and cities may discourage children from being active and exercising outdoors, according to a Queen’s University…
Obese mothers put children at higher risk of asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Obesity • • Pregnancy • Oct 10 11
Pregnant women who are obese put their children at higher risk of developing asthma compared to mothers of normal weight, a large study in…
Hospital asthma grades not linked to healthier kids
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Oct 05 11
Hospitals that meet performance standards for treating kids with asthma aren’t any better at keeping those kids from showing up in the emergency room…
Early use of non-parental childcare is not harmful for most children
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Sep 27 11
What type of childcare arrangements do parents choose before their children are 18 months old? Does the choice of childcare affect children’s language skills…
A mother’s occupation while pregnant can cause asthma in children
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Pregnancy • Sep 26 11
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Mothers who are exposed to particular agents during pregnancy could give birth to children with a higher risk of asthma, according…
Preemies Face Higher Death Rates as Young Adults
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Sep 25 11
When preemies grow up to be young adults, they could face slightly increased death rates, according to a new study based on Swedish data.
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