News tagged with children
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Developmental delays in children following prolonged seizures
Researchers from the UK determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus (CSE)—a seizure lasting longer than thirty minutes. The study appearing today ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Genome wide study identifies genetic variants associated with childhood obesity
Researchers have identified four genes newly associated with severe childhood obesity. They also found an increased burden of rare structural variations in severely obese children.
Genetics
Apr 07, 2013 |
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Diabetes-linked autoantibodies may alter children's gut microbes
(HealthDay)—Children with diabetes-associated autoantibodies have alterations in the gut microbiome, according to a study published in the April issue of Diabetes.
Diabetes
Apr 06, 2013 |
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All hospital emergency rooms should be prepared for children
(HealthDay)—All hospital emergency departments (EDs), including community hospital EDs, should have the appropriate medications, equipment, policies, and staff to provide effective emergency care for children, ...
Health
Apr 05, 2013 |
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Investigating child abuse: How interview training really matters
(Medical Xpress)—Gathering evidence from children about alleged sex abuse is problematic. Research shows that when interviewers are trained in a protocol that favours open-ended questions more cases lead ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 05, 2013 |
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Child heart surgeons access clearer picture of their success rate
For the first time, teams that care for children needing heart surgery have been able to review their short-term success rate better across all the different operations they perform.
Cardiology
Apr 05, 2013 |
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Differential hearing difficulties cause kids to fall behind at school
(Medical Xpress)—Some children who have trouble learning in the classroom have difficulty switching their listening attention and so have trouble following a conversation from one talker to the next, according to a University ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 05, 2013 |
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Growth hormone reverses growth problems in children with kidney failure
Growth hormone therapy can help reverse growth problems in children with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). However, trea ...
Medical research
Apr 04, 2013 |
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Despite big progress, many kids have high lead levels in blood (Update)
(HealthDay)—There has been a big drop in the number of American children with elevated blood lead levels over the past four decades, but about 2.6 percent of children aged 1 to 5 years still have too much lead in their ...
Health
Apr 04, 2013 |
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Despite free health care, household income affects chronic disease control in kids
Researchers at the University of Montreal have found that the glycated hemoglobin levels of children with type 1 diabetes followed at its affiliated Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital (CHU Sainte-Justine) ...
Diabetes
Apr 04, 2013 |
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Melanoma rates rising in US children
(HealthDay)—Melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, doesn't usually occur in kids, but a new study shows that it's happening more often.
Cancer
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Autism linked to increased genetic change in regions of genome instability
(Medical Xpress)—Children with autism have increased levels of genetic change in regions of the genome prone to DNA rearrangements, so called "hotspots," according to a research discovery to be published ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Tips to help your child manage the challenges of autism
(Medical Xpress)—As Autism Awareness Month kicks off this April, experts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) offer tips to an increasing number of parents and children facing the challenges ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Early poor mental health link to early puberty
(Medical Xpress)—Children who have an earlier onset of puberty have poorer mental health from as early as preschool age, a new study by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute has found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 02, 2013 |
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Access to mental health care lacking for children, teens across the US
Everyday, news reports detail the impact of the deficiencies in the nation's mental health care services. Even more startling, a survey from the University of Michigan reveals that many adults across the U.S. believe children ...
Health
Apr 02, 2013 |
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