Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Pediatrics / Children's Health News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/pediatrics/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170110.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170110.php Antibiotic over-prescription is promoted by pediatricians' perception of parents' expectations. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics shows that pediatricians are more likely to inappropriately prescribe antibiotics for respiratory tract infections if they perceived parents were expecting a prescription. Pediatrics / Children's Health Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170121.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170121.php The Stop ALD Foundation has applauded the investigators who are reporting in the current issue of Science successful results from the pioneering use of gene therapy for adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a potentially crippling and fatal brain disorder in young boys. Neurology / Neuroscience Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170127.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170127.php The Journal of Infectious Diseases has released a special edition, Global Rotavirus Surveillance: Preparing for the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccines. This special edition provides a significant contribution to the understanding of rotavirus disease burden and the impact of rotavirus vaccines, which have the potential to save an estimated 228,000 lives annually. Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170130.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170130.php Many parents like to meddle in their children's lives. Sometimes this can be beneficial, if the meddling is in the form of parental guidance or setting rules. However, numerous studies have found that in Western countries, when parents are very controlling and dominating over their children, the children suffer psychologically. Psychology / Psychiatry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170125.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170125.php Infants who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution are at increased risk for bronchiolitis, according to a new study. The study appears in the November 15 issue of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. "There has been very little study of the consequences of early life exposure to air pollution," said Catherine Karr, M.D. Respiratory / Asthma Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170067.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170067.php The Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill (AB 458) that would require schools that teach sex education to include instruction on contraception, the AP/Sheboygan Press reports. Sexual Health / STDs Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170096.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170096.php During a press conference on Thursday, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned that the "global economic crisis and calls to commit funds to other health crises" threatened to undermine recent gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the Associated Press reports. MSF "says money for other health issues should be given in addition to money for [HIV/]AIDS" (11/5). HIV / AIDS Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170141.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170141.php The ELA association and Zinedine Zidane, its emblematic ambassador, are proud to announce a world premiere: the results regaring the gene therapy in adrenoleukodystrophy conducted in France have just been published in the prestigious journal Science. Two children have been treated and their diseases have been halted. The children are doing well, which is unexpected for a disease destroying the brain in a few months. Neurology / Neuroscience Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170150.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170150.php School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and UC Berkeley. Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170061.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170061.php On Wednesday, Cook County Circuit Judge Daniel Riley granted the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois' request for a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of an Illinois parental notification Abortion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170094.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170094.php According to a report (.pdf) by Save the Children, climate change is the biggest global health threat to children in the 21st century, the Hindu reports. Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170058.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170058.php Kellogg , the global cereal and convenience food producer based in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA, has announced it is going to stop putting claims on its US packets of Rice Krispies that say the cereal supports children's immunity. According to a statement released on Tuesday, Kellogg said that last year it started adding antioxidants to Rice Krispies cereals as one way to respond to "parents indicating their desire for more positive nutrition in kids' cereal". Nutrition / Diet Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170064.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170064.php Voters in Revere, Mass., on Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative that would have overturned a policy allowing the high school's health clinic to make contraception available, including condoms and emergency contraception, the Boston Globe reports. Sexual Health / STDs Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170097.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170097.php Child Mortality In Kenya Still High, Survey Shows "The most current data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics under the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) launched on Wednesday shows mortality among children under five years stands at 7.4 percent, while that of infants is at 5.2 percent," Business Daily reports. Pediatrics / Children's Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170102.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170102.php From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The findings suggest that infants begin picking up elements of what will be their first language in the womb, and certainly long before their first babble or coo. Pregnancy / Obstetrics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170108.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170108.php Parents who dress their children in inappropriate clothing could be inadvertently hampering their child's physical activity in childcare settings. The study, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, suggests that inadequate or inappropriate clothing could restrict children's outdoor play. Three-quarters of children aged 3-6 years old in the U.S. Pediatrics / Children's Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170057.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170057.php The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and representatives from 15 nationally recognized prevention, health professional and child advocacy organizations, are launching Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse. Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170063.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170063.php The U.S. infant mortality rate is one of the highest among developed countries, primarily because of the nation's high number of premature births, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, the New York Times reports (Grady, New York Times, 11/4). Pregnancy / Obstetrics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170030.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170030.php In the wake of several recent highly-publicized stories about violence among school-aged children, a new report shows that school districts participating in the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative substantially improved the safety of their students. Psychology / Psychiatry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169989.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169989.php Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role television plays in obesity, a study in the November/December issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior examines how food advertising aimed at children might be a large contributor to the problem. Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169992.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169992.php Do pediatric oncologists feel that religion is a bridge or a barrier to their work? Or do they feel it can be either, depending on whether their patients are recovering or deteriorating? A novel Brandeis University study examines these questions in the current issue of Social Problems. Cancer / Oncology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170003.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170003.php New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug. Researchers from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, conducted a systematic review and metaanalysis of 19 clinical studies (total subjects=425,140) that compared the risk of asthma or wheezing with acetaminophen exposure. Pain / Anesthetics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170037.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170037.php An article published Online First and in the January edition of The Lancet Neurology reports that MRI scans on infants who's brains were oxygen deprived can predict with 80 percent accuracy the likelihood of death or disability by eighteen months. Children whose brains are starved of oxygen at birth suffer less brain injury if they undergo therapeutic cooling. The article is the work of Dr Denis Azzopardi, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, UK, and colleagues. Pediatrics / Children's Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169993.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169993.php HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today called on states and communities to join with HHS to redouble efforts to find and enroll the 5 million children who are currently eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), but are not yet covered. The Secretary issued this call to action as she opened the National Children's Health Insurance Summit in Chicago, kicking off the nation's largest campaign to find and enroll uninsured children in over a decade. Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170018.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170018.php Researchers in Australia have identified a link between allergic asthma in 3 to 5 year-old children and exposure to folic acid that their birth mothers took as supplements during late pregnancy. They said the timing of when folic acid is taken in pregnancy might be important. Pregnancy / Obstetrics