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Amid the flu epidemic, don't forget RSV in young children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Influenza, particularly H1N1, has understandably captured the attention of public health officials, the media and the public. However, an analysis from Children's Hospital Boston, based on patients seen in its emergency department ...


Adoption: Every child deserves a home

Medicine & Health / Other

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Finding a permanent home for children and youth who are in the care of welfare agencies should be a priority for all Canadians, write Laura Eggertson, Dr. Noni MacDonald, Cindy Baldassi and Dr. Paul Hébert in an editorial ...


Exposures to metals and diesel emissions in air linked to respiratory symptoms in children

Medicine & Health / Health

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Exposure shortly after birth to ambient metals from residential heating oil combustion and particles from diesel emissions are associated with respiratory symptoms in young inner city children, according to a new study by ...


New study links alcohol in pregnancy to child behavior problems

Medicine & Health / Health

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A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found evidence that the amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behaviour in different ways.


Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

Medicine & Health / Health

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In a new study, the amount of television viewed by many young children in child care settings doubles the previous estimates of early childhood screen time, with those in home-based settings watching significantly more on ...


Parent training complements medication for treating behavioral problems in children with PDD

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment that includes medication plus a structured training program for parents reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and related conditions, according to a study funded by the National Institute of ...


Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty.


Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (AP)

Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.


Mother's depression a risk factor in childhood asthma symptoms, study suggests

Mother's depression a risk factor in childhood asthma symptoms, study suggests

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Maternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in their children, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.


Hidden Risks Of Modular Classrooms

Hidden Risks Of Modular Classrooms

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Every school day, more than 5 million students in the United States attend lessons held in modular classrooms. With new carpeting and paint, metal roofs and noisy ventilation systems, they can be a health ...



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