News articles tagged with 'child'
Hope for muscle wasting disease
— 22 Nov 2011 16:53 | HealthA health supplement used by bodybuilders could be the key to treating a life-threatening muscular dystrophy affecting hundreds of Australian children, new research shows…
Genomic signature in post-menopausal women may explain why pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk
— 6 Apr 2011 17:04 | HealthWomen who have children, particularly early in life, have a lower lifetime risk of breast cancer compared with women who do not. Now, Fox Chase Cancer Centre researchers have identified…
Comprehensive approach can improve clinical care of Kenyan children
— 6 Apr 2011 16:04 | HealthA multifaceted approach that addressed deficiencies in clinical knowledge, skills, motivation, resources, and the organisation of care was associated with improvements in practice for…
Emergency department CT exams of children have increased substantially
— 6 Apr 2011 15:37 | HealthComputed tomography examinations of children in hospital emergency departments increased substantially from 1995 to 2008, according to a new study published online and in the June print…
Effects of pneumococcal vaccination program on pneumococcal carriage and invasive disease
— 6 Apr 2011 15:31 | HealthUsing a cross-sectional study, Stefan Flasche and colleagues investigated the effects of the UK pneumococcal vaccination program on serotype-specific carriage and invasive pneumococcal…
Less than one-third of painful procedures for children in hospital associated with documented pain relief
— 4 Apr 2011 18:57 | HealthLess than one-third of painful procedures performed on children in hospital were associated with documentation of a specific strategy to help manage pain, according to an article in…
Parents trust doctors most when it comes to information about vaccine safety
— 2 Apr 2011 11:10 | HealthMost parents get their information about vaccines from their children's doctors, but some also consider public health officials, other parents, friends and family members and even celebrities…
The Population Bomb: How we survived it
— 2 Apr 2011 11:07 | HealthWorld population will reach 7 billion this year, prompting new concerns about whether the world will soon face a major population crisis…
Many US women have children by more than one man
— 2 Apr 2011 11:04 | HealthThe first national study of the prevalence of multiple partner fertility shows that 28 percent of all U.S. women with two or more children have children by more than one man…
Internet program reduces infant and toddler sleep problems, helps moms sleep better too
— 1 Apr 2011 16:03 | HealthA study in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP demonstrates that an Internet-based intervention was effective at reducing infant and toddler sleep disturbances, as well as providing…