Articles in Children’s Health
In the United States every year, more than 530,000 babies are born before reaching the 37th week of gestation. That’s about 12.7% of all births in the US, District of Columbia (DC), and Puerto …
Researchers at Iowa State University say the violent video games come first, influencing children in negative ways. Critics say aggressive kids just like playing aggressive games. With 90% of American kids between 8 and 16 …
Pediatricians and allergists have been suspecting it but recently the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed it: more American children than ever are developing allergies to some of the most common …
One of the most heartbreaking and frustrating diagnoses discussed today is that of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome. Although the term has been used for years, it is considered a diagnosis of exclusion, …
A recent study conducted at the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute indicates a connection between a woman’s emotional well-being during early pregnancy and the chance she will deliver a child prematurely. These preterm births, occurring …
If studies on mice carry forward with the same effects on human children, administering a general anesthesia to a child younger than three may jeopardize his or her neurological development and increase the risk of …
In the first government-backed survey conducted since Gardasil, the vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV), made its market debut in 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says about 25% of all American …
According to a statement released today from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States falls at #29 in rank for the number of infants who die during their first year …
The Institute of Medicine, chartered to establish dietary standards for all Americans, says children and teenagers need twice the currently recommended daily dose of vitamin D in order to stave off diseases such as osteoporosis …
Even though the chance of a child, age two to six, suffering a serious adverse event from ingesting one of the many over-the-counter (OTC) pediatric formulations of cough and cold medicines is only about one …
