Bone
02 Jun 2007
Researchers Discover First Gene Associated With Idiopathic Scoliosis
Researchers at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC), one of the nation’s leading pediatric centers for research and the treatment of orthopaedic conditions, have identified the first gene — CHD7 — associated with idiopathic scoliosis (I.S.), the most common spinal deformity in children. With no known cause or cure,…
Blood
01 Jun 2007
A Few More Minutes Of Maternal Attachment May Reduce Anaemia In Children
In the past, the newborns’ umbilical cord was not clamped right after birth, thus allowing the blood flow to stop naturally. This practice, known as “late clamping”, was replaced by “early clamping”, that is, cutting the cord immediately after the infant is expelled. However, this new practice lacks studies corroborating…
Blood
01 Jun 2007
Vaccine Reduces Serious Illness Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease
A vaccine introduced in 2000 has reduced by more than 90 percent the rate of a serious bacterial illness among young children with sickle cell disease (SCD), who are particularly susceptible to it, according to a new study that appears in the Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases and currently is…
Blood
01 Jun 2007
Novel Transfusion Strategy For Paediatric Patients In Intensive Care
The New England Journal of Medicine has published an article about the findings of a multi-center randomized clinical trial that compared transfusion strategies for patients in pediatric intensive care units. The study, led by Dr. Jacques Lacroix, a full professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Universite de Montreal…
Blood
01 Jun 2007
Childhood Sarcoma Increases Risk Of Blood Clots, Researchers Find
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have determined that children and young adults with a form of cancer called sarcoma are at increased risk of having a thromboembolic event (TE) in their veins. Thromboembolic events can be a blood clot in a…
Children's health
01 Jun 2007
Peanut Allergies Overstated, Study Finds
Despite hundreds of families being told their children have peanut allergies every year, many of the children may be able to eat peanuts safely, a study by researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Sydney Children’s Hospital has found. Peanut allergies occur in one in 200 infants,…
Children's health
01 Jun 2007
Eating Apples And Fish During Pregnancy May Protect Against Childhood Asthma And Allergies
Women who eat apples and fish during pregnancy may reduce the risk of their children developing asthma or allergic disease, suggests a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20. The SEATON study, conducted at the University of Aberdeen, UK, found that the…
Children's health
01 Jun 2007
Cat Hair At Home Poses An Allergy Risk, Particularly For Young Children
The study published by Chih-Mei Chen et al. in the May edition of the distinguished Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology did not approve earlier papers, according to which contact with cat allergens during the first few months of a child’s life has a protective effect. The team of authors…
Children's health
31 May 2007
Bullying and obesity: Why parents need to be aware
Bullying is a common problem for primary school and high school aged children. In Australia about 10% of children report being bullied at primary school. The problem is that bullied children can go on to suffer from low self-esteem, drug abuse and depression as adults. Now there is research that…
