Category: Children’s Health

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON – Students who watch as their peers endure the verbal or physical abuses of another student could become as psychologically distressed, if not more so, by the events than the victims themselves, new research suggests.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – With the excitement of the holidays, parents and relatives eagerly purchase the hottest toys and latest items for their children. But it’s during the hustle and bustle of the season that many fail to buy age appropriate gifts and they tend to disregard warnings on these toys and gifts when it comes to ensuring safety.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The holidays can be a precarious time when it comes to adolescents drinking alcohol. Parents and care givers are extra busy preparing for family gatherings and guests. Alcoholic beverages may be more available in the home for use in cooking, punches, warm beverages and entertaining.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO – To boost sales, retailers are already starting their holiday sales and specials. But sometimes the best deal may not be the safest. As shoppers begin to purchase toys and gifts for children, they need to mindful of what gift is the safest, especially for younger children.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Feeding your baby in the first year will involve three overlapping stages of development. All babies develop at their own rate. Your baby may begin or end each stage a little ahead or a little behind the norm. That’s fine. Just know that the first year as roughly divided into three stages.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON – The last few weeks of a woman’s pregnancy can be uncomfortable, exhausting, and filled with anxious feelings. It’s tempting for many women (and their doctors) to see an induction or cesarean surgery “just a little” before the due date as a welcome relief. However, a growing amount of research is showing that giving a baby those last few weeks of gestation can be critical to having a healthy baby.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., – For the second consecutive year, the United States earned only a “D” on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, demonstrating that more than half a million of our nation’s newborns didn’t get the healthy start they deserved.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Deerfield, Illinois – It’s a one-of-a-kind item that uses popular Disney characters and music to motivate kids to wash their hands the way that pediatricians recommend. With the Healthy Hands Disney Musical Hand Wash
Timer, the natural action of pushing down on the pump to dispense soap triggers music to play for 20-25 seconds, the CDC recommended wash time to eliminate germs.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced the availability of INTUNIV™ (guanfacine) Extended Release Tablets in pharmacies across the United States for the treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents ages 6 to 17.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In this season of holiday cooking, our check list of necessities should include kitchen safety and supervision, especially if young children are in the house.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio – Because kids are one of the most vulnerable targets for the H1N1 virus, doctors are urging that all kids get vaccinated this fall. But should the millions of kids across the country already battling diseases like asthma, cancer and Crohn’s diseases also get in line for a shot?

(HealthNewsDigest.com)-Children learn at their own pace, and the right toys can help. The most enjoyable and educational toys may be the ones that help children strengthen important skills.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New Haven, Conn. – The least healthy breakfast cereals are those most frequently and aggressively marketed directly to children as young as age two, finds a new study from Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity.

(HealthNewsDigest.com)-In the battle to banish germs, many parents are looking for an alternative to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. One reason is that some schools have banned these sanitizers from classrooms as they can pose a serious poisoning risk to children if accidentally consumed.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Some of the ADHD symptoms that parents noticed most often included being easily distracted and not following through with homework or chores. Kids will be kids, and sometimes they have a hard time paying attention, sitting still, and controlling their behavior. So how does a parent know if a child’s daydreaming, overexcitement, or trouble finishing homework is normal or a warning sign of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New Haven, Conn. — Schoolchildren with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are substantially more likely to engage in many types of criminal activity such as burglary, theft and drug dealing as they grow older, a new study by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The research was published in The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Oceanside, NY – A recent study to assess the risk and reward of repairing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears in children 14 and younger will serve to allay the struggle orthopedists confront over the decision to perform ACL reconstruction on skeletally immature patients.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ten percent of young adolescent boys — or one in 10 — exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).