Category: Children’s Health

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – RICHMOND, Va. – A deep brain stimulator that Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center doctors implanted this summer in the brain of a 7-year old girl who has been wracked with disabling body spasms since infancy is giving her parents and physicians reason to be hopeful the therapy might work.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An Indiana University associate professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences has received $467,071 from the National Science Foundation to further her research into the word retrieval processes of children.

(HealthNewsDigest.com)-Introducing basic science concepts to your child is as easy as scheduling a playdate with friends. You don’t need extensive planning for a fun science playdate. Children will have a great time exploring simple things like melting ice or what bugs look like. And at the same time they’ll be able to share with you what they are figuring out about how the world works.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – (Newswise) — In what is believed to be the first U.S. study designed to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of anxious parents, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have found that a family-based program reduced symptoms and the risk of developing an anxiety disorder among these children.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – (Newswise) — 1. Does My Child Have H1N1 (Swine) Flu? The symptoms of H1N1 flu are similar to symptoms of regular influenza. Your child may have a fever (temperature of 100°F or greater), as well as:

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – (Newswise) — Before and after delivery, the mothers of unborn babies prenatally diagnosed with severe birth defects want doctors to walk a fine line between giving them realistic information—no matter how grim the prognosis—and giving them hope for the best possible outcome.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Philadelphia, Pa.–For many parents, the holiday season comes with high pressure to buy your child the “hottest” toy of the season. But before lining-up to get your hands on the latest fad, Dr. Paula Kramer, chair and professor of occupational therapy at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, wants parents to know that while the “it” toys may be unique and novel, they’re not always the best choice.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Between 17 and 20 million Americans are affected by depression each year, but even as thousands of sites across the nation are gearing up to screen people and educate them about the condition on National Depression Screening Day (October 8), experts are warning America not to forget a largely overlooked part of our population: children.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio – One of the largest studies ever conducted on burn injuries in kids is out from experts at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the results are mixed: while overall injuries are down, there are some kids who are still at serious risk. Results from the study are being released online October 5 and will appear in the November issue of Pediatrics.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Fewer secondary schools in the United States are selling less nutritious foods and beverages, such as candy and soda, according to a survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., – More than one million infants die each year because they are born too early, according to the just released White Paper, The Global and Regional Toll of Preterm Birth.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The largest study of obesity during pregnancy and babies with heart defects in the United States finds that women who were overweight or obese before they became pregnant had an approximately 18 percent increased risk of having a baby with certain heart defects compared with women who were of normal body mass index (BMI) before they became
pregnant. Severely obese women had approximately a 30 percent increased risk, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(HealthNewsDigest.com)-It may surprise parents to learn that the benefits of play could extend beyond fun and games.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANN ARBOR, Mich.—With schools back in session, H1N1 flu has become more active across the United States—especially among children. A new vaccine against H1N1 flu—strongly recommended for kids—has been tested and is expected to be available in October. But will parents get their children vaccinated?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NEW YORK — A simple test could reinvent how scoliosis is cared for in adolescents. NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital is among the first centers nationally to offer ScoliScore™, a new DNA-based molecular test that helps predict the risk of spinal curve progression.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ATLANTA – Medical and public health officials should be alerted to the serious potential for dosing errors in children prescribed Tamiflu® due to confusion when trying to follow the medication label and using the prepackaged dosing syringe, warns Emory University health literacy researcher Ruth Parker, MD, in the Sept. 23 online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – It’s tempting to forego certain health tests if your kids don’t seem to be having a problem. But even the most attentive parents can miss some common health problems in their kids…some of which can affect everything from behavior to school performance to long-term health.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DURHAM, N.C. — Tell-tale signs of a condition that can blind premature babies are being seen for the first time using a new handheld device in a study at Duke University Medical Center.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROSEMONT, IL — Thirty million children and teens are busy gearing up for the fall athletic season. What they’re not gearing up for is a sprained, strained or fractured ankle. However, US Consumer Product Safety Commission statistics reveal 3.5 million children and teens get hurt annually playing organized and/or school sports.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A substantial percentage of children who get CT scans after apparently minor head trauma do not need them, and as a result are put at increased risk of cancer due to radiation exposure. After analyzing more than 42,000 children with head trauma, a national research team led by two UC Davis emergency department physicians has developed guidelines for doctors who care for children with head trauma aimed at reducing those risks.