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Doctors Not Properly Diagnosing Overweight And Obesity In Child...In ScienceDaily: Children's Health News - Posted 1 week ago
Despite recent widespread media attention given to studies that have indicated one-third of American children have a weight problem, a new study shows just one-third of children who are overweight or obese actually receive that diagnosis by a pediatr... Third-hand Smoke: Another Reason To Quit SmokingIn ScienceDaily: Children's Health News - Posted 1 week ago
Researchers have described how tobacco smoke contamination lingers even after a cigarette is extinguished -- a phenomenon they define as third-hand smoke. They examine, for the first time, adult attitudes about the health risks to children of third... Increased Risk Of Pneumococcal Disease In Asthma PatientsIn ScienceDaily: Children's Health News - Posted 2 weeks ago
Adults with asthma are at increased risk of serious pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumonia, the most common bacteria causing middle ear infections and community acquired pneumonia.... Vitamin D Deficiency In Infants And Nursing Mothers Carries Lon...In ScienceDaily: Children's Health News - Posted 3 weeks ago
Once believed to be important only for bone health, vitamin D is now seen as having a critical function in maintaining the immune system throughout life. The newly recognized disease risks associated with vitamin D deficiency are clearly documented i... Parents Be Aware This Holiday Season: Magnets In Children's Toy...In ScienceDaily: Children's Health News - Posted 4 weeks ago
A growing number of adults know about the potential risk of swallowing magnets, but medical complications from magnets continue to be extensive worldwide and throughout childhood.... Long-term Memory Disrupted Genetically In Fruit Flies; Drug Fou...In ScienceDaily: Children's Health News - Posted 4 weeks ago
A pediatric neuroscientist has shown that genetically disrupting a specific gene in a fruit fly's brain will wipe out its long-term memory. The researcher has also found a class of drugs that helps fruit flies with this disrupted gene to regain their... Intervention In Infants With Cystic Fibrosis Key To Slowing Pro...In ScienceDaily: Children's Health News - Posted 4 weeks ago
Early detection of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF), combined with aggressive treatment in infants, may be the key to controlling the progression of the disease, according to a recent study. New research shows that contrary to previous scientific... Parents Of New Babies Should Be Considered For Whooping Cough B...In ScienceDaily: Children's Health News - Posted 5 weeks ago
A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members may be the most effective way of preventing the fatal form of whooping cough in young infants, say a group of pediatric intensive care doctors.... Fall Babies: Born To Wheeze?In ScienceDaily: Children's Health News - Posted 6 weeks ago
It is said that timing is everything and that certainly appears to be true for autumn infants. Children who are born four months before the height of cold and flu season have a greater risk of developing childhood asthma than children born at any oth... Drug Therapy For Premature Infants Destroys Brain Cells In MiceIn ScienceDaily: Children's Health News - Posted 7 weeks ago
A class of drugs that are used in premature infants to treat chronic lung damage can cause damage in the brain. New research suggests the drugs may cause cognitive and motor-control problems even when they are given before birth.... |
