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More dog bites in warmer temperatures and young children
Young children are especially vulnerable to severe dog bites in the head and neck areas, and there is a correlation between cases of dog bites and rising temperatures, according to new research published in the March 2009 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
Mar 1, 2009 - 9:08:22 AM
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New study raises concerns about screen time among urban children with asthma
Urban children with asthma engage in an average of an hour more of screen time daily than the maximum amount American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends. This is the first study to examine screen time among children with asthma.
Feb 4, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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Vitamin supplementations being taken by children who dont need them
A study by UC Davis Children's Hospital researchers published in the February 2009 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, has found that most of the healthy children and teenagers in the United States who are taking daily vitamin and mineral supplements probably don't need them.
Feb 3, 2009 - 11:27:26 PM
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New data show periodontal treatment doesn't reduce preterm birth risk
The study, involving researchers from Duke University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is one of the largest randomized trials to date to look at the link between the two conditions.
Jan 29, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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Infants draw on past to interpret present, understand other people's behavior
The old real estate maxim location, location, location also plays a role in how infants learn to understand the ambiguous actions and behavior of other people.
Jan 22, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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Standardized test battery to aid those with Down syndrome
Researchers at The University of Arizona are developing a set of standardized tests that could improve the lives of people with Down syndrome.
Jan 12, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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Study to explore ethical challenges health professionals face while caring for children with LTNMDs
(Baltimore) The Greenwall Foundation recently awarded two core faculty members of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics a grant that will allow Drs. Gail Geller and Cynda Hylton Rushton to explore the ethical challenges health professionals face while caring for children and families affected by life-threatening neuromuscular diseases (LTNMD).
Jan 7, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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Premature babies are less sensitive to temperature sensations later in life
Premature infants who need intensive care or surgery are less sensitive to hot and cold sensations later in life, according to a study.
Dec 28, 2008 - 2:52:13 PM
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K-State researcher finds correlation between childhood obesity and asthma
MANHATTAN -- A Kansas State University graduate student has found a correlation between childhood obesity and asthma.
Dec 12, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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UB driver simulation study targets high-risk teenage drivers
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Using the bells and whistles of a state-of-the-art entertainment arcade, a University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education project aims to improve the driving habits of teenagers at the very top of the risk pool, and at the same time bring child and parent together for a happier, better functioning family.
Dec 11, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Study: Childhood constipation just as serious as asthma
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Car and airplane trips, holiday goodies, new toys, and unfamiliar surroundings. The holidays are a crazy time for kids, often causing their bathroom habits to get out of whack. What might sound like a minor inconvenience is actually a common, sometimes serious problem for children, and not just around the holidays. Now a new study finds childhood constipation is costing us all.
Nov 26, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Parents are the unsung heroes
It's a parents worst nightmare, a newborn baby going under the knife to repair a heart defect. If the baby survives, that's when the real work begins for parents. University of Alberta nursing professor Gwen Rempel has seen hundreds of babies on the brink as a former pediatric cardiology nurse; she wanted to find out just what parents go through.
Nov 26, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Drug therapy for premature infants destroys brain cells in mice
A class of drugs that are used in premature infants to treat chronic lung damage can cause damage in the brain. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests the drugs may cause cognitive and motor-control problems even when they are given before birth.
Nov 17, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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No drop in IQ seen after bypass for child heart surgery
The use of cardiopulmonary bypass does not cause short-term neurological problems in children and teenagers after surgery for less complex heart defects, according to pediatric researchers. The new finding contrasts favorably with previous studies that showed adverse neurological effects after newborn surgery for more complex heart conditions.
Nov 10, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC scientific director elected to Institute of Medicine
David H. Perlmutter, MD, scientific director and physician-in-chief at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, has been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM).
Oct 13, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Duke researchers show reading can help obese kids lose weight
DURHAM, N.C. -- It's no secret that reading is beneficial. But can it help kids lose weight? In the first study to look at the impact of literature on obese adolescents, researchers at Duke Children's Hospital discovered that reading the right type of novel may make a difference.
Oct 4, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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UT Health Science Center at Houston to have key role in largest US children's study
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston will play a key role in local recruitment for the largest child health study in the United States.
Oct 3, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Study into pre and pro-biotic use in primary prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis
Scientists at UC Davis will launch a groundbreaking study to determine the best cocktail of pre- and probiotic supplements to give to premature infants to prevent a deadly intestinal disease.
Sep 6, 2008 - 10:16:07 AM
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Syracuse University partners with Serum Institute of India to develop vaccines for children
A unique partnership between Syracuse University and the Serum Institute of India could lead to better access to life-saving vaccines for children living in some of the most impoverished areas of the world. The Institute recently awarded $250,000 to a team of SU researchers led by Robert Doyle, assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, to develop new oral vaccines against tetanus and rotavirus, a severe form of diarrhea that affects infants and young children worldwide.
Sep 4, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Participating in religion may make adolescents from certain races more depressed
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One of the few studies to look at the effects of religious participation on the mental health of minorities suggests that for some of them, religion may actually be contributing to adolescent depression.
Sep 3, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Study finds few parents of chronically ill children use California paid family leave program
California's pioneering paid family leave program has largely failed to reach one of its major target groups, according to a new study by RAND Corporation researchers.
Sep 2, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Caesarean babies more likely to develop diabetes
Babies delivered by Caesarean section have a 20 per cent higher risk than normal deliveries of developing the most common type of diabetes in childhood, according to a study led by Queen's University Belfast.
Aug 26, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Study: verbal aggression may affect children's behavior
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The methods mothers use to control their children during playtime and other daily activities could have a negative impact on their child's self-esteem and behavior, according to a new Purdue University study.
Aug 4, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Children naturally inclined to feel empathy
Children between the ages of seven and 12 appear to be naturally inclined to feel empathy for others in pain, according to researchers at the University of Chicago, who used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans to study responses in children.
Jul 12, 2008 - 4:02:02 AM
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Researchers seek children for a study of antibiotics for a urinary tract disorder
Researchers conducting a study to learn if children with a urinary tract disorder known as vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) should be treated with an antibiotic for an extended period of time are seeking to enroll more participants. The study, known as the Randomized Intervention for Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux (RIVUR) study is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Jun 20, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Minimally-invasive weight loss surgery improves health and morbidly obese teens
NEW YORK (June 18, 2008) -- Teenagers' obesity-related medical complications improve just six months after laparoscopic gastric banding surgery, according to outcomes data presented this week. The preliminary results by physician-scientists from Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center were presented on June 17 at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Jun 18, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Cancer incidence and mortality in young people decreases with increasing deprivation
London, UK: Results of research into the associations between cancer and socio-economic deprivation and affluence have shown that, in contrast to cancers in older people, the numbers of new cases and deaths from the disease in teenagers and young adults (TYAs) decrease with increasing deprivation.
Jun 9, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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First study to examine vitamin D insufficiency in pediatric patients with low bone density
Vitamin D insufficiency is common in adults and is emerging in the world of pediatrics. A mild degree of vitamin D deficiency, also known as vitamin D insufficiency, causes rickets in children and can be treated with increased amount of nutritional vitamin D intake as well as increased sun exposure.
Jun 2, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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More girls than boys benefit from breastfeeding, Hopkins Children's research shows
Challenging the long-standing belief that breast-feeding equally protects all babies against disease, research led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigators suggests that when it comes to respiratory infections, the protective effects of breast milk are higher in girls than in boys.
Jun 2, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Gene therapy involving antibiotics may help patients with Usher syndrome
Barcelona, Spain: A new approach to treating vision loss caused by Type 1 Usher syndrome (USH1), the most common condition affecting both sight and hearing, will be unveiled by a scientist at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics tomorrow (Tuesday 3 June). Ms Annie Rebibo Sabbah, from the Genetics Department of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel, will tell the conference that preliminary results using a class of drugs called aminoglycosides, commonly used as antibiotics, had had promising effects in vitro and in cell culture.
Jun 2, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Prenatal biochemical screening only detects half of chromosomal abnormalities
Barcelona, Spain: Prenatal biochemical screening tests are widely used to look for chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus which can lead to serious handicap, or even death during gestation or in the first few days after birth. But these tests are only able to detect fewer than half of the total chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus, a scientist will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics tomorrow (Monday 2 June) Dr. Francesca R. Grati, of the TOMA Laboratory, Busto Arsizio, Italy, says that these findings mean that women should be better informed on the limitations of such diagnostic tests.
Jun 1, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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NIH researchers find that Rett syndrome gene is full of surprises
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has transformed scientists' understanding of Rett syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes autistic behavior and other disabling symptoms. Until now, scientists thought that the gene behind Rett syndrome was an off switch, or repressor, for other genes. But the new study, published today in Science*, shows that it is an on switch for a startlingly large number of genes.
May 29, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Iron supplements might harm infants who have enough
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---A new study suggests that extra iron for infants who don't need it might delay development -- results that fuel the debate over optimal iron supplement levels and could have huge implications for the baby formula and food industry.
May 5, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Deadly genetic disease prevented before birth in zebrafish
By injecting a customized genetic patch into early stage fish embryos, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were able to correct a genetic mutation so the embryos developed normally.
Mar 20, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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$2.1 million NIH grant advances U-Iowa child health research
The University of Iowa Department of Pediatrics has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue a mentorship project that helps junior faculty members embark on research careers.
Mar 12, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Mouse model tightly matches pediatric tumor syndrome, will speed drug hunt
Frustrated by the slow pace of new drug development for a condition that causes pediatric brain tumors, a neurologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis decided to try to fine-tune the animal models used to test new drugs.
Mar 1, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Financial struggles plague families of children with autism
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The information that a child has been diagnosed with autism often throws parents into an emotional tailspin. A new study from a University of Missouri researcher says most people don't immediately consider the major financial struggles that follow. She suggests more outreach is needed to help families plan and cope with the profound financial life changes they may face.
Feb 29, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Teenage fathers are more likely to have babies affected by birth problems
Teenage fathers are at increased risk of having babies born with birth problems ranging from pre-term delivery or low birth weight, through to death in or near to the time of delivery, according to new research published on(Thursday 7 February).
Feb 8, 2008 - 5:00:00 PM
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Breastfeeding now safer for infants of HIV-infected mothers
An antiretroviral drug already in widespread use in the developing world to prevent the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their newborns during childbirth has also been found to substantially cut the risk of subsequent HIV transmission during breast-feeding.
Feb 5, 2008 - 8:30:00 PM
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Anemia treatment may be a double-edged sword
Erythropoietin has so far been known to doctors as a hormone that boosts red-blood-cell production. Now, a mouse study led by Lois Smith, MD, PhD, an ophthalmologist at Children's Hospital Boston, shows it also keeps blood vessels alive and growing in the eye. The findings not only add a new function to the hormone, but also give doctors a reason to pause before prescribing it to patients with diseases affected by abnormal blood-vessel growth, such as retinopathy and cancer.
Jan 30, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Pollution shrinks fetus size: Brisbane study finds
Exposure to air pollution significantly reduces foetus size during pregnancy, according to a new study by Brisbane scientists.
Jan 6, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Constipation most common cause of children's abdominal pain
A new study led by a University of Iowa researcher showed that acute and chronic constipation together accounted for nearly half of all cases of acute abdominal pain in children treated at one hospital.
Dec 17, 2007 - 5:00:00 AM
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Children with sickle cell disease, silent strokes show some relief with blood transfusions
A group of children who have sickle cell disease and who experience silent strokes showed some relief from the silent strokes with blood transfusion therapy, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.
Dec 10, 2007 - 5:00:00 AM
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Cord blood viable option for kids with life-threatening metabolic disorders
DURHAM, N.C. -- Children born with inherited metabolic disorders that cause organ failure and early death can be treated successfully with umbilical cord blood transplants from unrelated donors and, in some cases go on to live for many years, according to a study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers.
Dec 10, 2007 - 5:00:00 AM
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Research team finds link between asthma and depressive disorders
Young people with asthma are about twice as likely to suffer from depressive and anxiety disorders than are children without asthma, according to a study by a research team in Seattle. Previous research had suggested a possible link in young people between asthma and some mental health problems, such as panic disorder, but this study is the first showing such a strong connection between the respiratory condition and depressive and anxiety disorders. The findings appear in the November issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Nov 6, 2007 - 5:00:00 AM
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Medical College of Wisconsin receives FDA grant
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee a three-year, $1 million Orphan Products Development grant to study infantile hemangiomas – a vascular tumor of the skin or internal organs.
Oct 25, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Gauging parent knowledge about teens' substance use
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- New research results from the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) suggest that most parents are aware of and accurately evaluate the extent of their teenager’s cigarette smoking, marijuana use, drinking and overall substance use.
Oct 24, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Getting fathers involved in children's ADHD treatment programs
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- While working with parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at the University at Buffalo, Gregory A. Fabiano noticed something was missing: the fathers. Fabiano, an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education, made the discovery while still a graduate assistant at the UB Center for Children and Families, which runs a summer treatment program that has helped more than 2,500 children with behavioral, emotional and learning problems. The program uses sports as a way to teach children peer-relationship skills, Fabiano said.
Oct 23, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Exercise improves thinking, reduces diabetes risk in overweight children
Just three months of daily, vigorous physical activity in overweight children improves their thinking and reduces their diabetes risk, researchers say.
Oct 22, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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Scientists find predisposition to bronchiolitis in some babies
LIVERPOOL, UK � 19 October 2007: Scientists have found that a large proportion of infants who suffer from bronchiolitis have an inherent pre-disposition to the disease.
Oct 19, 2007 - 4:00:00 AM
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