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Public hearing examines issues faced by children in Thailand, including HIV/AIDS, lack of sex education

Thailand's Office of Welfare Promotion, Protection and Empowerment of Vulnerable People earlier this week held a public hearing to discuss various risks facing the country's children, including HIV/AIDS, Thailand's The Nation reports. The office plans to present a draft report on the state of child rights in the country.

15 May 2009

Stress may indeed be a direct contributor to childhood obesity.

That's according to a new Iowa State University study finding that increased levels of stress in adolescents are associated with a greater likelihood of them being overweight or obese.

15 May 2009

Family-based prevention program helps teens override a gene linked to risky behavior

A family-based prevention program designed to help adolescents avoid substance use and other risky behavior proved especially effective for a group of young teens with a genetic risk factor contributing toward such behavior, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia.

15 May 2009

Endorphins, personality, and inheritance

A new article published in Elsevier's journal Bioscience Hypotheses suggests that our feelings in our lifetime can affect our children.

14 May 2009

Parents and teachers have more influence than peers

Parents and teachers who fear their good work instilling academic discipline and motivation is ruined by a child's peer group can take heart: new research shows they have more influence on young people than they think.

14 May 2009

Texas Democrats trying to pass Medicaid enrollment extension before June 1 deadline

Democrats in the Texas House on Monday called on lawmakers to prioritize consideration of a Medicaid bill (HB 1541) that would extend the enrollment period for children's coverage through the program, the AP/Dallas Morning News reports. The legislative session ends June 1.

13 May 2009

Traumatic brain injury haunts children for years

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the single most common cause of death and disability in children and adolescents, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Now, according to a new study by UCLA researchers, the effects of a blow to the head, whether it's mild or a concussion, can linger for years.

13 May 2009

New Centre to target health and well being of children and young people

Children and young people in the UK are set to benefit from a new centre of excellence focused on tackling health issues of most concern to them.

12 May 2009

Study finds child booster car seats not being used appropriately

While child booster car seat use has increased across the United States, many seats are improperly installed, leading to increased risk of serious injury for their little passengers.

11 May 2009

Children's activity levels not influenced by more PE time in school

Scheduling more physical education time in schools does not mean children will increase their activity levels, suggests new research that discovered those who got lots of timetabled exercise at school compensated by doing less at home while those who got little at school made up for it by being more active at home.

7 May 2009

Study looks at mental health effects of perceived racism among young children

Fifth-graders who believe they have experienced racial discrimination are much more likely than other children to have symptoms of depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and other mental health problems, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Public Health, USA Today reports.

6 May 2009

Children vulnerable to toxic effects of camphor-containing products

Inappropriate use of camphor-containing products may be a common and underappreciated cause of seizures in young children, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

6 May 2009

Research shows right from the beginning babies are active learners

A new study from Northwestern University shows what many mothers already know: their babies are a lot smarter than others may realize.

6 May 2009

Children's early reading experience critical to development of lifelong reading skills

The study addresses a 20-year riddle: When researchers investigate reading behaviour in children they find different patterns. Some researchers have found children's reading mimics that of adults, but others have seen a different pattern of reading behaviour.

6 May 2009

Asthma coaching can reduce hospitalizations in some children

Working with an asthma coach helps to significantly reduce hospitalizations of low-income, African-American children with asthma, results of a new, two-year study show.

5 May 2009

Children's characteristics may determine response to inhaled corticosteroid therapy for asthma

In a study published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and five other sites nationwide found that children who showed the most improvement in days without wheezing using an inhaled corticosteroid drug were caucasian boys who had allergies and had a hospitalization or emergency department visit for asthma symptoms in the year prior to the trial.

5 May 2009

Researchers examine factors that contribute to children missing immunization visits

According to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, there are several factors that contribute to children missing immunization visits.

5 May 2009

Even mildly premature infants have increased risk of medically attended respiratory syncytial virus infection

Even mildly premature infants (gestational ages of 33 weeks through 36 weeks) have an increased risk of medically attended respiratory syncytial virus infection, which is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children and can lead to pneumonia in babies, according to a Kaiser Permanente Division of Research study.

5 May 2009

Adults important in reducing tobacco use among young people

A clear commitment from adults against the use of tobacco is expected by their children as they grow up, and it can prevent teenagers from starting to smoke or use snuff. This is shown in current research from Umea University in Sweden.

5 May 2009

Childhood vaccination in 21st century faces multiple challenges that threaten success

"Childhood vaccination represents one of the most successful public health interventions ever," write Matthew M. Davis, M.D., M.A.P.P., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Samir S. Shah, M.D., M.S.C.E., of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, in an editorial in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a theme issue on vaccines. "Diseases that once killed thousands of children each year have been virtually eliminated."

4 May 2009

Child Health News

Public hearing examines issues faced by children in Thailand, including HIV/AIDS, lack of sex education

Stress may indeed be a direct contributor to childhood obesity.

Family-based prevention program helps teens override a gene linked to risky behavior

Endorphins, personality, and inheritance

Parents and teachers have more influence than peers

Texas Democrats trying to pass Medicaid enrollment extension before June 1 deadline

Traumatic brain injury haunts children for years

New Centre to target health and well being of children and young people

Study finds child booster car seats not being used appropriately

Children's activity levels not influenced by more PE time in school

Study looks at mental health effects of perceived racism among young children

Children vulnerable to toxic effects of camphor-containing products

Research shows right from the beginning babies are active learners

Children's early reading experience critical to development of lifelong reading skills

Asthma coaching can reduce hospitalizations in some children

Children's characteristics may determine response to inhaled corticosteroid therapy for asthma

Researchers examine factors that contribute to children missing immunization visits

Even mildly premature infants have increased risk of medically attended respiratory syncytial virus infection

Adults important in reducing tobacco use among young people

Childhood vaccination in 21st century faces multiple challenges that threaten success

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

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