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Childhood circumstances linked to health in later life
Poor social circumstances in adulthood have been known for some time to increase heart disease risk but less attention has been paid to earlier life circumstances. A study in this week's BMJ finds that adverse social circumstances in childhood, as well as adulthood, are strongly associated with increased risk of insulin resistance, and other heart... view more... (2002-10-09)

Aggressive treatment of childhood eczema could help prevent asthma, says new study
The study, published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, calls for trials of aggressive therapies against childhood eczema in attempt to reduce the incidence of asthma in later life.   view more (2008-07-07)

Household insecticides associated with increased risk of childhood leukaemia
Household insecticides may increase the risk of childhood leukaemia, suggests French research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.   view more (2006-01-17)

Fat children do not necessarily become fat adults
Most fat adults are not overweight as children, concludes a study in this week's BMJ, casting doubt on the widespread popular belief that fat children become fat adults.   view more (2001-11-28)

Pertussis: Adults can fall severely ill too
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is not just a childhood disease.   view more (2008-09-26)

Childhood physical abuse linked to cancer
Childhood physical abuse is associated with elevated rates of cancer in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.   view more (2009-06-26)

Increased risk of wheeze and asthma in young children whose mothers smoke during the pregnancy
[Wheeze associated with prenatal tobacco smoke exposure: a prospective, longitudinal study] Archives Of Disease In Childhood, 2000; 83: 307-12 Young children may be at increased risk of wheeze and asthma if their mothers smoke during pregnancy, finds research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. This held true irrespective of the effects of... view more... (2000-09-22)

Action to prevent diabetes should begin in childhood
Action to prevent non-insulin dependent diabetes and heart disease in South Asian people may need to begin during childhood, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers in London identified 3,415 white and 227 South Asian children aged 8 to 11 years from primary schools in 10 British towns. Blood samples were taken from 1,287 white and 73 South... view more... (2002-03-13)

BMJ Publishing Group launches UK`s first `virtual journal`
To celebrate World Asthma Day on 7 May 2002, the BMJ Publishing Group has joined forces with the American Society of Pediatrics to launch Paediatric Asthma - the UK’s first virtual journal.   view more (2002-04-30)

Study finds gender differences in reported childhood sexual abuse
A new Queensland study has found a significant link between childhood sexual abuse and symptoms of sexual dysfunction in adult men and women.   view more (2005-10-12)

Mother's vitamin D status during pregnancy will affect her baby's dental health
Low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect primary tooth calcification, leading to enamel defects, which are a risk factor for early-childhood tooth decay.   view more (2008-07-07)

Rates of childhood malaria have trebled over past 25 years in southwest London
Rates of childhood malaria have trebled over the past 25 years, shows research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.   view more (2002-05-20)

NO LINK BETWEEN ULTRASOUND AND RISK OF CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA
Dr Estelle Naumburg and colleagues from Uppsala University and the Karolinska Institute say that previously there have been concerns over a possible association between exposure to ultrasound in utero and an increased risk of childhood malignancies. But they have not been substantiated, say the authors and so they set out to establish whether... view more... (2000-01-25)

WORLD WAR II POPULATION MIXING SUGGESTS INFECTIOUS CAUSE OF CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA (p 858)
Further evidence for an infectious cause of childhood leukaemia is reported by authors of a research letter published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Leo Kinlen and colleagues from the University of Oxford, UK, compared the incidence of childhood leukaemia in two populations in Orkney and Shetland, the UK's northernmost islands, during and... view more... (2001-03-15)

UK Childhood Blindness More Common Than Previously Thought (p 1359)
Increased ethnic diversity and greater survival of low-birthweight babies is contributing to a higher proportion of children becoming visually impaired or blind, according to authors of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The study also highlights how childhood visual impairment is associated with lower socio-economic status. The... view more... (2003-10-22)

Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry, Yale researchers find
Adult survivors of childhood cancer are 20 to 25 percent more likely to never marry compared with siblings and the general population, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.    view more (2009-11-03)

Childhood adversities have a predictive role in peptic ulcer
Helicobacter pylori, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and smoking are the most important risk factors for peptic ulcer.   view more (2009-07-29)

Study finds link between childhood physical abuse and arthritis
Adults who had experienced physical abuse as children have 56 per cent higher odds of osteoarthritis compared to those who have not been abused, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.   view more (2009-11-03)

Thin babies are vulnerable to heart disease if they are poor as adults
Men who are thin at birth and have poor living standards in adult life are at highest risk of coronary heart disease, finds a study in this week's BMJ.   view more (2001-11-28)

Childhood asthma still inappropriately treated in the UK
Children with asthma are missing out on the best drug treatment for their disease, because family doctors are ignoring prescribing guidelines, suggests research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.   view more (2007-09-04)
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