Decline in kids' ear infections linked to pneumococcal vaccine

by Maureen Salamon, Healthday ReporterAmerican kids' ear infections dropped threefold over 10 years, compared to the 1980s, largely due to pneumococcal vaccines that protect against one type of ba

Updated on: March 02,2024 13

Decline in kids' ear infections linked to pneumococcal vaccine

by Maureen Salamon, Healthday ReporterAmerican kids' ear infections dropped threefold over 10 years, compared to the 1980s, largely due to pneumococcal vaccines that protect against one type of ba

Updated on:March 02,2024 13

Teenage girls visiting emergency departments with mental health concerns increased during the pandemic

by University of SouthamptonWeekly presentations and admissions before and during the pandemic. Presentations to emergency department and admissions by week for 1 year before (year 4) and after (

Updated on: April 01,2024 14

Teenage girls visiting emergency departments with mental health concerns increased during the pandemic

by University of SouthamptonWeekly presentations and admissions before and during the pandemic. Presentations to emergency department and admissions by week for 1 year before (year 4) and after (

Updated on:April 01,2024 14

Simple diagnostic model for pneumonia in kids to reduce need for X-rays

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainDiagnosis of community acquired pneumonia in children usually involves X-rays, despite recommendations to l

Updated on: February 20,2024 10

Simple diagnostic model for pneumonia in kids to reduce need for X-rays

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainDiagnosis of community acquired pneumonia in children usually involves X-rays, despite recommendations to l

Updated on:February 20,2024 10

Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of Americans

by Duke UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 1923, lead was first added to gasoline to help keep car engines healthy. However, automotive health came at the great expense of our own well

Updated on: February 24,2024 12

Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of Americans

by Duke UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 1923, lead was first added to gasoline to help keep car engines healthy. However, automotive health came at the great expense of our own well

Updated on:February 24,2024 12

COVID-19 pandemic saw major increase in children and adolescents attempting suicide by poison, study finds

by University of VirginiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe rate of suspected suicide attempts by poisoning among children and adolescents ages 10-19 reported to U.S. poison centers increased 3

Updated on: May 13,2024 4

COVID-19 pandemic saw major increase in children and adolescents attempting suicide by poison, study finds

by University of VirginiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe rate of suspected suicide attempts by poisoning among children and adolescents ages 10-19 reported to U.S. poison centers increased 3

Updated on:May 13,2024 4

Novel cell therapy treatments offer promise to immune-compromised children

by Katie Shrader, Children's National HospitalOverall survival and treatment schema in study patients. A Overall survival in responders (CR complete responders, PR partial responders) versus non-r

Updated on: May 14,2024 0

Novel cell therapy treatments offer promise to immune-compromised children

by Katie Shrader, Children's National HospitalOverall survival and treatment schema in study patients. A Overall survival in responders (CR complete responders, PR partial responders) versus non-r

Updated on:May 14,2024 0

Researchers examine relationship between imprisoned mothers and their adolescent children's risk behaviors

by Baylor UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen represent the fastest-growing population in U.S. institutional corrections facilities. In the past four decades, the number of women in

Updated on: May 05,2024 14

Researchers examine relationship between imprisoned mothers and their adolescent children's risk behaviors

by Baylor UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen represent the fastest-growing population in U.S. institutional corrections facilities. In the past four decades, the number of women in

Updated on:May 05,2024 14

Initiating peanut oral immunotherapy in peanut-allergic children under age four may be more effective: long term study

by LancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe majority of young children treated with peanut immunotherapy achieved desensitization after two and a half years of treatment, and one in five remained in re

Updated on: February 21,2024 11

Initiating peanut oral immunotherapy in peanut-allergic children under age four may be more effective: long term study

by LancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe majority of young children treated with peanut immunotherapy achieved desensitization after two and a half years of treatment, and one in five remained in re

Updated on:February 21,2024 11

Baby activity centers sold at Walmart recalled due to injury risk

by Cara MurezThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Dorel Juvenile Group have announced a recall of an infant/toddler activity center due to injuries.The Cosco Jump, Spin & Play Activity

Updated on: March 10,2024 13

Baby activity centers sold at Walmart recalled due to injury risk

by Cara MurezThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Dorel Juvenile Group have announced a recall of an infant/toddler activity center due to injuries.The Cosco Jump, Spin & Play Activity

Updated on:March 10,2024 13

Newly identified lipid in breast milk might reduce cerebral palsy in infants

by Duke University Medical CenterIn experiments using neonatal mice, researchers at Duke Health have identified a fatty molecule in breast milk that triggers a process in which stem cells in the

Updated on: May 27,2024 4

Newly identified lipid in breast milk might reduce cerebral palsy in infants

by Duke University Medical CenterIn experiments using neonatal mice, researchers at Duke Health have identified a fatty molecule in breast milk that triggers a process in which stem cells in the

Updated on:May 27,2024 4

When is the right time for children to learn to swim?

by Amy Peden,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageEach year in Australia, an average of 23 children under fivedie from unintentional drowning, usually due to factors such as ala

Updated on: February 21,2024 12

When is the right time for children to learn to swim?

by Amy Peden,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageEach year in Australia, an average of 23 children under fivedie from unintentional drowning, usually due to factors such as ala

Updated on:February 21,2024 12

Nearly 600,000 U.S. kids had COVID last week

(HealthDay)—In a sign that the highly contagious Omicron variant is sparing no one, a new report shows that new COVID-19 cases among U.S. children spiked to a high of more than 580,000 for the week en

Updated on: February 21,2024 0

Nearly 600,000 U.S. kids had COVID last week

(HealthDay)—In a sign that the highly contagious Omicron variant is sparing no one, a new report shows that new COVID-19 cases among U.S. children spiked to a high of more than 580,000 for the week en

Updated on:February 21,2024 0