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(Medical Xpress)—A significant proportion of injuries in the home, costing millions of dollars a year, are related to how a house is built and maintained, according to new research from the University of Otago, Wellington. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hazards-homes-gardens-major-injury.html Health Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:30:01 EST news286520426 (HealthDay)—Many women choose to have labor induced or to have an elective Cesarean delivery before the full term of their pregnancy is up, but a new study suggests their child's development may suffer if they are born even a little early. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-babies-born-slightly-early-lag.html Pediatrics Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:46:58 EST news285392809 (HealthDay)—For healthy full-term infants, development at age 12 months is associated with gestational age, with scores increasing for each additional week of gestation, according to a study published online April 15 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-full-term-gestational-age-tied-months.html Pediatrics Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:40:01 EST news285249423 Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered that a certain type of DNA damage long thought to be particularly detrimental to brain cells can actually be part of a regular, non-harmful process. The team further found that disruptions to this process occur in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease—and identified two therapeutic strategies that reduce these disruptions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-scientists-dna-brain.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:10:01 EST news283335265 An allergic reaction to cockroaches is a major contributor to asthma in urban children, but new research suggests that the insects are just one part of a more complex story. Very early exposure to certain components of air pollution can increase the risk of developing a cockroach allergy by age 7 and children with a common mutation in a gene called GSTM may be especially vulnerable. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-air-pollution-primes-children-asthma-related.html Immunology Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:20:02 EST news279307574 Regular family meals round a table boosts kids' fruit and vegetable intake, and make it easier for them to reach the recommended five portions a day, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-regular-family-meals-boost-kids.html Health Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:30:03 EST news275158233 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 28% of adolescents are overweight. This means that about 1 in every 5 parents is thinking about how to discuss this with their child. Creating a healthful home environment, modeling healthful behaviors, and providing encouragement and support to adolescents for positive behavior changes may be more effective than communicating with adolescents about weight-related topics, according to a new study released in the November/December 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-parents-teens-overweight.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:44:03 EST news271601026 (Medical Xpress)—Breathlessness is one of the most distressing symptoms of lung cancer for both the patients and their carers, but QUT researchers are developing techniques to help patients effectively manage it themselves, and help ease their fear and anxiety. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-lung-cancer-self-manage-breathlessness.html Cancer Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:25:13 EST news270984305 Cutting screen time and not rewarding children's good behaviour with sweets are among the steps parents could take to reduce overweight and obesity in children before they start school, according to research by the University of Sydney. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-obesity-dont-sweets-reward-children.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:26:56 EST news268385194 Vienna, Austria: Parental problems and a chaotic home environment could be preventing children from taking their prescribed asthma medication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-parental-problems-children-much-needed-asthma.html Immunology Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:20:02 EST news265971962 A new study is the first to find a difference between how boys and girls respond to prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos. Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health found that, at age 7, boys had greater difficulty with working memory, a key component of IQ, than girls with similar exposures. On the plus side, having nurturing parents improved working memory, especially in boys, although it did not lessen the negative cognitive effects of exposure to the chemical. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-boys-vulnerable-girls-insecticide-chlorpyrifos.html Health Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:52:36 EST news263649142 (HealthDay) -- U.S. health officials said Wednesday that they're hoping to reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs among nursing home residents by 15 percent before year's end. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-antipsychotic-drug-nursing-homes.html Medications Wed, 30 May 2012 19:20:01 EST news257617023 (HealthDay) -- Little girls from troubled homes are more likely to be obese at age 5 than girls from happier ones, new research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-homes-fuel-obesity-girls.html Health Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:12:10 EST news253804318 Researchers estimate nearly 800,000 preventable adverse drug events may occur in nursing homes each year. Many of these incidents could be prevented with safety practices such as medication reconciliation, a process in which health care professionals, such as physicians, pharmacists and nurses, review medication regimens to identify and resolve discrepancies when patients transfer between health care settings. In nursing homes, both registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) often are responsible for this safety practice. A recent study by a University of Missouri gerontological nursing expert found, when observed, these nurses often differed in how they identified discrepancies. Recognizing the distinct differences between RNs and LPNs could lead to fewer medication errors and better patient care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-collaboration-nursing-home-rns-lpns.html Health Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:38:01 EST news250951074 In a national Swedish adoption study, the risk for drug abuse appears to be increased among adopted children whose biological parents had a history of drug abuse, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-drug-abuse-children-family-genetics.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:00:02 EST news250167338 Researchers have found that parents of young children who anger easily and over-react are more likely to have toddlers who act out and become upset easily. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-over-reactive-parenting-linked-negative-emotions.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:59:27 EST news249040536 Young teens who watch a lot of movies featuring alcohol are twice as likely to start drinking compared to peers who watch relatively few such films, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-alcohol-movies-young-teens-habits.html Health Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:30:02 EST news248957558 Nearly 1 in 10 children have asthma, according to government statistics, and in low-income parts of Boston, nearly 16 percent of children are affected. A program called the Community Asthma Initiative (CAI), developed and implemented in 2005 by clinicians at Children's Hospital Boston, demonstrates the potential to dramatically reduce hospitalization and emergency department visits for asthma -- improving patient outcomes and saving $1.46 per dollar spent through reduced hospital utilization. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-home-asthma-patients-payers.html Health Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:00:01 EST news248934830