Mother’s Depression a Risk Factor in Childhood Asthma Symptoms

Maternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in their children, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

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Internet Predators, Privacy, Porn: Are Parents Concerned?

For girls, parents worry most about a loss of privacy and being vulnerable to sexual predators; for boys, parents are most concerned about access to pornographic material.

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Immunologist at Children's Hospital Receives Daland Prize for Patient-Oriented Research

A pediatric immunologist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has received a prestigious annual award from the American Philosophical Society, an organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin. Jordan S. Orange, M.D., Ph.D., received the Judson Daland Prize on Nov. 13 for his work in inherited immune deficiency diseases.

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Baby’s Sleep Position Is the Major Factor in ‘Flat-headedness’

A baby’s sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly – or the development of flat spots on an infant’s head – according to findings reported by Arizona State University scientists in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics.

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ED Drug Improves Heart's Pumping Action in Young Patients with Single-Ventricle Disease

After treatment with sildenafil, heart function significantly improved in children and young adults with single-ventricle congenital heart disease who have had the Fontan operation. Sildenafil is a drug commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension.

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Ending the 'Endless Adolescence': Psychologists Tell How in New Book

Parental nurturing is backfiring, and as a result a generation of teens is growing up less independent, less skilled at common tasks – from doing laundry to choosing college classes – and increasingly unprepared for adulthood. "We call it 'the Nurture Paradox,'" University of Virginia clinical psychologists Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen write in their new book, "Escaping the Endless Adolescence: How to Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow Old."

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Stronger Graduated Driver’s Licensing Program Would Save Lives, Prevent Injuries in Midwest

A new study shows that three-stage graduated driver’s licensing (GDL) policies save lives and prevents injuries throughout the Midwest. The research published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal (Vol. 108, No. 8) also shows how states could save more teen lives and avoid thousands of teen motor vehicle injuries by modifying their GDL policies to include new, proven components.

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Studies Link Parental Monitoring & Low Teen Marijuana Use

Many studies have focused on parents as being the best avenue for preventing adolescent marijuana use. According to a new meta-analysis, there is in a fact a strong, reliable link between parental monitoring and decreased marijuana usage in adolescents.

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