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Not all probiotics can treat diarrhea

Several probiotic products are marketed as effective treatments for acute diarrhoea in children, but a study published on bmj.com today finds that not all of these preparations are effective.

11 Aug 2007

Why young adults become uninsured and how new policies can help

Since 2003, 16 states have enacted legislation requiring insurance companies to provide health insurance coverage to dependent young adults on their parents, health plans beyond age 18 or 19, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.

9 Aug 2007

Prophylaxis effective at preventing joint bleeds and preserving joint function and structure in young boys with hemophilia A

According to a new landmark study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, infusions of clotting factor VIII used preventively can significantly reduce the risk of developing joint damage associated with joint bleeding in young children with hemophilia A.

9 Aug 2007

Diet foods and drinks for children may lead to obesity

Diet foods and drinks for children may inadvertently lead to overeating and obesity, says a new report from the University of Alberta.

9 Aug 2007

Steep rises in cancers linked to excessive sun exposure, alcohol, smoking and obesity

Rates of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, have risen by over 40 per cent in the past decade, making it the fastest rising cancer in the UK. Incidence of mouth, womb, and kidney cancers has also shown rapid increases in the last 10 years.

8 Aug 2007

Diet foods may encourage chilhood obesity

Canadian researchers say diet foods may be contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity because they may inadvertently lead children to overeat.

8 Aug 2007

World's largest respiratory health study launches next phase

The Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (TAHS), the world's largest and longest running respiratory health research study, is launching a new research phase focussing on the 21,000 brothers and sisters of the original sample.

8 Aug 2007

Wireless capsule endoscopy is useful and safe in diagnosing pediatric intestinal disease

A new study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology suggests that wireless capsule endoscopy is a useful and safe technique to study small bowel health in children.

8 Aug 2007

Underinsured children in the U.S. increasingly at risk for not getting needed vaccines

Due to limited federal and state funding for vaccines, underinsured children in the United States are increasingly at risk for not getting needed vaccines, according to a new study published August 8 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

8 Aug 2007

Parents' depression impacts child's symptoms of depression

A parent's struggle with stress or depression can lower a child's quality of life -- and it could hinder an overweight youngster's attempts to lose weight, too, University of Florida researchers say.

8 Aug 2007

Independent brain networks control human walking

In a study published in the August issue of Nature Neuroscience, researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland found that there are separate adaptable networks controlling each leg and there are also separate networks controlling leg movements, e.g., forward or backward walking.

8 Aug 2007

Convenience' foods save little time for working families at dinner

Two-income families in Los Angeles don't live so much in a fast food nation as they do in a Hamburger Helper hamlet on the edge of a packaged lettuce greenbelt, according to the first academic study to track American families moment by moment as they make dinner.

8 Aug 2007

Children in single-father families miss out on health care

Children living in the custody of single fathers are less likely to have access to affordable health care and visit the doctor less often compared to children living in families with a single mother or both parents.

8 Aug 2007

Congress takes major step toward equitable payment for nurse-midwifery services

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 (CHAMP)" (H.R.3162), which expands health care coverage to pregnant women and their children and addresses a long-standing inequity in reimbursement for services of certified nurse-midwives (CNMs).

7 Aug 2007

UIC receives $9.6 million grant for autism research

The University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded a $9.6 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish an Autism Center of Excellence.

7 Aug 2007

The power of McDonald's over tiny tots food preferences

A study with pre-school children has revealed just how potent and effective the power of advertising is.

7 Aug 2007

Fast-food branding influences kids' choices

Preschool children preferred the taste of foods and drinks in McDonald's packaging to the same foods and drinks in unbranded packaging, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

7 Aug 2007

Early-childhood intervention improves well-being through young adulthood

Minority preschoolers from low-income families who participated in a comprehensive school-based intervention fared better educationally, socially and economically as they moved into young adulthood, according to a report by University of Minnesota professors Arthur Reynolds and Judy Temple.

7 Aug 2007

Statin drugs may delay progressive artery damage in children

Starting statin therapy as young as age 8 safely and effectively delays the early artery damage caused by familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), according to a Dutch study reported in the Aug.7th print issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

7 Aug 2007

Study links changes in brain function directly to the recovery of athletes from sports concussion

Concussions are common in young athletes but the underlying changes in brain function that occur have been poorly understood.

7 Aug 2007

Children News and Research

Not all probiotics can treat diarrhea

Why young adults become uninsured and how new policies can help

Prophylaxis effective at preventing joint bleeds and preserving joint function and structure in young boys with hemophilia A

Diet foods and drinks for children may lead to obesity

Steep rises in cancers linked to excessive sun exposure, alcohol, smoking and obesity

Diet foods may encourage chilhood obesity

World's largest respiratory health study launches next phase

Wireless capsule endoscopy is useful and safe in diagnosing pediatric intestinal disease

Underinsured children in the U.S. increasingly at risk for not getting needed vaccines

Parents' depression impacts child's symptoms of depression

Independent brain networks control human walking

Convenience' foods save little time for working families at dinner

Children in single-father families miss out on health care

Congress takes major step toward equitable payment for nurse-midwifery services

UIC receives $9.6 million grant for autism research

The power of McDonald's over tiny tots food preferences

Fast-food branding influences kids' choices

Early-childhood intervention improves well-being through young adulthood

Statin drugs may delay progressive artery damage in children

Study links changes in brain function directly to the recovery of athletes from sports concussion

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