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Envision to conduct Assistive Technology Camps for blind or visually impaired students

Envision will hold its 10th annual Assistive Technology (AT) Camps May 26 to 31 (for middle school students) and June 26 – July 2 (for high school students). The weeklong programs are designed to establish independence through college and career development as well as provide technology instruction for children and teens who are blind or visually impaired.

28 May 2015

DITTA attends Sixty-Eighth World Health Assembly session held in Geneva

DITTA, the Global Diagnostic Imaging, Healthcare IT and Radiation Therapy Trade Association is, for the first time, attending the World Health Organization’s Sixty-Eighth World Health Assembly from 18-26 May 2015 since DITTA granted the status of NGO in official relationship with WHO.

28 May 2015

Autism and apraxia often go hand-in-hand

Some children with autism should undergo ongoing screenings for apraxia, a rare neurological speech disorder, because the two conditions often go hand-in-hand, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

28 May 2015

Access to mental health care for U.S. teens improving, but not much in local communities with disparities

Teens in the U.S. have more availability of mental health care than they did two years ago, according to a new survey from the University of Michigan National Voices Project, but access is not equal in all communities.

28 May 2015

Children's National Health System first in U.S. to treat osteoid osteoma using MR-HIFU method

Doctors from the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Health System are the first in the United States to treat osteoid osteoma, a benign but painful bone tumor that commonly occurs in children and young adults, using an experimental magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) method.

28 May 2015

New brain-computer interface system improves communication skills of children with cerebral palsy

The Biomechanics Institute of Valencia has coordinated the ABC project (Augmented BNCI Communication), a European initiative that has developed a new brain-computer interface system to enhance communication skills of people with cerebral palsy from childhood, improving the relationship with their environment and the expression of emotions.

27 May 2015

Helsinn Group announces European approval of ALOXI (palonosetron HCl) injection for paediatric use

Helsinn Group, the Swiss Group focused on building quality cancer care, today announces that the European Commission has endorsed the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use's Opinion recommending the approval of ALOXI (palonosetron HCl) injection for the prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy and the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with moderately emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, in paediatric patients one month of age and older.

27 May 2015

Swedish researchers show link between delayed cord clamping and fine motor skills in children

The importance of the umbilical cord not only for the fetus but for newborn infants too was shown by Swedish researchers several years ago, in a study that received great international acclaim. In a follow-up study in the journal JAMA Pediatrics they have now been able to show an association between delayed cord clamping (DCC) and children's fine motor skills at the age of four years, especially in boys.

27 May 2015

New stem-cell based therapy provides pain relief, reduces severity of RDEB in children

Promising results from a trial of a new stem-cell based therapy for a rare and debilitating skin condition have been published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. The therapy, involving infusions of stem cells, was found to provide pain relief and to reduce the severity of this skin condition for which no cure currently exists.

27 May 2015

Versatile paediatric standing frame to be launched at Kidz South

Standing involves many different positions and a child might want to stand prone (tilted forward), upright or supine (supported from behind) and although each position offers specific benefits, they all offer greater weight bearing through a child’s legs which helps to strengthen bones...

26 May 2015

Breastfeeding duration and intelligence: an interview with Dr Bernardo Lessa Horta

Our research shows a benefit of breastfeeding on performance in IQ tests that was similar to the benefit reported in previous tests among children and adolescents, suggesting that the benefits of breastfeeding are still observed in adulthood...

26 May 2015

Researchers find way to prevent, reduce or delay cannabis use amongst at-risk youth

Responding to rapidly shifting legal and cultural environments, researchers at the University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine Children's Hospital have found a way to prevent, reduce or delay cannabis use amongst some at-risk youth. Cannabis users are at risk of neurocognitive deficits, reduced educational and occupational attainment, motor vehicle accidents, exacerbation of psychiatric symptoms, and precipitation of psychosis.

26 May 2015

Researchers create 'brainstorm barometer' to calculate the brain functions of very premature infants

University of Helsinki researchers have partnered with Swedish and Australian researchers to create a "brainstorm barometer", which allows computers to calculate the brain functions of very premature babies during their first hours of life.

25 May 2015

New nationwide survey shows steady increase in pediatric patients treated with proton radiation therapy

Results from a new nationwide survey announced today indicate a steady increase in the number of pediatric patients who are being treated with proton radiation therapy for cancerous and non-cancerous tumors.

24 May 2015

Workplace intervention has positive influence on sleep patterns of employees' children

A workplace intervention designed to reduce employees' work-family conflict and increase schedule flexibility also has a positive influence on the sleep patterns of the employees' children.

22 May 2015

Research finds association between fine particulate air pollution and childhood autism risk

Exposure to fine particulate air pollution during pregnancy through the first two years of a child's life may be associated with an increased risk of the child developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a condition that affects one in 68 children, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health investigation of children in southwestern Pennsylvania.

22 May 2015

Goethe University researchers find endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastic baby teethers

In laboratory tests, two out of ten teethers, plastic toys used to sooth babies' teething ache, release endocrine disrupting chemicals. One product contains parabens, which are normally used as preservatives in cosmetics, while the second contains six so-far unidentified endocrine disruptors.

22 May 2015

Researchers investigate development of face perception in Japanese children

Face perception plays an important role in social communication. There have been many studies of face perception in human using non-invasive neuroimaging and electrophysiological methods, but studies of face perception in children were quite limited.

22 May 2015

Discovery Lab enrolls first patient in phase 2a clinical trial of AEROSURF

Discovery Laboratories, Inc., a specialty biotechnology company focused on developing aerosolized KL4 surfactant therapies for respiratory diseases, today reported that the first patient has been enrolled in the next phase of its phase 2a clinical evaluation of AEROSURF, which is designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of higher and repeat doses of aerosolized KL4 surfactant administered to premature infants 29 to 34 weeks gestational age (GA) who are receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), compared to infants receiving nCPAP alone.

20 May 2015

FDA gives marketing clearance for new device that helps doctors to accurately assess children's weight

The Emmes Corporation today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given marketing clearance for a new device that allows doctors to more accurately assess children's weight without the use of a weight scale. Weight estimates are used in emergency situations and in developing countries where scales may not be available.

20 May 2015

Child Health News

Envision to conduct Assistive Technology Camps for blind or visually impaired students

DITTA attends Sixty-Eighth World Health Assembly session held in Geneva

Autism and apraxia often go hand-in-hand

Access to mental health care for U.S. teens improving, but not much in local communities with disparities

Children's National Health System first in U.S. to treat osteoid osteoma using MR-HIFU method

New brain-computer interface system improves communication skills of children with cerebral palsy

Helsinn Group announces European approval of ALOXI (palonosetron HCl) injection for paediatric use

Swedish researchers show link between delayed cord clamping and fine motor skills in children

New stem-cell based therapy provides pain relief, reduces severity of RDEB in children

Versatile paediatric standing frame to be launched at Kidz South

Breastfeeding duration and intelligence: an interview with Dr Bernardo Lessa Horta

Researchers find way to prevent, reduce or delay cannabis use amongst at-risk youth

Researchers create 'brainstorm barometer' to calculate the brain functions of very premature infants

New nationwide survey shows steady increase in pediatric patients treated with proton radiation therapy

Workplace intervention has positive influence on sleep patterns of employees' children

Research finds association between fine particulate air pollution and childhood autism risk

Goethe University researchers find endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastic baby teethers

Researchers investigate development of face perception in Japanese children

Discovery Lab enrolls first patient in phase 2a clinical trial of AEROSURF

FDA gives marketing clearance for new device that helps doctors to accurately assess children's weight

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