child health
As parents, physicians and policymakers look for ways to curb childhood obesity, they may need to look no further than a child’s own backyard. A new study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting shows that preschool children ... Read More »
Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to build strong bones. Soon, they also may be urged to make sure their kids eat salmon, almonds and other foods high in magnesium — ... Read More »
Two new studies add to the growing evidence that spending time outdoors may help prevent or minimize nearsightedness in children. A study conducted in Taiwan, which is the first to use an educational policy as a public vision health intervention, ... Read More »
Many of today’s school teachers opt for dustless chalk to keep hands and classrooms clean. But according to a study published in the May issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of ... Read More »
Researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, along with colleagues at the Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence, conducted the first large-scale comparison of first-line treatments for HIV-positive children, ... Read More »
To help children who are experiencing emotional and behavioural problems following recent fires, floods and storms, beyondblue is providing a free copy of A Road Less Travelled: A Guide to Children, Emotions and Disasters to health professionals, teachers and community ... Read More »
Location, location, location. A new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study shows the real-estate mantra also holds true when it comes to choosing correct catheter placement in children. The research findings, described online March 18 in JAMA Pediatrics, show that catheters ... Read More »
Norovirus is now the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis among children less than 5 years of age who seek medical care, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Norovirus was responsible for nearly 1 ... Read More »
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest professional association of neurologists, is releasing a position paper on how the practice of prescribing drugs to boost cognitive function, or memory and thinking abilities, in healthy children and teens is ... Read More »
Tracey’s Question: Hello Dr Joe. My 16 month old always has a rash around his mouth. I keep his mouth clean, but it is almost as though every time he eats, the skin around his mouth flares up, like an ... Read More »
