Booster seats not safer than booster cushions for older children
Over the past few years, belt-positioning booster seats (with backrest) have basically out-competed booster cushions (without backrest) for children between the ages of 4 and 12. However, the larger booster seats are not always...
The consequences of preterm births
An unprecedented study of preterm birth suggests that only some of the problems previously associated with preterm birth are actually caused by preterm birth itself.
The new study by Indiana University Bloomington researchers confirms the...
Stepfamilies add to caregiver burden
Caregiving is always tough, but it’s that much tougher when caregivers have to rely on family ties that are ambiguous, strained or virtually nonexistent, suggests a University of Michigan study.
Published online this month in...
Development of after-sex contraceptive pill for routine use urged
A contraceptive pill that could be routinely used after, rather than before, sex and fertilisation is probably scientifically feasible and would probably be welcomed by many women, say researchers in the Journal of Family...
Youth get cigarettes and alcohol from friends and family
A survey conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that a majority of those underage students in Ontario who smoke or drink are getting cigarettes and alcohol from a friend...
Reassuring mothers who have flu shot during pregnancy
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Boston University, in collaboration with the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), have found evidence of the H1N1 influenza vaccine’s...
Some heart birth defects may increase children’s heart infection risk
Children with certain heart birth defects may have an increased risk for bacterial infection of their heart’s lining and valves, according to new research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
The risk for...
Bedsharing associated with longer breastfeeding
Frequent bedsharing between a mother and infant was associated with longer duration of breastfeeding, but researchers warned of the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) associated with bedsharing, in a study by Yi...
Daytime naps enhance learning in preschool children
Sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst today offer the first research results showing that classroom naps support learning in preschool children by enhancing memory. Children who napped performed significantly better on a...
Extended daily eye patching effective at treating stubborn amblyopia in children
The standard treatment for amblyopia, a condition of poor vision in an otherwise healthy eye, is patching: covering a child's better-seeing eye with a patch for two hours a day to improve vision in...
