http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (AP) -- One of the world's smallest surviving babies is headed home. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-la-hospital-tiny-baby-home.html Other Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:02:12 EST news246261693 An exact determination of expected body weight for adolescents based on age, height and gender is critical for diagnosis and management of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia. However, there are no clear guidelines regarding the appropriate method for calculating this weight in children with such disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-experts-urge-bmi-method-weight.html Health Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:38:15 EST news244874289 (AP) -- By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. More than 1 in 10 parents reject that, refusing some shots or delaying others mainly because of safety concerns, a national survey found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-parents-kids-shots.html Health Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:10:30 EST news236877019 Young children who watch fast-paced, fantastical television shows may become handicapped in their readiness for learning, according to a new University of Virginia study published in the October issue of the journal Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-fast-paced-fantastical-television-compromise-behavior.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:07:04 EST news235015589 Analysis by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers of ten years of scientific studies has resulted in changes in American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for how initial urinary tract infection in infants and toddlers is diagnosed and treated. This change will affect thousands of children every year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-iu-analysis-diagnosis-utis-young.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:25:56 EST news233922348 (AP) -- Kids may be safest in cars when grandma or grandpa are driving instead of mom or dad, according to study results that even made the researchers do a double-take. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-grandparents-safer-drivers-mom-dad.html Other Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:40:01 EST news230188161 As the weather gets warmer, many parents will turn to pools to keep their family cool. Due to their low cost and ease of use, portable pools - which include wading pools, inflatable pools and soft-sided, self-rising pools - have become an increasingly popular alternative to expensive in-ground pools or water park visits. While portable pools can be a great way for children to cool off during hot summer days, a new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital has found that these pools may be more dangerous than many parents realize. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-portable-pools-risky-in-ground.html Health Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:19:21 EST news227762311 Proposals recommending routine screening of all children for autism gets a thumbs down from researchers at McMaster University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-routine-screening-autism.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:20:05 EST news227073834 (PhysOrg.com) -- Young people who have sustained a head injury during their lifetime are more likely to engage in violent behavior, according to an eight-year study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-people-injuries-violent-behavior.html Health Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:52:13 EST news226223494 Two new studies led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have found some antibiotics may be overused for children with asthma and urinary tract infections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-ucsf-antibiotic-patterns-children.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 25 May 2011 09:52:16 EST news225535918 Despite significant technological improvements, children reliant on long-term mechanical ventilation often require extensive additional care, including costly hospital stays and emergency visits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-kids-long-term-ventilation-require-longer.html Health Tue, 24 May 2011 12:00:30 EST news225457150