New clues to causes of birth defects
Researchers have found a possible clue to why older mothers face a higher risk for having babies born with conditions such as Down syndrome that are characterized by abnormal… read more.
Researchers have found a possible clue to why older mothers face a higher risk for having babies born with conditions such as Down syndrome that are characterized by abnormal… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: While ibuprofen and oral morphine are effective pain relievers for children with broken limbs, ibuprofen is the optimal treatment due to side-effects of morphine, researchers… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Ten-year follow-up of children with familial hypercholesterolemia treated with a statin showed an association between statin treatment and normalization of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), a… read more.
Grandparents’ support linked to parents’ willingness to have additional children and child well-being. Grandparents can significantly influence parents’ decisions to have additional children and the well-being of grandchildren,… read more.
Child deaths have fallen to very low rates in all industrialised countries, but many deaths in children and adolescents are still potentially preventable, and much more could be… read more.
World Health Matters: Finland by Gary Finnegan – A new study by Finnish researchers suggests that overweight children with a common mutation in the PNPLA3 gene can suffer… read more.
World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – China – Declining air pollution following the closure of coal-burning power plants in China has been linked to improved childhood development… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Children born preterm appear to have a higher risk of developing asthma and wheezing disorders, researchers report in a study published on Jan. 28,… read more.
Children who sleep less found to eat more. Young children who sleep less eat more, which can lead to obesity and related health problems later in life, reports… read more.
by Gary Finnegan – The European drug regulator has given a paediatric-use marketing authorisation (PUMA) for Hemangiol to treat proliferation of infantile haemangioma.
A new study shows that exposure to secondhand smoke at home or in the car dramatically increases the odds of children being readmitted to the hospital within a… read more.
Tel Aviv University researchers find winter viruses may be behind sleep-disordered breathing spike in children.
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