Study finds some bottled water has more bacteria and less fluoride than tap water
...t's because excessive ingestion of fluoride during childhood can cause fluorosis, a demineralization of the dental enamel that may result in discolored teeth. Manufacturers are not required to include fluoride levels on their labels, but the researchers believe they should be. Currently, consumers must either...Dietary bioflavonoids induce DNA breaks, may contribute to infant leukemia
...could be a causative agent for infant and possibly childhood leukemias," continue the authors. "Maternal inges...tero," they conclude, "leading to infant and early childhood leukemias." Infant leukemias are rare, affecting only about 37 out of every million children in th...Study shows obsessive-compulsive disorder runs in families
...ches all ages, the period of greatest risk is from childhood to middleage. Twin studies have shown identical twins have a higher incidence of OCD-- almost 90 percent -- than fraternal twins, where the odds of both havingthe disorder is close to 50 percent....Vaccination reform may improve consistency of care for children
...eported referrals to health department clinics for childhood immunizations, vaccine financing reforms appear to be effective in keeping children in their primary care medical homes," concluded Szilagyi. This study was supported in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Ritalin and Prozac: Study finds more kids using both drug types together
...shed study on physicians' treatment strategies for childhood depression. In that research, he found that most primary care physicians still rely mostly on referral and counseling, rather than medications like SSRIs, for their young patients. But he also found that many physicians reported a lack of comfort wit...Taking public health to the streets works
...nt-education sessions were also conducted at early childhood centers, schools, churches, and sports clubs. Parents of at-risk children were given fact sheets, which included contact information of physicians as well as those of neighbors willing to help out in case of an emergency. Parents were also given wa...Study: crime, lack of PE, recreation programs lead U.S. adolescents to couch-potato lifestyles
...ve that introducing healthy activity habits during childhood and adolescence will lead to more active adults who lead longer, healthier lives. "School is really the perfect place to start," she said. "If we can get schools to provide safe and accessible places for kids to be active, then there's a huge potent......together, are credited with major advances against childhood cancer in the past 25 years. Some children's cance...t form of cancer -- and may be applicable to other childhood and adult malignancies as well....Baltimore researchers receive $40 million from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
...force in promoting immunization as a way to reduce childhood deaths in developing countries," says Donald E. Wilson, M.D., M.A.C.P, University of Maryland vice president for medical affairs and dean of its School of Medicine. "Not only is this a wonderful opportunity for us to help solve an important public he...Transgenic mice aid research into deadly cancer
... there. The disease accounts for over half of all childhood cancers in Africa, where it affects about two out of 100,000 children every year. Incidence in Western countries is much lower, but has been on the rise with the spread of AIDS, since the cancer also strikes adults with compromised immune systems. N...Injured children have higher survival rates at pediatric trauma centers than at adult trauma centers
...el II adult trauma centers). More than 1.5 million childhood injuries occur each year, resulting in 500,000 hospitalizations and between 15,000 and 20,000 deaths. Regional pediatric trauma centers have been developed to provide the best care for injured children, but given the relative shortage of such centers...Smoking among teen-agers increases risk for anxiety disorders
...aphobia among teens. When taking into account age, childhood temperament, depression, and the adolescent's alcohol and drug use, as well as the education, smoking habits, and mental health of the youth's parents, Dr. Johnson and colleagues found a strong association between smoking during adolescence and anxie...Impulsiveness, aggression, alcohol and adolescents
...about the development of the serotonin system from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood. New brain imaging techniques may allow us to study brain chemistry directly rather than relying on measurement of effects of brain chemistry on blood chemistry. Through an understanding of the brain and behavi...Other highlights in the October 15 issue of JNCI
... in Nordic Countries, Study Finds The incidence of childhood leukemias in Nordic countries has been stable for ... countries had reported an increasing incidence of childhood leukemias in recent decades. Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim, M.D., of the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark, ...Deaf children who get cochlear implants earliest get the biggest language boost, large study finds
...lants as early in life as possible. Researchers in childhood development have consistently found that toddlers and young children reach crucial milestones in speech and language development early in life. The new study's result may clearly point to the risk of missing or delaying those milestones because of he......ill perform a longitudinal study of Filipino early childhood development. The research will pinpoint how early childhood interventions may improve children's performance in school and identify how conditions in the family...One more visit could close demographic gaps in infant immunization efforts
...his will will play an increasing important role in childhood vaccination. MISSED OPPORTUNITIES Among African-American children, the primary reason for inadequate vaccination coverage does not appear to be too few visits, according to another study using NIS data. Of the more than one-quarter ...Study shows infliximab can maintain long-term remissions in Crohns disease
...ely 500,000 Americans, typically beginning in late childhood or early adulthood. The disease causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. It can result in diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain and weight loss. In up to 30 percent of patients, Crohn's disease causes fistulas -- openings that burrow through t...Feeling of hopelessness increases risk of dying
... depending on factors such as cultural background, childhood experiences, economic security and whether hopeless individuals also are experiencing depression, according to the study. More research is also needed on the exact mechanisms by which hopelessness may increase the risk of death, according to the s......t of health education on the management of chronic childhood illness have focused on the primary adult caregiver as the key figure in changing family health behavior. This study, however, examines the opposite question: to what extent do children initiate health communications with parents, and do these commun...