News articles tagged with 'children'
Children can greatly reduce abdominal pain by using their imagination
— 12 Oct 2009 10:27 | HealthChildren with functional abdominal pain who used audio recordings of guided imagery at home in addition to standard medical treatment were almost three times as likely to improve their... — full story
Current national primary care policies for childhood obesity need to be improved
— 4 Sep 2009 14:51 | HealthCurrent primary care policies aimed at reducing obesity and increasing physical activity in children do not work and are very costly to run, according to research published on bmj.com... — full story
Parents play key role in whether teen tobacco use becomes a daily habit
— 1 Sep 2009 16:49 | HealthResearchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before... — full story
Children are not the only ones in the game when it comes to sports
— 1 Sep 2009 12:29 | HealthParents who sign their children up for sports as part of an educational experience and to learn about teamwork may be learning some of the same lessons themselves, according to new... — full story
Visits to Nana's may keep toddlers from developing negative age stereotypes
— 21 Aug 2009 14:21 | HealthIt's easy to list the negative stereotypes attributed to the elderly: they are considered forgetful, hard-of-hearing, absent-minded and confused... — full story
Milk is safe, even encouraged, for some children after treatment for milk allergy
— 19 Aug 2009 14:30 | HealthSome children with a history of severe milk allergy can safely drink milk and consume other dairy products every day, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Centre... — full story
Pulmonary CT angiography identifies disease and injury beyond the pulmonary arteries in children
— 19 Aug 2009 12:20 | HealthComputed tomography angiography (CTA) can identify abnormalities and injury beyond the pulmonary arteries, including broken bones and heart disease, according to a study published in... — full story
Ibuprofen is as effective as acetaminophen with codeine to treat pain
— 18 Aug 2009 14:28 | HealthChildren with arm fractures fared as well with ibuprofen to control their pain as acetaminophen with codeine, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin,... — full story
How schools, parents can work together for successful kids
— 18 Aug 2009 14:23 | HealthIt is widely understood that, ideally, schools and parents should work together to ensure that children can succeed as students and citizens. But what is the right balance? And how... — full story
Low-income kids report first sexual intercourse at 12 years old in new national study
— 18 Aug 2009 13:43 | HealthAs a new mother herself, Brenda Lohman admits to being shocked by the results of a new study she co-authored. It found that among nearly 1,000 low-income families in three major cities,... — full story