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Study: Lower legal drinking age increases poor birth outcomes
Amid renewed calls to consider reducing the legal drinking age, a new University of Georgia study finds that lower drinking ages increase unplanned pregnancies and pre-term births among young people.   view more (2009-05-22)

Some masks used in children's asthma treatment not effective, research shows
Some face masks commonly used to help young children inhale asthma medicine are not effective, according to a new study by researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.   view more (2006-02-06)

Maternal depression is associated with significant sleep disturbance in infants
A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that babies born to mothers with depression are more likely to suffer from significant sleep disturbances at 2 weeks postpartum that continue until 6 months of age.   view more (2009-05-01)

Common reflux treatment linked to life threatening bowel infection in premature infants
Researchers in an NIH network have found that premature infants given a common class of non-prescription drugs used to treat acid reflux are slightly more likely to develop a potentially fatal bowel disorder than are infants who are not treated with the drugs.   view more (2006-02-09)

Minor shift in vaccine schedule has potential to reduce infant illness, death
A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University suggests that protecting infants from a common, highly contagious and even deadly disease may be as easy as administering a routine vaccine two weeks earlier than it is typically given.   view more (2008-11-03)

Well water should be tested annually to reduce health risks to children
Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).   view more (2009-05-26)

Imaging technique is highly accurate in diagnosing, locating pancreas defects in newborns
The noninvasive imaging technology called positron-emission tomography (PET scan) is extremely accurate in diagnosing a type of congenital hyperinsulinism (HI), a rare but severe imbalance of insulin levels in newborns.   view more (2007-01-30)

Low dose radiation in infancy may affect intellect
Exposure to low doses of ionising radiation in infancy affects intellectual capacity in later life, conclude researchers from Sweden in this week's BMJ. CT scanning, which delivers high doses of ionising radiation, is increasingly being used in young children after minor head trauma. The study involved 3,094 men who had received radiation therapy... view more... (2004-01-03)

Medical costs for one premature baby could cover a dozen healthy births
The medical costs that businesses pay to care for one premature baby for a year could cover the costs for nearly a dozen healthy, full-term infants, according to new statistics from the March of Dimes.   view more (2009-03-17)

Further evidence for effectiveness of nevirapine in reducing mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission (pp 842, 859)
Issue 13 September 2003 Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 12 September 2003. A follow-up study among mothers with HIV-1 and their infants in this week's issue of THE LANCET provides further evidence for the sustained efficacy of nevirapine as a low-cost option to help prevent vertical HIV-1 transmission from mothers to newborn children in... view more... (2003-09-10)

Depression during pregnancy can double risk of preterm delivery
Depressed pregnant women have twice the risk of preterm delivery than pregnant women with no symptoms of depression, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.   view more (2008-10-23)

Very young babies vulnerable to sudden death while seated
Very young babies are vulnerable to sudden death, when seated, warns a study published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.   view more (2007-07-19)

New study finds hospital practices strongly impact breastfeeding rates
Hospital practices, such as supplementing newborns with formula or water or giving them pacifiers, significantly reduce the chances that mothers who intend to exclusively breastfeed will achieve that intention, according to a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher.   view more (2009-03-20)

Progesterone treatment does not prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancy
Progesterone therapy does not reduce the chances of preterm birth in women pregnant with twins, reported researchers in a network sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.   view more (2007-08-02)

Typical North American diet is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids
New research from the Child & Family Research Institute shows the typical North American diet of eating lots of meat and not much fish is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids and this may pose a risk to infant neurological development. Omega-3 fatty acids are unsaturated fats found in some fish such as salmon and herring and in smaller amounts in... view more... (2008-03-10)

Child health professionals still believe in "teething"
Health professionals still attribute many major ills to infant teething, despite good evidence that teething is associated with, at most, minor and relatively infrequent symptoms, finds a study in this week's BMJ. These beliefs may even lead to late diagnosis of important illnesses. Researchers in Australia surveyed representative samples of the... view more... (2002-10-09)

Infants able to identify humans as source of speech, monkeys as source of monkey calls
Infants as young as five months old are able to correctly identify humans as the source of speech and monkeys as the source of monkey calls, psychology researchers have found.   view more (2009-10-20)

PLoS Biology: Neural Activity Reveals Continuity Between Infant and Adult Sleep; Virus-host Interactions at Sea Effect Global Photosynthesis
Infant Sleep: A Precursor to Adult Sleep? Sleep is absolutely essential for well-being. Just ask one of the 40 million Americans with sleep disorders who suffer crippling fatigue, impaired judgment, irritability, moodiness, and myriad health problems. Still, its precise function remains unclear. An intriguing role for REM sleep - the stage most... view more... (2005-04-12)

New York City death rate reaches historic low
The death rate in New York City reached an all-time low in 2006, the Health Department reported today, as the number of deaths fell to 55,391 -- down from 57,068 in 2005 and 60,218 in 2001.   view more (2008-01-09)

Fussy Babies and Postpartum Depression Linked, Study Finds
A compelling connection exists between colicky babies and postpartum depression, according to a study conducted by a Brown Medical School professor and Rhode Island Department of Health family health experts.   view more (2006-05-02)
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