Child Health News

Medindia's Press Release’ section provides the latest press release on Child Health from across the world for the global audience. This page links to 2528 Child Health press releases.

Israeli Medical Research Offers New Hope for Treating Childhood Leukemia

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 5 A team of Israeli scientists at the Sheba Medical Center's Research Center for Leukemia and Childhood Malignancies has discovered a method for developing a more effective and less perilous treatment for those ...


British Medical Journal Reports Innovative Swedish Program For Treating Childhood Obesity; Program for Control of Body Weight Opens in New York in April

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 The British Medical Journal released today a report on a study conducted in Bristol, United Kingdom, that found that a breakthrough Swedish program using a computerized device called "Mandometer"® was significantly more ...

Hereditary Factors Contribute to Aneurysm Formation in Twins

CHICAGO, Jan. 5 A new study in the January issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery(®), published by the Society for Vascular Surgery®, reveals robust epidemiological evidence that hereditary factors contribute to aneurysm formation in ...

New Pediatrics Report Urges Medical Community to Address Underlying Pathologies in Patients With Autism

NIXA, Mo., Jan. 4 An article published today in the journal Pediatrics confirms what parents and advocacy organizations have been saying for years: many individuals with autism suffer from gastrointestinal disease that can contribute to behaviors ...

Refusing Immunizations Increases the Risk of Varicella Illness in Children, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

DENVER, Jan. 4 Children of parents who refuse vaccines are nine times more likely to get chickenpox compared to fully immunized children, according to a new study led by a vaccine research team at Kaiser Permanente Colorado's Institute ...

Status of California's Kids Critical to Restoring Economic Stability in State, According to New Children Now Report Card

State's Recovery Depends on Improvements to Children's Education and Health Status OAKLAND, Calif. , Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Significant changes to children's health care and education policies are required for California to ...

St. Christopher's Foundation for Children Ronald McDonald(R)Care Mobile Presents Three Oral Health Care Tips for Kids for 2010

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4 To kick-off the New Year in a healthy way, Judy Gelinas, director of the St. Christopher's Foundation for Children's Community Oral Health Initiative, recommends that local parents have their children adopt the following three ...

Landmark Consensus Articles Published in Pediatrics Acknowledge the Need to Improve Evaluation and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders in Individuals with Autism

The Autism Research Institute encourages parents who feel their child might have GI dysfunction to bring these important papers to the attention of their health care providers NEW YORK , Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A causal ...

Children & Health Reform: Where We Stand

NEW YORK , Dec. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Irwin Redlener , MD, President and Co-founder of the Children's Health Fund , a national organization that advocates for and develops primary care programs for disadvantaged and medically ...

Autism Treatment Crisis: Insufficient Number of Providers to Meet Alarming Increase in Need

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 According to a study recently released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, it is estimated that approximately 673,000 children aged 3-21 ...

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Childhood Attention Issues Linked to Psychosis Risk

Childhood Attention Issues Linked to Psychosis Risk

Children genetically predisposed to neuropsychiatric and cognitive disorders are more likely to experience severe psychotic symptoms and attention problems, stated new study. ...

The Lingering Effects of Childhood BMI on Lung Health

The Lingering Effects of Childhood BMI on Lung Health

In children abnormal BMI, whether too high or too low was found to be linked to impaired lung function. ( ) About 10 percent people suffer from poor lung function in childhood. They also cannot achieve maximal lung capacity in adulthood, ...

Kenya Faces Child Malnutrition Surge

Kenya Faces Child Malnutrition Surge

According to Kenya's National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), approximately 479,498 children under five in 23 arid regions are suffering from acute malnutrition and require treatment. ...

Do Elimination Diets Really Help Kids With Eczema?

Do Elimination Diets Really Help Kids With Eczema?

Parents of children with atopic dermatitis (eczema) sometimes consider elimination diets to lower food allergy risks. However, a new study reveals that elimination diets offer only slight improvement for AD symptoms, with mild lesion ...

Early Infant Feeding Choices Crucial for Obesity Risk

Early Infant Feeding Choices Crucial for Obesity Risk

A study followed 299 women and their infants from pregnancy to toddlerhood, investigating the factors contributing to rapid infant weight gain. The research identified specific...

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