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Original Technorati articles tagged “pediatrics”

• in Family
  Let it Burn! Pre-Teens Forgo Use Of Sunscreen
  Pre-teens are forgoing the use of sunscreen, according to a recent study.
  by jenna3967 / on Jan 24, 2012
• in Technorati Women
  Low Birthweight Babies Five Times More Likely To Develop Autism
  Study shows low birthweight babies, when compared with general population, are five times more likely to develop autism.
  by vicfizzlebottom / on Oct 17, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  Trouble in Bikini Bottom-SpongeBob SquarePants Linked to Short Term Learning Disorder?
  According to the journal Pediatrics, SpongeBob SquarePants is now being blamed for making children stupid.
  by spcalapresident / on Sep 13, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “pediatrics”

 

• Chinese kindergartens are charging parents for palm-reading test

  
  Techno-Guru - Latest Technology News India, Latest Breaking Bollywood News of India, Online Shopping — Authority: 133
  Several kindergartens in a province in northern China are charging parents 1,200 yuan ($190) for a palm-reading test that they claim can predict their toddlers’ intelligence and potential, state news agency Xinhua said. Many parents have flocked to palm readers for the test, used in kindergartens in northern Shanxi ...
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• Mutations Tied To Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumors Revealed By Cancer Sequencing Initiative

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 685
  Researchers studying a rare, lethal childhood tumor of the brainstem discovered that nearly 80 percent of the tumors have mutations in genes not previously tied to cancer. Early evidence suggests the alterations play a unique role in other aggressive pediatric brain tumors as well. The findings from the St. Jude ...
  1 day ago

• Adolescents With Autism Spend Free Time Using Solitary, Screen-Based Media

  
  Health News and Views — Authority: 140
  Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using non-social media, including television and video-games…
  4 days ago

• Status of pediatric allergy and immunology in Spain

  
  Allergy Notes — Authority: 105
  The data of the ISAAC project in Spain show: - prevalence of childhood asthma of 7-15% - prevalence of 23-36% for rhinitis - atopic dermatitis in 4-8% of children - prevalence of food allergy is 3% All children in Spain have the right to be evaluated in their National Health System. The medical care at the primary ...
  5 days ago

• The Other Distraction For Teen Drivers - Teen Passengers

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 685
  A pair of studies by The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm® identify factors that may lead teens to drive with multiple peer passengers and, then, how those passengers may affect their drivers behavior just before a serious crash. The studies were published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. ...
  5 days ago

• In Determination Of Child Abuse, Socioeconomic Status More Influential Than Race

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 685
  An Indiana University School of Medicine study has determined that a patients socioeconomic status has more influence than race on physician diagnosis of whether a childs injury was accidental or caused by abuse...
  6 days ago

• What Parents Need To Know About Helmets For Winter Play

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 685
  Its not winter in Canada if children dont spend time speeding down the slopes! Canadian tobogganing is a tradition handed down from generation to generation. For a long time, its been considered one of the safest winter activities. Unfortunately, the arrival of winter is followed by an increase in visits to hospital ...
  1 week ago

• Children’s Food Choices Are Influenced by Cartoon Branding

  
  Vsocio-Social & Tech Guide — Authority: 114
  Marketing surely does has an impact and sometimes it is not for good reasons. According to a study from the University of Pennsylvania, advertising of cartoon characters on children’s food has an impact on what they prefer to eat. Such depiction of Dora the Explorer or Shrek makes children choose food with their ...
  1 week ago

• Alarming Number Of Texas Teens Playing The Choking Game

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 685
  Nearly one out of seven college students surveyed at a Texas university has participated in the Choking Game, a dangerous behavior where blood flow is deliberately cut off to the brain in order to achieve a high, according to a study by The Crime Victims Institute at Sam Houston State University...
  1 week ago

• Caffeine Therapy Does Not Help Preterm Babies Long Term

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 685
  According to an investigation published in the January 18 issue of JAMA, caffeine therapy, which has been demonstrated to lower the rate of cognitive delay and cerebral palsy at 18 months, did not considerably improve the rate of survival without disability at 5 years of age among very low birth weight infants with ...
  1 week ago

• Lynda Bleazard Joins the Stanford Who’s Who Community

  
  IBWIRE — Authority: 138
  JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA,   January 18, 2012 / Stanford Who’s Who / — Stanford Who’s Who proudly announces the addition of Lynda Bleazard to the exclusive ranks of premier professionals as a result of her remarkable work in the healthcare industry. As CEO of Walter Sisulu Pediatric Cardiac Foundation, as ...
  1 week ago

• Kids and Allergies

  
  Mayo Clinic Podcasts — Authority: 107
  In this Medical Edge Radio episode, we hear from Mayo Clinic Dr. James Li about allergies and children. To listen, click the link below. Kids and Allergies
  1 week ago

• Ear Infections and How to Treat Them

  
  Plantation General Hospital — Authority: 92
  There are few ailments more heartbreaking to witness as a parent than a child with an ear infection. You can see the obvious pain, and there seems to be little you can do to soothe your little guys discomfort. Ear infections are often one of the first medical conditions you will encounter as a new parent. According ...
  1 week ago

• Increasing Care Needs For Children With Neurological Impairment

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 685
  In this weeks PLoS Medicine, Jay Berry of Harvard Medical School, USA and colleagues report findings from an analysis of hospitalization data in the United States, examining the proportion of inpatient resources attributable to care for children with neurological impairment (NI). Their results indicate that children ...
  1 week ago

• Doctor Calls Police, Child Services on Mother Who Refuses to Vaccinate Son

  
  InvestmentWatch: Emerging markets, Real Estate, Personal finance, Business management, Politics, Economics — Authority: 148
  Curt Linderman Sr.Infowars.comJanuary 17, 2012 Once again the tyrannical claws of the medical industrial complex, supported by big brother government, have grazed the flesh of an intelligent, educated mother that has refused to bow down to the lies of the vaccine agenda. Rachel Garmon, a resident of the Centre ...
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• Fewer Children Require Hospitalization Following Drowning-Related Incidents

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 685
  Fewer children required hospitalization following a drowning incident over the last two decades, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy. According to the study, pediatric hospitalizations from drowning-related incidents declined 51 percent from 1993 to 2008. The rates ...
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• Study Suggests Junk Food in Schools Doesn’t Cause Weight Gain Among Children

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 138
  While the percentage of obese children in the United States tripled between the early 1970s and the late 2000s, a new study suggests that—at least for middle school students—weight gain has nothing to do with the candy, soda, chips, and other junk food they can purchase at school. “We were really surprised by ...
  1 week ago

• Does Caffeine Therapy Help Preterm Infants? Not In The Long Term, It Seems

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 685
  According to an investigation published in the January 18 issue of JAMA, caffeine therapy, which has been demonstrated to lower the rate of cognitive delay and cerebral palsy at 18 months, did not considerably improve the rate of survival without disability at 5 years of age among very low birth weight infants with ...
  2 weeks ago

• Complete Immunosuppression Withdrawal and Subsequent Allograft Function Among Pediatric Recipients of Parental Living Donor Liver Transplants [Preliminary Communication]

  
  JAMA — Authority: 428
  Context Although life-saving, liver transplantation burdens children with lifelong immunosuppression and substantial potential for morbidity and mortality. Objective To establish the feasibility of immunosuppression withdrawal in pediatric living donor liver transplant recipients. Design, Setting, and Patients ...
  2 weeks ago

• Survival Without Disability to Age 5 Years After Neonatal Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity [Original Contribution]

  
  JAMA — Authority: 428
  Context Very preterm infants are prone to apnea and have an increased risk of death or disability. Caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity reduces the rates of cerebral palsy and cognitive delay at 18 months of age. Objective To determine whether neonatal caffeine therapy has lasting benefits or newly apparent ...
  2 weeks ago

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