People exposed to a H1NI strain of influenza A while in utero were significantly more likely to have cardiovascular disease later in life, reveals a new study to be published in Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease on Oct. 1.
New research by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers looks at the specific ways parents and peers influence teenagers to smoke, drink and use marijuana in combination.
In 2008, the recession affected poverty rates for children under six years old unevenly, with rates in the rural Midwest rising significantly while rates in Northeastern central cities fell slightly. This analysis of data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today is presented in a new report from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a very common virus that causes severe respiratory illness in a small percentage of infants. Which babies will develop severe RSV illness? Low levels of certain types of immune system cells may have an impact, according to a study in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
“A good attitude and a spirit of cooperation are the keys to successful parent-teacher conferences,” says Donna Henderson, professor of counseling at Wake Forest University. Henderson offers 10 tips for parents of students from elementary to high school on how they can make the most of parent-teacher conferences.
Children in Southern California may soon be breathing a little easier, thanks to the UCLA Breathmobile, an asthma clinic on wheels that provides free diagnosis, treatment, medication and education at school sites for children with asthma.
Unfortunately, kids will probably be dismayed to learn that they will need an extra shot this year since recommendations call for children to receive both a seasonal flu vaccine and the H1N1 vaccine. Here are some tips to help kids survive the needle sticks.
For children and teens with cancer at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a team of child life specialists work to manage the stress and anxiety that patients may experience in the hospital setting.
While infant and toddler brains are rapidly developing, a window of opportunity exists to reduce the impact of autism, which now affects one of every 150 children born in the United States. Gerald Mahoney, director of the Center on Interventions for Children and Families at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences of Case Western Reserve University, received a three-year, $780,000 grant from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development
Children who are spanked have lower IQs worldwide, including in the United States, according to new groundbreaking research by University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus. The research results will be presented Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at the 14th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, in San Diego, Calif.
A kidney condition that can arise in children and was until recently believed to disappear after puberty may persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that better treatment options are needed for children with the disorder, called minimal change nephrotic syndrome.
The latest C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health finds less than half of parents in the United States intend to have their children vaccinated against H1N1 flu, even though it is strongly encouraged by the CDC that children be vaccinated.
Adults are nervous enough about H1N1. Imagine how our children might fear "Slime Flu." Here's a different kind of anti-viral: common sense advice to calm our children and calm ourselves.
Second, fourth and sixth grade children with and without handwriting disabilities were able to write more and faster when using a pen than a keyboard to compose essays, according to new research.
A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology, developed in full collaboration with the Child Neurology Society, finds that children with microcephaly, that is, children whose head size is smaller than that of 97 percent of children are at risk of neurologic and cognitive problems and should be screened for these problems.
The Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) released today a second report card on children’s health, giving an overall grade of “D,” which is unimproved from last year, and announced a statewide public health conference to focus on improving children’s health, specifically regarding physical activity and obesity.
Cancer and its treatment causes discomfort on many levels, but controlling pain can speed recovery for children battling the disease, say pain management experts at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Studies have shown that pediatric tumors with positive prognosis usually express the cell receptor TrkA. However, the mechanism by which TrkA induces tumor regression was an enigma. Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered that when TrkA teams with the molecule CCM2, TrkA turns into a cell killer. The team found that CCM2 and TrkA are expressed together in tumors with good prognosis. This work, recently published in Neuron, is the first to identify CCM2 as a crucial accessory in this particular pathway and describe, in detail, just how these two molecules interact.
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health finds few parents would grade schools with an "A" for school bullying and violence prevention programs.
While the state of Illinois requires that women be screened for postpartum depression once at the time of delivery, Loyola University Health System implemented a more comprehensive program that requires women to be screened at 28 weeks, delivery, and two and six weeks postpartum.
After a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), many parents feel overwhelmed and experience high levels of stress. While this is a very challenging time, there are steps parents can take to accept the diagnosis and move forward.
New research hints that the common belief that kids who go to daycare have lower rates of asthma and allergy later in life might be nothing more than wishful thinking. While young children in daycare definitely do get more illnesses and experience more respiratory symptoms as a result, any perceived protection these exposures afford against asthma and allergy seem to disappear by the time the child hits the age of eight.
Rates of binge drinking were 37 percent lower among eighth-grade students in communities in seven states that used a prevention system designed to reduce drug use and delinquent behavior compared to teenagers in communities that did not use the system.
On September 10, the NFL kicks off its season, and this fall about 5.3 million children ages 2 to 17 will be watching football with their parents. But what are your children watching besides football? Advertisements. Christy Buchanan, an expert on parent-child relationships and a professor of psychology at Wake Forest University, can address the effect ads for alcohol and other products have on kids and how parents can handle commercial breaks that challenge family values.
The Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded more than $1.8 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Justice to combat Internet and other crimes against children.
Parents are unknowingly putting their young children at risk for leg fractures, says new study.
In a new study in Psychological Science, researchers found that priming infants with subtle cues to affiliation increases their tendency to be helpful.
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA has a new mobile tool to deliver music therapy and help pediatric patients cope with the fear, isolation and pain associated with being in the hospital.
A study led by Stony Brook University Medical Center finds that preschool age children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families are less likely to have consistent bedtime routines than their more advantaged counterparts. The authors say this pattern may contribute to later disparities in sleep quality and possibly health.
Lloyd Kolbe and Susan Middlestadt, public health and obesity experts at Indiana University, discuss the new IOM report, which outlines steps local governments can take to make health lifestyles easier for kids.
Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they graduate from high school.
More than 12,000 children under the age of 20 are diagnosed with cancer each year. Although these children and their parents undergo a tremendous amount of stress during this time, researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that most children are able to cope with their diagnosis without experiencing high levels of depression or anxiety. In a study published this year in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, researchers found a group of 75 kids with cancer adjusted surprisingly well within the first year of diagnosis.
Two University of Utah professors are available for interviews about the fires burning in California and Utah.
The advantage that children get from living in two-parent families may actually be due to family stability more than the fact that their parents are married, a new study suggests.
As children and teens begin school again, they are more susceptible to the pain and discomfort of headaches and migraines. The change in schedule, new teachers, new friends and schoolwork can increase stress and consequently, increase headaches. Doctors at Nationwide Children’s Hospital say there are some steps parents can take to help prevent the onset of their headaches during this hectic time of year.
A vaccine to prevent infections with pneumococcal bacteria is helping to reduce the rate of ear tube placement for chronic middle ear infections in Australian children, suggests a report in the September issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
Besides caring for children, many child care centers have another overlooked function—they connect parents with each other as informal advisors in child rearing, and with agencies that help with the challenges of parenting. The parents build the contacts they need to navigate through problems, such as finding good health care and choosing schools.
Sport medicine and health experts discuss serious weight issues faced by fall sport athletes and new research into how parents pass along implicit attitudes about smoking to their kids and how the kids' attitudes can predict the onset of smoking.
Skateboarders should take caution to protect their feet and ankles from serious injuries and painful foot and heel conditions.
The prospect of surgery for a child is a frightening unknown for child and parent alike, and the pre-operative process that most children go through only heightens their anxiety. Research on how hospitals can minimize the anxiety and trauma children face both before and after surgery was recently published in the journal Anesthesiology.
Protect your child's growing feet. The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons offers five warning signs your child may have a foot problem.
A new study has found a striking correlation between teenage viewership and the frequency of alcohol advertising on cable television. The findings show that ads for beer, spirits and "alcopop" aired much more frequently when more teens were watching.
Pain Management Facts for Labor and Delivery from the American Society of Anesthesiologists
Children with arm fractures fared as well with ibuprofen to control their pain as acetaminophen with codeine, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Children's Research Institute.
A new program that urges middle-school students to figure out their values regarding sex appears to reduce the likelihood that they will engage in early sexual activity, a study finds.
Teens who exercise vigorously have a better quality of sleep than their couch-potato peers, according to a new Swiss study.
Youth participating only in sports have among the lowest scores for positive development and the highest on bullying, substance use and depression. Those who combine sports with a youth development program have the highest positive development scores and the lowest for problem behaviors. Parents should balance sports and youth development activity.
Play therapists say children speak their own language - the language of play, and they use toys and games to reveal a child's hopes, dreams and fears. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of certified, registered play therapists, and Temple University's Jean Camberg says that could be dangerous for both child and parent.
Massage offers both physical and psychological benefits and is used at Nationwide Children's Hospital in many areas including Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and in patients who have received organ transplants, just to name a few. Researchers at Nationwide Children's recently published a study in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology that revealed the benefits of massage in reducing pain, anxiety and depression in children with Sickle Cell Disease.
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health lists parents' top 10 health concerns for 2009; more adults worry about children's obesity while blacks, Hispanics rank obesity as top child health concern for first time.
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