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Study identifies key food allergy policies that parents want in schools to improve safety of kids

One in five parents did not feel that their child with food allergy was safe while at school, according to results of a national survey published in BMC Pediatrics.

23 May 2018

$Study reveals rate of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures in children with leukemia$

Study reveals rate of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures in children with leukemia

In a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study that followed 186 children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) for 6 years after initiation of chemotherapy, approximately 1 in 5 children experienced a non-vertebral fracture and 1 in 3 had a new vertebral fracture.

23 May 2018

Frequent MRSA surveillance could contain infection in newborns, study finds

The more often a hospital can check its newborns for deadly MRSA germs, the more likely it will be that they are contained, according to a new study.

23 May 2018

Scientists identify new inherited neurodevelopmental disease

Researchers have identified a new inherited neurodevelopmental disease that causes slow growth, seizures and learning difficulties in humans.

23 May 2018

New report highlights danger of childhood drowning in open water

As summer swimming season kicks off this Memorial Day weekend, Safe Kids Worldwide and Nationwide's Make Safe Happen program are releasing a new report highlighting the danger of childhood drowning, with a specific focus on incidents that occur in lakes, rivers, oceans and other types of open water.

22 May 2018

Kid’s judgments about ownership more in line with adults, shows study

Children as young as age three are able to make judgments about who owns an object based on its location, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.

22 May 2018

Vitamin C consumption may reduce harm to baby's lungs due to smoking during pregnancy

Women who are unable to quit smoking during their pregnancy may reduce the harm smoking does to their baby's lungs by taking vitamin C, according to a new randomized, controlled trial presented at the ATS 2018 International Conference.

22 May 2018

Scientists reveal mechanisms that may help preterm infants extend nephron development window

Nephrons are the microscopic blood-filtering units inside our kidneys that convert waste products into urine, regulate our electrolyte levels and our blood pressure.

22 May 2018

Fetal MRI can accurately identify holoprosencephaly by 18 weeks of gestation

Fetal magnetic resonance imaging can reliably spot holoprosencephaly as early as 18 gestational weeks, providing an opportunity to counsel families earlier in their pregnancy, according to Children's-led research published online May 18, 2018, in the American Journal of Medical Genetics.

22 May 2018

Suicide rates twice as high among black children finds new study

According to a latest survey from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the rates of suicides is two times higher for black children aged between 5 and 12 years compared to white children of the same age. The results of the study are published yesterday (21st May 2018) in the latest issue of the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

22 May 2018

Fish-eating habits of pregnant women not linked to autistic traits in their children

A major study examining the fish-eating habits of pregnant women has found that they are not linked to autism or autistic traits in their children.

21 May 2018

Study finds age-related racial disparities in youth suicide

New research suggests the suicide rate is roughly two times higher for black children ages 5-12 compared with white children of the same age group. The study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), appears online May 21 in JAMA Pediatrics.

21 May 2018

Study finds increase in number of calls to US Poison Control Centers about ADHD medication exposures

A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that there were more than 156,000 calls to US Poison Control Centers regarding exposures to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medications among children and adolescents 19 years of age and younger from January 2000 through December 2014, averaging 200 calls each week or 29 calls per day.

21 May 2018

Higher exposure to carbon monoxide in utero increases risk of poor lung function in infants

Exposure to elevated levels of carbon monoxide in utero increases infants' risk of poor lung function at one month after birth, according to new research conducted as part of the Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study.

21 May 2018

Few parents use simple strategies to protect kids from food poisoning, reports study

No parent wants to come home from a picnic or restaurant with a little one whose stomachache turns into much worse.

21 May 2018

Ultrasound guidelines can reliably differentiate between pediatric thyroid nodules that require biopsy

A Loyola Medicine study has found that new ultrasound guidelines can reliably identify pediatric patients who should be biopsied for thyroid cancer.

21 May 2018

Ozone exposure at birth linked to increased risk of developing asthma in childhood

A long-term study of the health of Canadian children has found that exposure to ozone (O3), a common air pollutant, at birth was associated with an 82 percent increased risk of developing asthma by age three.

21 May 2018

Early-onset cannabis use linked to further drug abuse problems

What a difference a year or two can make: If you started smoking marijuana at the start of your teens, your risk of having a drug abuse problem by age 28 is 68 per cent, but if you started smoking between 15 and 17 your risk drops to 44 per cent, according to a new study by Université de Montréal researchers.

21 May 2018

Study: Many gay and bisexual teenage boys use adult hookup apps to connect with friends, partners

Although hookup apps require users to be 18 or older, a new Northwestern Medicine study found that more than 50 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual boys ages 14 to 17 met male sexual partners on apps such as Grindr and Scruff.

18 May 2018

3D simulation reveals beneficial impact of medically induced brain cooling

Fresh insight into how the brain responds to medically induced cooling could inform treatments for head injuries and conditions such as stroke.

18 May 2018

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Study identifies key food allergy policies that parents want in schools to improve safety of kids

Study reveals rate of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures in children with leukemia

Frequent MRSA surveillance could contain infection in newborns, study finds

Scientists identify new inherited neurodevelopmental disease

New report highlights danger of childhood drowning in open water

Kid’s judgments about ownership more in line with adults, shows study

Vitamin C consumption may reduce harm to baby's lungs due to smoking during pregnancy

Scientists reveal mechanisms that may help preterm infants extend nephron development window

Fetal MRI can accurately identify holoprosencephaly by 18 weeks of gestation

Suicide rates twice as high among black children finds new study

Fish-eating habits of pregnant women not linked to autistic traits in their children

Study finds age-related racial disparities in youth suicide

Study finds increase in number of calls to US Poison Control Centers about ADHD medication exposures

Higher exposure to carbon monoxide in utero increases risk of poor lung function in infants

Few parents use simple strategies to protect kids from food poisoning, reports study

Ultrasound guidelines can reliably differentiate between pediatric thyroid nodules that require biopsy

Ozone exposure at birth linked to increased risk of developing asthma in childhood

Early-onset cannabis use linked to further drug abuse problems

Study: Many gay and bisexual teenage boys use adult hookup apps to connect with friends, partners

3D simulation reveals beneficial impact of medically induced brain cooling

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