Children's health
19 Feb 2007
Asthma Foundation of Western Australia
The Asthma Foundation of Western Australia is an asthma support group that provides education and works to alleviate asthma symptoms.
Cancer
19 Feb 2007
Health groups welcome survey to target childhood obesity
The announcement today of a jointly funded nutrition and physical activity survey of Australian children is key to addressing a major future increase in preventable disease burden, according to an alliance of non-government health promotion organisations. Terry Slevin, from the Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance*, said research published over the…
Children's health
16 Feb 2007
BMI (body mass index)
The body mass index is a physical measurement used to assess your total amount of body fat. It is calculated by dividing your weight in…
Children's health
13 Feb 2007
Autism Prevalence In The U.S. Rises To 1 In 150
The Autism Society of America (ASA) welcomed the new CDC studies on the prevalent numbers of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States as tremendously significant data that will help the cause of improving the lives of all those affected by autism. In data collected from its Autism and…
Children's health
13 Feb 2007
Less Television And More Gathering Around The Dinner Table Prevents Childhood Obesity
Sitting down to a family meal more often and cutting down on television watching can help keep children from becoming overweight, according to a new University of Missouri-Columbia study. After following 8,000 children from kindergarten to third grade, researchers concluded that kids who watched the most TV were at the…
Children's health
13 Feb 2007
Study Shows Active Children Focus Better In School
Children who are active during the school day are more likely to be better focused and more on-task than their more sedentary peers, an East Carolina University researcher has found. In a 12-week study of 62 third and fourth graders at Grifton Elementary School, a team of ECU researchers led…
Bone
13 Feb 2007
Childhood Obesity Linked To Foot Pain
Doctors with the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) say they’re noticing more and more overweight and obese children with foot and ankle pain in their examining rooms, mirroring a national epidemic of childhood obesity. An estimated 16 percent of U.S. children ages six to 19 are overweight.
Cancer
13 Feb 2007
Painkiller Helps Against Child Cancer
Neuroblastoma is a form of cancer that develops in the nervous system and it affects small children more commonly than any other tumour type. Now, however, scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden can show that a common painkiller can inhibit the development of neuroblastoma and help make treatment of the…
Children's health
13 Feb 2007
Pneumococcal Vaccination Cost Effective And Should Substantially Reduce Child Mortality
Routine vaccination of infants against Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)* in the world’s poorest countries should substantially reduce childhood mortality and be cost effective according to an Article in this week’s issue of The Lancet. Anushua Sinha (Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey,…
