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,…
Children's health
13 Feb 2007
Lavender And Tea Tree Oils May Cause Breast Growth In Boys
A study published in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that repeated topical use of products containing lavender oil and/or tea tree oil may cause prepubertal gynaecomastia, a rare condition resulting in enlarged breast tissue in boys prior to puberty, and for which a cause…
Children's health
13 Feb 2007
High-dose Progesterone Treatment Reduces Preterm Delivery Risk
Researchers at the 27th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) meeting announced today that high-dose progesterone treatment helped at-risk pregnant women avoid premature delivery. A preterm birth can have serious consequences to the baby, including cerebral palsy, mental retardation, lung disease, blindness and hearing loss. In this study, 45 women…
Children's health
13 Feb 2007
New Link Between Women & Heart Disease
Scientists at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), the University of Iowa and Roche Molecular Systems are the first to identify a new gene variant that makes women more susceptible to developing heart disease. The affected gene is called Leukotriene C4 Synthase (LTC4S) and its variant could be identified through…
Children's health
09 Feb 2007
Burden of Epilepsy: The Role of Pregnancy Registers
Epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs have risks in pregnancy. The epilepsy register enables researchers to understand risks and reduce potential harms.
Cancer
02 Feb 2007
Cancer scales turn against children as obesity problem grows
Australian children will face an increasingly higher risk of cancer in adulthood unless more is done to reduce childhood overweight and obesity, according to The Cancer Council Australia. Speaking on World Cancer Day, The Cancer Council’s Chief Executive Officer, Professor Ian Olver, warned that a more concerted effort was needed…
