child health

H1N1 Takes Lives of 2 Rhode Island Children in 1 Week

Cheryl Phillips — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:19:57 -0600

With school based vaccination clinics starting this week in Rhode Island, the news of another child's death from the H1N1 flu brings the stark reality of the possible effects from the H1N1 Swine flu. Rhode Island children Victoria Sousa ,12, died last Monday and Skyla J. Reposa-Alves, 12, of Lincoln died over the weekend. Both girls tested positive for H1N1.

Joshua Scoble battles fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

Nicole Palmby — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:38:43 -0500

Three-year old Joshua Scoble from Pennsylvania seems like an average, fun-loving toddler. However, he is battling a rare genetic disorder that is slowly taking over his muscles: fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, or FOP.

Intervention program increases children's healthy eating

harminka — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:56:00 -0500

A new Iowa State University study found that a family, school and community intervention program helps children live healthier lives and could be a new tool in the fight against the nation's childhood obesity epidemic.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Denise Clay — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:56:41 -0500

Over the past several decades, progress has been made in the treatment and survival rates for children with cancer. Still each year there are around 3,000 children that die from cancer. That is why September has been declared Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Milk is safe for children after milk allergy treatment

harminka — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:40:36 -0500

Some 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 Center and published in the Aug. 10 online edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Genetic glitches linked to common childhood cancer

harminka — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:42:29 -0500

A multicenter team of childhood cancer researchers has discovered two genetic variations linked to an increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, the most common childhood cancer in the United States.

Ibuprofen effectively treats pain in children with arm fractures

harminka — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:57:49 -0500

Children 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, Milwaukee, and Children's Research Institute.

Sleep environments depicted in women magazines are unsafe

harminka — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:28:36 -0500

More than one third of photos in women's magazines depicted babies in unsafe sleep positions, according to a new study in Pediatrics. Additionally, the study found that two-thirds of sleep environments depicted in these magazines were also unsafe.

Program will improve emergency care for children

harminka — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:37:54 -0500

An initiative is underway to improve emergency medical care for Illinois' youngest patients. Loyola University Health System (LUHS), in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health and other area hospitals, has established a process to support facilities in managing critically ill and injured children across Illinois. This process is outlined in the latest issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Today is Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen

Michael Santo — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:30:00 -0500

It's not a free giveaway day, but it's all for a good cause. Since 1984, Dairy Queen's "Miracle Treat Day" has raised over $77 million for the Children's Miracle Network. August 13, 2009 is another such Miracle Treat Day.

Sleep patterns in children indicate depression risk

harminka — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:23:52 -0500

Sleep patterns can help predict which adolescents might be at greatest risk for developing depression, a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found in a five-year study.

7 of 10 US Children Have Vitamin D Deficiency

harminka — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:38:28 -0500

Seven out of ten U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, raising their risk of bone and heart disease, according to a study of over 6,000 children by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The striking findings suggest that vitamin D deficiency could place millions of children at risk for high blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease. The study is published today in the online version of Pediatrics.