NHLBI Asthma Clinical Research Networks and ALA ACRC Network to present at ATS 2007
... using inhaled steroids early in life in high-risk kids to modify the development of wheezing and protect lung function" The bottom line is no. You can control asthma, but you cant make it go away. In this study, children considered to be at high risk of asthma include those with recurrent wheezing in the...Leading prevention researchers meeting in Washington, D.C., May 30-June 1, 2007
... obesity rates. Prevention research shows that kids who have difficulty paying attention and who have ...00 students shows how interventions can help these kids during elementary school years. A national effort surveying nighttime and daytime motorists wil...Once-fatal metabolic disorders treatable, says Stanford/Packard researcher
...id Enns. "By the time the results come back, these kids are already in the hospital and going into a coma. The sooner you identify them, the better the possible outcome." Alternative pathway therapy includes a combination of two drugs that work to help the body rid itself of excess nitrogen: sodium phen...Society for Prevention Research meeting May 30-June 1, Washington, D.C.
...ect obesity rates. Prevention research shows that kids who have difficulty paying attention and who have ...00 students shows how interventions can help these kids during elementary school years. A national effort surveying nighttime and daytime motorists will b...Study: Directly observed HIV therapy for children is promising
... can lead to treatment failure and the need to put kids on more expensive, second-line therapies. The next steps researchers must take, Pugatch said, are to conduct a randomized, controlled trial to compare directly observed therapy with standard care as well as to conduct a rigorous cost-benefit analys...Heat-related deaths in middle, high school football players spikes in 2006
...t of boys who died playing or practicing football, kids whose body temperatures rose so high and so fast u...entable ..., Mueller said, shaking his head. Those kids could be alive today. Five young athletes, from 11 to 17 years old, died of heat stroke in 2006. T......niversity of Montreal, the team gave both autistic kids and normal kids two of the most popular IQ tests used in schools. The two tests are both highly regarded, but they a...Old McDonald's has a hold on kids' taste buds, Stanford/Packard study finds
...e over a growing movement to restrict marketing to kids under 8 years old. "Kids don't just ask for foo...and whether they had any toys from McDonald's. The kids had an average of 2.4 televisions in their homes, and more than half the kids had a TV in their bedr...Parents' depression can weigh on children
... and psychological issues is a key part of helping kids manage their weight, Janicke said. Aside from helping kids open up about making healthier lifestyle choices, psychologists also can help children deal with dep...Baby DVDs, videos may hinder, not help, infants' language development
...ial human interaction at this very young age. Old kids may be different, but the youngest babies seem to learn language best from people, Meltzoff said. In my clinical practice, I am frequently asked by parents what the value of these products is, said Christakis. The evidence is mounting that they are...