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Increase in TV watching linked with diminished vocabulary of kids at kindergarten

Every hourly increase in daily television watching at 29 months of age is associated with diminished vocabulary and math skills, classroom engagement (which is largely determined by attention skills), victimization by classmates, and physical prowess at kindergarten, according to Professor Linda Pagani of the University of Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine children's hospital.

8 Aug 2013

Teachers eating lunch with school children offers opportunity of nutrition education

Much attention has focused on school meals, both in the United States and across the globe. Researchers at Uppsala University, Sweden, evaluated teachers eating lunch with the school children.

8 Aug 2013

Intervention program to disruptive kids can prevent substance use in adolescence

Delivering a two-year intervention programme to disruptive kindergarten children could help prevent substance use in adolescence, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

8 Aug 2013

Study examines risk of all types of cancer in relatives of children with cancer

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, one of the first questions the parents ask is "Will my other children get cancer?" A new study from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah suggests the answer to that question depends on whether a family history of cancer exists. The research results were published online in the International Journal of Cancer and will appear in the November 15 print issue.

8 Aug 2013

Eteplirsen offers great hope to patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Results from a clinical trial of eteplirsen, a drug designed to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, suggest that the therapy allows participants to walk farther than people treated with placebo and dramatically increases production of a protein vital to muscle growth and health.

8 Aug 2013

Researchers identify mechanism responsible for loss of tumor-suppressor gene in soft-tissue sarcomas

Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism responsible for the loss of a critical tumor-suppressor gene in rhabdomyosarcoma and other soft-tissue sarcomas, rare cancers that strike mainly children and often respond poorly to treatment. Their cause is largely unknown.

8 Aug 2013

CDC: Some states report decreasing rates of childhood obesity

Small but significant declines in obesity among low-income preschoolers were found in 18 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands from 2008 to 2011.

8 Aug 2013

Teplizumab to block type 1 diabetes proves strikingly effective in phase 2 clinical trial

An experimental drug designed to block the advance of type 1 diabetes in its earliest stages has proven strikingly effective over two years in about half of the patients who participated in the phase 2 clinical trial.

8 Aug 2013

Trampoline puts child at risk for serious injuries, says surgeon

Less than two weeks after getting a new trampoline, 12-year-old Abbey Creamean broke her ankle when she landed awkwardly. She wore a cast up to her mid-thigh. She had to cancel a dance recital, quit her softball team and give up swimming.

8 Aug 2013

Some states say they won't enforce the health law's insurance reforms

Six states have taken this position, according to the Texas Tribune. Meanwhile, media outlets report on new developments regarding state activity on the health law's Medicaid expansion and health exchanges.

8 Aug 2013

Lupin acquires exclusive license to promote, distribute Romark's Alinia for Oral Suspension in US

Romark Laboratories announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Lupin Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively Lupin) designed to expand promotion and distribution efforts related to its Alinia (nitazoxanide) for Oral Suspension, 100 mg/5 mL. Under the agreement, Lupin acquired an exclusive license to promote and distribute Alinia for Oral Suspension in the United States.

7 Aug 2013

New clinical protocols, guidelines for mental health care after trauma and loss

The World Health Organization is releasing new clinical protocols and guidelines to health care workers for treating the mental health consequences of trauma and loss.

7 Aug 2013

First Edition: August 7, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how deadlines have been missed regarding tests for the health cxchange privacy system.

7 Aug 2013

St. Louis Children's Hospital implements MetaVision Anesthesia Information Management System

iMDsoft, a leader in Anesthesia Information Management Systems, announced that St. Louis Children's Hospital has implemented MetaVision in 114 beds across its perioperative environment.

7 Aug 2013

New guidelines for treating mental health consequences of trauma and loss

WHO is releasing new clinical protocols and guidelines to health-care workers for treating the mental health consequences of trauma and loss.

7 Aug 2013

State highlights: Va. governor hopefuls talk mental health, Medicaid expansion

Ken Cuccinelli II touted tax cuts and preschool vouchers while Terry McAuliffe embraced Medicaid expansion Monday night as the candidates for Virginia governor laid out different visions for improving mental health in Virginia. The rivals to succeed Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) appeared at a candidate forum for mental-health advocates and families affected by mental illness. Sponsored by a coalition of mental health organizations, the event drew several hundred people to an auditorium at Collegiate School in suburban Richmond (Vozzella, 8/5).

7 Aug 2013

Researchers have made breakthrough changes in design of infant’s inhalation masks

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have made a breakthrough that could lead to radical changes in the design and effectiveness of inhalation masks for infants.

7 Aug 2013

Research: Every 25 secs, a young athlete suffers serious sports injury

Every 25 seconds, or 1.35 million times a year, a young athlete suffers a sports injury severe enough to go to the emergency room, according to a new research report released today by Safe Kids Worldwide.

7 Aug 2013

SmartTots announces recipients of pediatric anesthesia research grants

SmartTots announces Lena Sun, MD and Jeffrey William Sall, PhD, MD as the recipients of its 2013/2014 round of pediatric anesthesia research grants. The research grants are intended to support investigations into the existence of a clinical signal suggesting poor neurocognitive outcomes as the result of early exposure to anesthesia.

7 Aug 2013

Frozen sperm taken by biopsy from testicles may help couples conceive through IVF

Frozen sperm taken by biopsy from testicles in men with no sperm in their semen is as effective as fresh sperm taken by biopsy in helping couples conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

7 Aug 2013

Children News and Research

Increase in TV watching linked with diminished vocabulary of kids at kindergarten

Teachers eating lunch with school children offers opportunity of nutrition education

Intervention program to disruptive kids can prevent substance use in adolescence

Study examines risk of all types of cancer in relatives of children with cancer

Eteplirsen offers great hope to patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Researchers identify mechanism responsible for loss of tumor-suppressor gene in soft-tissue sarcomas

CDC: Some states report decreasing rates of childhood obesity

Teplizumab to block type 1 diabetes proves strikingly effective in phase 2 clinical trial

Trampoline puts child at risk for serious injuries, says surgeon

Some states say they won't enforce the health law's insurance reforms

Lupin acquires exclusive license to promote, distribute Romark's Alinia for Oral Suspension in US

New clinical protocols, guidelines for mental health care after trauma and loss

First Edition: August 7, 2013

St. Louis Children's Hospital implements MetaVision Anesthesia Information Management System

New guidelines for treating mental health consequences of trauma and loss

State highlights: Va. governor hopefuls talk mental health, Medicaid expansion

Researchers have made breakthrough changes in design of infant’s inhalation masks

Research: Every 25 secs, a young athlete suffers serious sports injury

SmartTots announces recipients of pediatric anesthesia research grants

Frozen sperm taken by biopsy from testicles may help couples conceive through IVF

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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