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No link between asthma inhalers and hyperactivity in preschool children
The widely held parental belief that asthma inhalers cause hyperactivity in children is not confirmed by research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. view more (2002-02-18)
Majority of children vaccinated against hepatitis B not at increased risk of MS
The majority of children vaccinated against hepatitis B are not at an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). view more (2008-09-26)
Pre-school care-givers
In the study, 16 care-givers, who completed the Foundation Course offered by the Irish Pre-school Playgroups Association, were compared to 17 care-givers who did not attend the course. The trained care-givers had higher levels of sensitivity towards the children they looked after. Children attending the centres where the care-givers trained, also... view more... (1999-08-23)
Rotavirus can spread beyond the intestine
A new study in PLoS Medicine has shown that children who have rotavirus, a very common cause of diarrhea in children, and who have antigens (protein fragments from the surface of the virus) in their blood, also have infectious virus in their blood. view more (2007-04-17)
Older children draw less because they dislike the result
Although most primary school children enjoy drawing, and do it regularly, fewer adolescents and adults do so. Psychologists suggest that this is due in part to older children becoming less satisfied with their drawings. These are the findings of research presented by Dr. Richard Jolley at The British Psychological Society Developmental and... view more... (2001-08-31)
Seat belts as effective in children as in adults
Despite standard seatbelts being designed for adults, they protect school age children at least as well as adults, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. Researchers at ten crash investigation centres in Canada identified 470 children aged 4-14 years and 1,301 adults to study the effectiveness of standard seat belts for protecting school age... view more... (2002-05-07)
Surgery to improve academic ability in children with congenital heart disease may not work
Surgery to correct congenital heart disease in children may not result in the hoped for improvements in intellectual and academic ability, suggests research in Heart. It is generally believed that congenital heart disease may impair intellectual and academic performance either because of the diminished oxygen supply to the brain and/or missed... view more... (2001-05-17)
Asian schoolchildren bullied by white children and other Asian children from
Asian schoolchildren in Britain are just as likely to be bullied by children from different ethnic groups as to be bullied by white children, according to a paper presented today, Monday 20 December at The British Psychological Society's London Conference, held at the Institute of Education, by Dr Mike Eslea of the University of Central Lancashire. view more (1999-12-16)
Children infected with 'RSV' virus three times as likely to wheeze in early childhood
Young children who wheeze are three times as likely to be infected with RSV, a common respiratory virus and only half as likely to have influenza virus as children with a cold but no wheeze, suggests research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. The evidence shows that wheezing affects around one in every two children up to the age of 6 years,... view more... (2002-08-20)
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)
Full fat milk and butter may help prevent asthma
Young children who regularly eat products containing milk fat are less likely to develop asthma, concludes a study in Thorax. Researchers assessed the food consumption of 2,978 Dutch children aged 2 years and related this to asthma symptoms at age 3. Asthma at age 3 was lower in children who consumed full cream milk and butter daily than in those... view more... (2003-06-27)
Gastrointestinal symptoms not linked to later autism
Children with autism are no more likely than children without autism to have had gastrointestinal disorders, finds a study in this week`s BMJ. Researchers at Boston University identified 96 children with autism from the UK General Practice Research Database between 1988 and 1999. Each case was matched with up to five children without autism. They... view more... (2002-08-21)
Children in care less likely to get meningitis vaccine
Children looked after by local authorities are twice as unlikely to receive meningococcal C vaccine than children at home, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers identified the immunisation status of all children in nine health districts in the United Kingdom. Because universal childhood meningococcal C vaccination was introduced in... view more... (2003-02-12)
Homeopathy no better than placebo for improving quality of life in childhood asthma
Homeopathic remedies, which are often used to improve the quality of life of asthmatic children, are no better than placebo, finds a study in Thorax. view more (2003-03-28)
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)
Questionnaire identifies depressions in children
Developmental psychologist Jessica van Mulligen from the University of Nijmegen has compiled a questionnaire to detect depressions in children aged six to eight years. The questionnaire is more attuned to the typical symptoms of young depressive children than a much used American questionnaire. One and a half to two percent of children aged six to... view more... (2002-10-24)
Noisy neighbourhoods not good for children's mental health
Noise from local roads and railways has a detrimental effect on children's mental health, shows research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Children born premature and/or of low birthweight seem to be more vulnerable, the research shows. The research team investigated the impact of environmental noise on over 1400 children aged 8 to 11 in... view more... (2002-05-27)
Disabled in the nursery
Working with 20 pre-school children (average age three and a half years), the researchers measured the popularity of a child with walking and talking disabilities with their classmates, as well as the relative understanding about disability which these children held. The findings show that the children appeared to have no understanding of... view more... (1999-08-23)
Children delighted with toe to hand surgery
A high level of satisfaction was reported more than one year after surgery by both the children and their parents. However, an interesting finding was that the children were often even more positive than their parents. For instance, while 92 per cent of parents thought that the operation had 'improved' or 'very much improved' their child's hand... view more... (1999-08-20)
Health system fails children exposed to domestic violence
Children whose mothers are victims of domestic violence are at high risk of physical and psychological ill health, yet these children are being failed by the health system, finds a study in this week's BMJ. New strategies are urgently needed to meet the needs of these largely "invisible" children. Researchers in Cardiff assessed 148... view more... (2001-07-25)
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