Online sexual abuse of kids is common: Perps are usually friends, partners

by Denise Mann HealthDay ReporterSubstantial numbers of kids and teens are being tracked, lured and sexually abused online, and adult strangers aren't always the perps.In many cases, it's frie

Updated on: June 11,2024

Online sexual abuse of kids is common: Perps are usually friends, partners

by Denise Mann HealthDay ReporterSubstantial numbers of kids and teens are being tracked, lured and sexually abused online, and adult strangers aren't always the perps.In many cases, it's frie

Updated on:June 11,2024

Disinfectant use during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma and eczema

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUse of disinfectants by pregnant women may be a risk factor for asthma and eczema in their children, finds a population study, published

Updated on: February 27,2024

Disinfectant use during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma and eczema

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUse of disinfectants by pregnant women may be a risk factor for asthma and eczema in their children, finds a population study, published

Updated on:February 27,2024

Exposure to phthalates, the 'everywhere chemical,' may increase children's cancer risk

by University of VermontA new study from the University of Vermont Cancer Center links medication-associated phthalates to a higher incidence of childhood cancer. Credit: Creative Commons: hittha

Updated on: February 24,2024

Exposure to phthalates, the 'everywhere chemical,' may increase children's cancer risk

by University of VermontA new study from the University of Vermont Cancer Center links medication-associated phthalates to a higher incidence of childhood cancer. Credit: Creative Commons: hittha

Updated on:February 24,2024

Prevention program shows promise educating young adolescents about avoiding child sexual abuse behaviors

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA school-based prevention program designed to help adolescents interact appropriately with younger c

Updated on: April 02,2024

Prevention program shows promise educating young adolescents about avoiding child sexual abuse behaviors

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA school-based prevention program designed to help adolescents interact appropriately with younger c

Updated on:April 02,2024

Smart pacifier developed to monitor infant health in the hospital

by Washington State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA wireless, bioelectronic pacifier could eliminate the need for invasive, twice-daily blood draws to monitor babies' electrolytes in New

Updated on: March 23,2024

Smart pacifier developed to monitor infant health in the hospital

by Washington State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA wireless, bioelectronic pacifier could eliminate the need for invasive, twice-daily blood draws to monitor babies' electrolytes in New

Updated on:March 23,2024

More fruits, veggies, grains will get to kids under new WIC rule

by Robin FosterChanges to the federal program that helps pay for groceries for low-income moms and their young children means that soon these families will have access to more fruits, vegetables and w

Updated on: April 27,2024

More fruits, veggies, grains will get to kids under new WIC rule

by Robin FosterChanges to the federal program that helps pay for groceries for low-income moms and their young children means that soon these families will have access to more fruits, vegetables and w

Updated on:April 27,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: How do I know these unfamiliar brands of infant formula on store shelves are safe?

by Dr. Steven A. AbramsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainQ: Why am I seeing brands of baby formula I've never heard of, and are they safe?A: To help ease the national shortage of baby formula, the

Updated on: June 05,2024

Ask the Pediatrician: How do I know these unfamiliar brands of infant formula on store shelves are safe?

by Dr. Steven A. AbramsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainQ: Why am I seeing brands of baby formula I've never heard of, and are they safe?A: To help ease the national shortage of baby formula, the

Updated on:June 05,2024

US pediatricians' group moves to abandon race-based guidance

by Lindsey TannerA pediatrician examines a newborn baby in her clinic in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. In a new policy statement released Monday, May 2, 2022, the American Academy of Pediatrics s

Updated on: February 29,2024

US pediatricians' group moves to abandon race-based guidance

by Lindsey TannerA pediatrician examines a newborn baby in her clinic in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. In a new policy statement released Monday, May 2, 2022, the American Academy of Pediatrics s

Updated on:February 29,2024

Mild traumatic brain injury associated with increased risk of behavioral and emotional problems in kids

by Kelsie Smith Hayduk,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Rochester researchers have been at the forefront of efforts to understand how blows t

Updated on: June 29,2024

Mild traumatic brain injury associated with increased risk of behavioral and emotional problems in kids

by Kelsie Smith Hayduk,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Rochester researchers have been at the forefront of efforts to understand how blows t

Updated on:June 29,2024

Harnessing digital technology to enhance the future of pediatric nursing

Updated on: June 24,2025

Harnessing digital technology to enhance the future of pediatric nursing

Updated on:June 24,2025

Shorter antibiotics treatment is better for young children with outpatient pneumonia

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainFive days of antibiotics is superior to 10 days for children with community-acquired pneumonia who are not hospitalized, according

Updated on: February 21,2024

Shorter antibiotics treatment is better for young children with outpatient pneumonia

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainFive days of antibiotics is superior to 10 days for children with community-acquired pneumonia who are not hospitalized, according

Updated on:February 21,2024

Drug limits dangerous reactions to allergy-triggering foods, pediatric study finds

by Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA drug can make life safer for children with food allergies by preventing dangerous allergic responses to small quantities o

Updated on: March 06,2024

Drug limits dangerous reactions to allergy-triggering foods, pediatric study finds

by Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA drug can make life safer for children with food allergies by preventing dangerous allergic responses to small quantities o

Updated on:March 06,2024