Comforting behavior mistaken for movement disorder
... comforting act of infantile masturbation can lead parents and physicians to believe a child is suffering fro...mends pediatricians and pediatric neurologists ask parents to video-tape the episodes before performing invasive and often expensive tests that could be unnece...Medical College of Wisconsin study
...134.8 days for those without case managers). Had parents who were substantially more satisfied with the process of obtaining insurance (80 percent vs. 29 percent). Dr. Flores and his colleagues conducted the study in Boston from May 2002 to August 2004 with 275 uninsured Latino children and their parent...Teen weight control behavior may reflect mothers' attitudes on weight
...ociation between body weight of children and their parents is known to be affected by genetic and cultural fa...he weight concerns and weight control practices of parents and their children. Mothers are thought to play a role in the transmission of cultural values about...Research suggests making exercise more fun might boost fitness levels of US adolescents
...l good. Weight loss, peer influences and urging by parents also influenced some youth to become active, but o...she said. It was somewhat surprising that friends, parents and hoping for weight loss showed weaker effects. "People may not think that adolescents would view ...Statement of registered dietitian Rebecca S. Reeves, President of the American Dietetic Association
...marketing and advertising that target children. As parents and as a nation, we owe our children the best poss...ssages for children often are not filtered through parents and thus have a direct impact on children's food and beverage requests. A 2003 survey by the America...Cell phones can increase your distress level
...e for the next generation of workers, spouses, and parents because they cannot imagine life any other way," the author states. "Even so, worries about the implications for technology users are not likely to disappear."...Parents advised to rethink dummy use
...is type of mixed result poses quite a quandary for parents and researchers," Dr Kendall said. "Every parent would want to do all they can to reduce the risk of a SIDS tragedy, so what we've tried to do is weigh up the various risks and benefits. "As breastfeeding provides a host of health and developmental b...Parents of children with cancer suffer post-traumatic stress symptoms, both immediate and lingering
...mmend that hospital staff members routinely screen parents for such stress symptoms during a child's treatmen...ng strengths in families, while being sensitive to parents at higher risk for stress symptoms that may interfere with their daily functioning." The Children's ...FSU study finds body image stereotypes may begin in the high chair
...a State University studies. Researchers found that parents of 3-year-olds worried that their sons but not the... but their sons did not. The findings suggest that parents may be buying into gender stereotypes about appetite and body size even with children as young as 36...Hidden cost of teen pain in the UK almost 4 billion per year
...recently used pain management services. They asked parents to outline the additional costs that they have inc...cial burden is picked up by the NHS, much falls on parents and other carers. "Parents and carers make significant adjustments to their lives in an attempt to c...Mom and dad are key to how we handle stress
...e considered insecure, or poorly attached to their parents showing only minor growth in their coping styles, were less inclined to seek support and frequently used poor coping behaviors, such as withdrawal. Participants from age fourteen to seventeen completed a questionnaire once a year that consisted of e...A little telomerase isn't enough
...symptoms of the disease at younger ages than their parents or grandparents, say the researchers. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in October 2005, Greider and her team reported their study of one family with dyskeratosis congenita. Mary Armanios, M.D., now an assistant professor of onco...Having sibling with cardiovascular disease associated with higher CVD risk
...risk that is greater than that conferred by having parents with CVD, according to a study in the December 28 issue of JAMA. Cardiovascular disease in a first-degree relative confers increased risk for CVD, but whether familial CVD is truly an independent risk factor remains controversial, according to backgr...Pediatric oncologists should help with difficult decisions
...right and duty. We believe that is too simplistic; parents expect and need help from the clinician with diffi...o read, listen and explain the information so that parents thoroughly understand the options when they have to make a treatment decision. Treatment options are...Bipolar disorder more common than expected in hospitalized adolescents
... Schizophrenia) as well as other history from both parents and adolescents. They found that manic symptoms such as severe irritability, impulsivity, depression, and hypersexuality are frequently found in hospitalized adolescents. Twenty percent of these patients were diagnosed with juvenile bipolar disorder ...Teen daughters of parents with HIV have higher childbearing rate
Adolescent daughters of parents with HIV in New York City have a high childbearing...males age 15. In the current study of daughters of parents with HIV, the pregnancy rate ranged from 38 percent to 67 percent, depending on participation in a c...Parents' impressions of neighborhood safety linked to children's weight
Children who live in neighborhoods that their parents believe are unsafe are more likely to be overweigh... who watch large amounts of television or who have parents with high BMIs are more likely to be overweight, but little is known about how a child's neighborhoo...Black baby girls more likely to live when born very premature
...less than 2 pounds, and one of the first questions parents of these infants ask is if their child will live, ...ation as I can before the baby is born to give the parents a realistic expectation of survival," he said. "Not all babies are the same, especially with regard ...SUVs no safer than passenger cars for children, new study finds
... child safety seats and their larger size may lead parents to believe SUVs are safer than passenger cars," sa...the study population 24 percent in 2004. "We want parents to be able to make fully informed decisions regarding the choice of vehicle for their family," says ......convenient rhIGF-1 replacement therapy product for parents and children to store, transport and administer." Increlex was generally well tolerated and no subjects withdrew from the clinical trials due to adverse events. The most common drug-related adverse events were hypoglycemia, lipohypertrophy, and tonsi...