Posts Tagged ‘children’

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is characterized by an enduring pattern of uncooperative, disobedient, explosive angry outbursts, and hostile behavior towards authority figures for at least 6 months. Kids experience some of the same mental health disorders of adults, such as mood and anxiety disorders. These may even become precursors ... Full story

Obesity in children is rising in numbers. And it’s very likely that the era of television and computer games have greatly contributed to the increased generation of fat kids. It’s true. Obesity in children is rising in numbers. And it’s very likely that the era of television ... Full story

A new Mayo Clinic study has found that Gamma Knife™ stereotactic radiosurgery is a safe and effective option for selected children with arteriovenous malformations. This study was presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in Philadelphia last week. An intracranial arteriovenous malformation is an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain. Normally, oxygen-rich blood enters the brain through ... Full story

Washington, May 4 (ANI): Children who are disabled are at increased risk of becoming obesity. Now, a team of researchers has described possible ways to prevent or treat this problem. In the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Thomas Reinehr and his colleagues from Witten/Herdecke University have tried to tackle the problem. There are many reasons that a disabled child may be overweight. One reason may be ... Full story

Shocking new data* released by Asthma UK Northern Ireland on World Asthma Day (4 May) suggests that 89% of adults in Northern Ireland would not be completely confident about what to do if a child with asthma in their care had an asthma attack. Asthma is believed by many to be a mild and harmless condition, yet in Northern Ireland more than 600 children ... Full story

Shocking new data* released by Asthma UK Cymru on World Asthma Day (4 May) suggests that 89% of adults in Wales would not be completely confident about what to do if a child with asthma in their care had an asthma attack. Asthma is believed by many to be a mild and harmless condition, yet in Wales more than 1,400 Welsh children with asthma ... Full story

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics reports that obese children have a higher risk of being bullied, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, social skills, academic achievement or gender. The study, titled "Weight status as a predictor of being bullied in third through sixth grades" was carried out by Julie C. Lumeng, M.D., University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, and colleagues from Boston ... Full story

Shocking new data* released by Asthma UK on World Asthma Day (4 May) suggests that 88% of UK adults would not be completely confident about what to do if a child with asthma in their care had an asthma attack. The lack of public awareness about asthma was highlighted by the recent inquest into the death of 11 year old Samuel Linton, from Stockport, who ... Full story

Undiagnosed and untreated pediatric hepatitis C is a grave concern, antibiotic use in the first year of life triples the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), drugs used to treat IBD in pregnant women are beginning to show that children at nine months are slightly developmentally delayed compared to non-use of this medication during pregnancy, and drugs commonly used to treat reflux in pregnant women ... Full story

Children with epilepsy and their parents have different perspectives of the impact of their illness on the child. Assessing quality of life is important for measuring endpoints in clinical trials of new therapies in children, particularly those with epilepsy, a common chronic neurological condition that can negatively impact physical, social, psychological function. In many research trials parents are the ones reporting these outcomes. Measuring ... Full story