Children have fewer components that strengthen their immune defense than adults do. This is shown in a mapping of children's saliva that was carried out at Malmö University in Sweden. The study may have found an explanation for children's inability to fend off infections. The saliva in the...
Although child health experts recommend that children begin oral health care by age 1 or when their first teeth emerge, a new report from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health shows that most children ages 1-2 have not yet started seeing a dentist. In May 2011, the...
A new study conducted in an eye clinic in India found that correction of amblyopia, also called "lazy eye," can be achieved in many older children, if they stick to a regimen that includes playing video games along with standard amblyopia treatment. At the 115th Annual Meeting of the American...
Very young children who live in a home with a swimming pool are at risk of drowning, a leading cause of injury death among toddlers. A study abstract presented Monday, Oct. 17, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Boston identifies three likely...
Although children and adolescents in the child welfare system are at increased risk of attempted suicide compared with the general population, rates are highest before they enter care then begin to decline, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Approximately 76 000...
White children are far more likely to receive cranial computed tomography (CT) scans in an emergency department following minor head trauma than are African-American or Hispanic children, a study by researchers at UC Davis has found. The study findings do not indicate that CT scans are underused...
Marion Burton, MD, FAAP, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) addressed attendees on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition in Boston. Dr. Burton outlined AAP efforts to advance its agenda for children and reflect on his year as AAP president. In...
Less than half of pediatric car passengers suffering injuries from motor vehicle crashes were restrained, with the lowest rates among blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans, according to a research abstract presented Saturday, Oct. 15, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National...
Updated guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offer new information on diagnosing and treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in younger children and in adolescents. Emerging evidence makes it possible to diagnose and manage ADHD in children from ages 4 to 18...
Action Medical Research the leading UK-wide medical research charity dedicated to helping babies and children has announced grants worth more than £1.3 million for top researchers across the country. The charity has been supporting significant medical breakthroughs for nearly 60 years, and...
Spaceships and robots are being used as themes in a set of computer games to boost children's memory skills as part of a unique research project which hopes to reduce childhood anxiety and improve academic performance. The researchers have been given a grant from children's charity Action...
The more Chinese children are exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke, the more they have symptoms like coughing at night, sneezing, phlegm without a cold, sneezing with itchy-watery eyes and impaired lung-function growth. Lead study author Tze-wai Wong, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong...
I can only just remember it. I think it may have been an Easter special on T.V. I remember one part where the train gets stuck because butter has been poured on the tracks. But they pour candy on the tracks and are able to keep going. I think they may have sung 'Big Rock Candy Mountain' during...
stop for the last 15 years? if I tell her something, then say, "I'm begging you - please don't tell anyone, it's embarrassing." and two hours later my dad said, "well, she told everyone at dinner." (to a large group of relatives at a restaurant). For 15 years I've stopped telling her...
Look at this map, of a small part of the state of Minnesota:
See the wide channel that runs from left to right with the windy river in it? You are looking at one of the most amazing stories in geological history ever. I'd like to tell you about it.
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