Pediatrics / Children's Health News

Student Success In Rural Schools Determined By Attitude

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:40:05 GMT

While most of the country focuses on ACT scores, student-teacher ratio and rigorous curriculum to increase student success, it may be the commitment to excellence that determines student achievement in rural schools.

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STD, Urinary Tract Infection May Be Bad Combination For Birth Defect

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:20:06 GMT

Women who reported having both a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and urinary tract infection (UTI) just before or during early pregnancy were four times more likely to have babies with gastroschisis a severe birth defect in which infants are born with their intestines and other internal organs outside the abdomen, University of Utah researchers report in the online British Medical Journal.

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Misuse Of Child Safety Seats Increases Risks By Ten Times For School Age Children

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:20:05 GMT

Beth Bruce has heard a lot of reasons from parents why their school-aged children aren't using booster seats.

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Families Converge On Capitol Hill To Demonstrate Support For Children's Hospitals

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:20:04 GMT

Twenty-nine patient families from across the U.S. will travel to Washington, D.C., to speak with federal lawmakers about an issue of vital importance to them -- the fate of children's health care and the essential role that children's hospitals play in the community.

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Link Discovered Between Caesarean Sections And Risk Of Asthma

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:20:03 GMT

Babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 % increased risk of developing asthma compared to babies born naturally.

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Positive School Environments Can Help Reduce Student Smoking

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:20:02 GMT

A survey of high-school children in Scotland has shown that pupils who experience positive and inclusive social environments in schools are less likely to take up smoking.

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Slowing Decline In Infant Mortality Linked To Poor Health Among Pregnant Women, Report Finds

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:05 GMT

A slowing in the decline of the U.S. infant mortality rate since 2000 can be linked to poor health among pregnant women, according to a report released Wednesday by the group Trust for America's Health, CQ HealthBeat reports.

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March Of Dimes Announces Prematurity Campaign Expansion At Surgeon General's Conference

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:05 GMT

The March of Dimes has extended its Prematurity Campaign by 10 years to 2020 and will work to address preterm birth globally.

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New Test Could Aid Children Suffering From Reflux Disease

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:04 GMT

A nuclear medicine imaging test was used to confirm that children with respiratory problems may be more likely to develop gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to researchers at SNM's 55th Annual Meeting.

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Tercica Announces Results From Increlex R IGFD Patient Registry And Other Increlex R Studies At The 90th Meeting Of The Endocrine Society

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:03 GMT

Tercica, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRCA) announced the first results from the Increlex Growth Forum Database (IGFD) Registry in two posters presented at the 90th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Francisco.

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