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When doctors don't comment, parents tend to underestimate preschool children's weight: Study

Parents are more likely to underestimate their preschool children's weight when pediatricians do not tell them their children are overweight or gaining weight too fast, a study by the University of South Florida and Johns Hopkins University reports.

16 Jun 2010

New data shows Ohio children with special health care needs have inadequate insurance coverage

A third of Ohio children with special health care needs have unstable or inadequate insurance coverage despite the fact that they may qualify for government health programs, according to a new data analysis by the Child Policy Research Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

16 Jun 2010

FDA cautions on infant overdose risk with liquid Vitamin D

The Food and Drug Administration today alerted parents and caregivers that some liquid Vitamin D supplement products are sold with droppers that could allow excessive dosing of Vitamin D to infants.

16 Jun 2010

LMG sponsors 8th annual P.A.R. For Kids' Sake golf fundraiser to benefit Autism research

Landmark Mortgage Group, a division of Opes Advisors, has announced their recent corporate sponsorship of the 8th annual P.A.R. For Kids' Sake golf fundraiser. Held at Ruby Hills Country Club, proceeds from this event benefit Autism research and the continued search for a cure. With over 1.5 million cases of autism in the United States and a child being diagnosed every 20 minutes, Landmark was thrilled to be able to lend their support to this cause.

15 Jun 2010

Wisconsin CLTS Medicaid Waiver covers Rethink Autism program for children and youth

The State of Wisconsin has expanded the State's care for children with autism through its Children's Long-Term Support Medicaid Waiver, which now covers a family's use of the Rethink Autism program. This will be an important source of continued services for families who are no longer receiving intensive services.

15 Jun 2010

Talaris Institute launches new online service for parents of young children

Talaris Institute, a nonprofit organization in Seattle, Washington, is proud to announce the launch of the new online service for parents of children birth to five – www.ParentingCounts.org. After nearly a decade of analyzing research and millions of dollars spent developing factual and practical content for parents, Talaris Institute introduced the Parenting Counts Center in November 2009 as a source of research-based information about child development with an exclusive birth-to-five developmental timeline.

15 Jun 2010

Alliance for a Healthier Generation recognizes 179 schools for increasing healthy eating, physical activity

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, founded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, today recognized 179 schools that have transformed their campuses into healthier places for students and staff. President Bill Clinton, American Heart Association Chairman Neil Meltzer, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President and CEO Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey presented awards during an event in New York City.

15 Jun 2010

Parents are little aware of concussion risks and support school policies to minimize them: Poll

With growing media attention to concussions among athletes young and old, and recent actions of the National Football League to reduce dangers from multiple concussions among its players, the spotlight is now on what schools are doing to protect their student-athletes. Do parents feel that their kids are safe, and do parents agree with school policies?

14 Jun 2010

Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat continues to provide much needed services to the people of Haiti

Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat, a San Diego based OB-Gyn surgeon and intuitive healer is returning July 1st to Haiti, the land of her birth, to continue assisting in the humanitarian effort for that devastated country. She has assisted in coordinating a team of 50 doctors, dentists and other emergency medical professionals to accompany her to provide much needed services to the people of Haiti.

14 Jun 2010

Dysfunctional magno cells in eyes associated with learning disabilities

Problems with math? And perhaps with handwriting - and motor skills? Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) believe that the explanation for your troubles may be that not all of the cells in your eyes work the way they should.

14 Jun 2010

Children get MRI tests for reasons unrelated to benign anomalies: Study

Pediatricians whose patients undergo "routine" brain MRIs need a plan to deal with findings that commonly reveal unexpected-but-benign anomalies that are unlikely to cause any problem, reports a research team led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigators.

14 Jun 2010

Children born after ART at increased risk of congenital malformation

Couples considering undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment should be informed about the increased risk of congenital malformation posed by the use of ART, the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics will hear today (Monday). Dr. G-raldine Viot, a clinical geneticist at the Maternit- Port Royal hospital, Paris, France, will say that she believed that most doctors working in ART clinics in France only told couples about such risks if they were asked specific questions.

14 Jun 2010

In vitro fertilization ups the risk of birth defects: study

Researchers have found from a large scale study that in vitro fertilization of IVF is associated with an increased risk of birth defects in the baby. They urge doctors treating patients with infertility to routinely warn them about these risks. The study involved 33 centers for IVF in France and covered over 15,000 births from 2003 to 2007. This study is the largest till date.

14 Jun 2010

Study: Children with idiopathic onset epilepsy have high remission rate

A study conducted by researchers in The Netherlands confirmed that children with idiopathic new-onset epilepsy have a significantly higher rate of remission than those with remote symptomatic epilepsy.

14 Jun 2010

Children living in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to be obese

Children in King County, Washington, are more likely to be obese if they live in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods. This is according to a team of researchers at Seattle Children's Research Institute, the University of Washington (UW), and Group Health Research Institute. Social Science & Medicine e-published the research this week in advance of printing it.

14 Jun 2010

Ladies invited to be pampered at Charity event to help raise money for deaf and blind children

Ladies across the city are invited to be pampered at a Charity event in Leeds City Centre next week to help raise money for deaf and blind children in Yorkshire.

11 Jun 2010

Uncork the Cure to contribute funds for children's brain tumor research

Uncork the Cure – a festival involving wine, food and music – will contribute funds for research into the causes of and cure for children's gliomas or brain tumors.

11 Jun 2010

Children who attend youth clubs are less likely to engage in problem behaviors

When children belong to a youth club, they gain a stronger sense of who they are as a person, an Ohio State University study has revealed.

11 Jun 2010

Protein IL-10 removes Escherichia coli K1 bacterium from blood and reverses brain damage

A team of researchers at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), along with colleagues from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and the Universite Auvergne, France, have discovered an important role for a small, naturally occurring protein called interleukin-10 (IL-10) in removing bacteria from the blood of infected mice and reversing damage to the brain.

11 Jun 2010

Parents may influence gender-based differences in children

The differences in mothers' and fathers' interactions with their children, particularly in play situations, may influence toddlers' associations of specific behaviors with male and female genders

11 Jun 2010

Child Health News

When doctors don't comment, parents tend to underestimate preschool children's weight: Study

New data shows Ohio children with special health care needs have inadequate insurance coverage

FDA cautions on infant overdose risk with liquid Vitamin D

LMG sponsors 8th annual P.A.R. For Kids' Sake golf fundraiser to benefit Autism research

Wisconsin CLTS Medicaid Waiver covers Rethink Autism program for children and youth

Talaris Institute launches new online service for parents of young children

Alliance for a Healthier Generation recognizes 179 schools for increasing healthy eating, physical activity

Parents are little aware of concussion risks and support school policies to minimize them: Poll

Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat continues to provide much needed services to the people of Haiti

Dysfunctional magno cells in eyes associated with learning disabilities

Children get MRI tests for reasons unrelated to benign anomalies: Study

Children born after ART at increased risk of congenital malformation

In vitro fertilization ups the risk of birth defects: study

Study: Children with idiopathic onset epilepsy have high remission rate

Children living in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to be obese

Ladies invited to be pampered at Charity event to help raise money for deaf and blind children

Uncork the Cure to contribute funds for children's brain tumor research

Children who attend youth clubs are less likely to engage in problem behaviors

Protein IL-10 removes Escherichia coli K1 bacterium from blood and reverses brain damage

Parents may influence gender-based differences in children

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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