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Low levels of key, body-regulating chemicals in mothers during the first three months of pregnancy may interfere with the baby’s brain development, a large American study shows. These chemicals, or hormones, are produced in the thyroid gland in the neck and are known to influence fetal growth. Investigators have suspected that disruptions in their production, […]
Universal COVID-19 testing of children who are having procedures requiring anesthesia promotes efficient use of personal protective equipment (PPE), according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2020 annual meeting. Testing can rule out children who would otherwise be suspected of having COVID-19 based on symptoms or possible exposure to the virus. Ruling out COVID-19 […]
Every third child in the world has too much lead in their body, according to a report from UNICEF and Pure Earth. Norwegian children are also affected. As many as 800 million children have dangerously high lead values in their blood. The neurotoxin can cause permanent brain damage. The huge international numbers come from a […]
Research findings from Aarhus University and the Central Denmark Region’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Centre show that quality of life is poorer for preschool children with ADHD compared to children from the control population. But the children’s quality of life can be significantly improved using treatment without medication. Hyperactivity, difficulty concentrating, impulsive behavior and problems […]
An experimental treatment for eczema that aims to modify the skin microbiome safely reduced disease severity and increased quality of life for children as young as 3 years of age, a National Institutes of Health study has found. These improvements persisted for up to eight months after treatment stopped, researchers report Sept. 9 in Science […]
The National Audit Office study shows that poorer children are twice at risk of obesity than well-off kids. Black youngsters are also more prone to being very overweight than white counterparts. The Whitehall spending watchdog accuses successive governments of struggling to tackle the ticking time bomb. The 60-page study warns: “It is not clear that […]
Adults in the United States believe children should be almost 5 years old before talking with them about race, even though some infants are aware of race and preschoolers may have already developed racist beliefs, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. Delays in these important conversations could make it more difficult […]
Nationally, the number jumped from 241,904 to 338,982 between the weeks of from 7/16-7/30, according to the joint report. (iStock) A new report states over 97,000 new coronavirus cases in children was reported the last half of July, an increase by 40% in children’s cases. California, in particular, has had rampant increase of coronavirus cases among […]
Fox News Flash top headlines for July 31 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Children under five years of age may harbor up to 100 times as much of the coronavirus in their noses and throats as infected adults and older children, according to a study out of […]
Appendicitis is the most common cause for emergency abdominal surgery in childhood, affecting 80,000 children in the United States each year, but nonoperative treatment options are viable. A study performed by the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium, led by Peter Minneci, MD, and Katherine Deans, MD, co-founders and directors of the Center for Surgical Outcomes Research […]