Mothers, Babies Can Share Cells Throughout Life
Cutting the umbilical cord doesn't necessarily sever the physical link between mother and child.
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Doctor Matter In Reducing High-Risk Infants' Hospitalization Rate
MedImmune presented results from a retrospective chart review that evaluated the use of Synagis as a preventive measure against respiratory syncytial virus disease in high-risk infants.
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Identifying Barriers To Outdoor Activity For Kids
A new study of outdoor physical activity at child care centers has identified some surprising reasons why the kids may be staying inside.
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Children Are Vulnerable To Harmful Effects Of Lead
Contrary to prevailing assumptions, children are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of lead exposure at the age of 6 than they are in early childhood.
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Children Suffer From Hallucinations After Intensive Care
About 1/3 of children undergoing treatment at pediatric intensive care units suffer from delusional memories, hallucinations, and post traumatic stress disorder.
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Quarter Of Children Don't Meet Vaccine Recommendations
More than a quarter of US children do not meet vaccine recommendations.
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Language Skills Develop At Six
Children as young as six are as adept at recognising possible verbs and their past tenses as adults.
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Daycare attendance early in life cuts childhood leukemia risk by 30%
Children who attend day care or play groups have about a 30% lower risk of developing the most common type of childhood leukaemia than those who do not.
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ESA LeadCare Identifies Salvadoran Children With Lead Poisoning
ESA Biosciences donated LeadCare system test kits to the University of Washington for use in its Children's Health International Medicine Project of Seattle (CHIMPS).
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Parents Encouraged To Immunize Their Children
Vaccines have eliminated or reduced many of the most devastating childhood illnesses and are a critical component of the nation's public health efforts.
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Are Your Children's Rx Meds FDA Approved?
Many parents are under the assumption that any medicine prescribed by a health care provider for their child is safe and approved by FDA for use in children. But are they right?
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Majority Of US Parents Unaware Of DHA Benefits To Children's Health
A majority of US parents aren't aware of the critical benefits of DHA in the development of their children's heart, brain and eyes.
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Children With Migraine At Increased Risk Of Sleep Disturbances
Children with migraine are more likely to have sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea and lack of sleep, than children without migraine.
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Growth Hormone Is Used To Treat Twice As Many Short Boys Than Girls In US, Asia
Boys are twice as likely as girls in US and Asia to receive recombinant human growth hormone for growth hormone deficiency, illnesses that affect height, and short stature of a non-medical nature.
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Perrigo Approved For Children's Cetirizine Oral Solution
Perrigo Company has received final approval from FDA to manufacture and market over-the-counter Children's Cetirizine Hydrochloride Oral Solution and Children's Cetirizine Hydrochloride Oral Solution.
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Authorities Concerned About Toxic Infant Formula Contaminant
The toxic plastics chemical known as Bisphenol A (BPA) may be linked to a number of serious reproductive and developmental problems that are common in the US population. The smallest and hungriest babies are the most vulnerable from exposures to BPA at levels that pose risks.
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Joint Commission Alerts Of Pediatric Medication Errors
Medications specifically made for adults and administered to children in health care facilities are putting young patients at greater risk for drug errors, according to a Joint Commission alert issued today to improve pediatric safety.
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Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors
Medications specifically made for adults and administered to children in health care facilities are putting young patients at greater risk for drug errors.
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Many Parents Neglect Their Children's Feet
Many health-conscious parents don't have high standards of foot health when it comes to their children's feet.
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Incidence and Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome
Unlike many types of child abuse, the action that causes Shaken Baby Syndrome is known, occurs quickly, and is, theoretically, largely preventable.
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For Children With Heart Disease, A Risk Of Attention, Behavior Problems
Schoolchildren who required surgery as infants for congenital heart disease run a significant risk of having problems with inattention and hyperactivity, and often require remedial services in school.
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Make A Call, Protect A Child
Asking the public to report any suspected cases of child abuse or neglect is paying off.
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New Treatment Is Tough On Lice, But Gentle On Kids
Head lice is one of the most contagious conditions among children, only second to the common cold.
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Parents Warned About Danger To Infants Of Bed-Sharing
The Nebraska state's Chief Medical Officer is calling for more public awareness of the dangers of bed-sharing after six deaths.
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Giving Children Hope To Hold Onto
Every day, children are born into families that are unprepared to meet even their most basic needs.
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New Hope For Children With Kidney Tumors
Children with bilateral Wilms tumor, a cancer of the kidneys, can retain normal function in both kidneys by undergoing a procedure called bilateral nephron-sparing surgery, even when preoperative scans suggest that the tumors are inoperable.
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Fortified Juice Beverage For Kids Launched
White Hat Brands launched three new flavor juice beverage for kids, bringing the expanded product line to five all natural, fruit-filled beverages.
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Baby Chicks, Ducklings Can Cause Safety Hazard For Children
New Mexico Department of Health advises families to avoid potential exposure to Salmonella by not giving baby chicks and ducklings to children as Easter gifts.
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Children's Easter Toys May Hold Some Unwanted Surprises
Parents should examine their children's Easter toys for lead contamination following an independent scientific survey that found nearly 30 percent of holiday toys purchased randomly at retail stores contained dangerous levels of the toxic element.
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Child's Trip To Hospital Doesn't Have To Involve Fear, Tears
A child's trip to the hospital doesn't always have to involve fear and tears.
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Dyslexia Leads To School Underachievement
Most children in school that recorder underachievement were found to have dyslexia - a disorder when children have difficulties in reading, writing and spelling.
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Preserving Children's Futures Through Healthy Environments
A call for stronger commitment to protect our children's health and their future from environmental threats comes at the start of the preparations for the WHO Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health.
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Tips To Keep Kids Safe From Carbon Monoxide, Other Poisons
Parents are advised to be cautious of all potential household poisons, especially carbon monoxide.
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Gene Therapy Could Save Kids From A Lifetime Of Eating Cornstarch
A gene therapy treatment that restores a missing liver enzyme in test animals could provide a cure for a rare metabolic disorder in humans.
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New way of screening infants for fetal alcohol syndrome
Measuring the levels of FAEE in an infant's first bowel movement could be a useful method for identifying children at risk for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which may make early intervention possible.
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Children Worldwide At Risk of Second Hand Smoke
Parents should do more to protect children from second hand smoke, since it risks children's health.
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Child Underachievement Linked To Weak Working Memory
Children with under-achievement at school may be caused by weak working memory, rather than low intelligence.
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Childhood Spanking Leads To Sex Problems
Spanking children as a measure of disciplining them may later lead to sexual problems, such as forcing a partner into having sex.
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FDA Approves Nexium For Children With Reflux
FDA approves Nexium for acid reflux treatment in children aged from 1 to 11.
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Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Gets Children Eating Again
Pediatric researchers report that treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis, an inflammatory condition known as EE that often mimics reflux and can cause refusal to eat, with oral or swallowed or sprayed steroids results in significant patient improvement, but that if discontinued relapse is common.
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