World Health Matters: Sweden: Low birth weight and infections predict ankylosing spondylitis
by Gary Finnegan: A new study has revealed a number of factors that appear to predict a child’s risk of developing ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
by Gary Finnegan: A new study has revealed a number of factors that appear to predict a child’s risk of developing ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Researchers suggest that officials re-examine blood storage practice. Infants and children who undergo heart surgery are better off receiving fresh whole blood transfusions from a single donor, compared… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Health outcomes for children conceived using assisted reproduction technologies (ART) have improved significantly over the past two decades, according to a Danish-led study. However, the… read more.
Researchers have found a possible clue to why older mothers face a higher risk for having babies born with conditions such as Down syndrome that are characterized by abnormal… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: While ibuprofen and oral morphine are effective pain relievers for children with broken limbs, ibuprofen is the optimal treatment due to side-effects of morphine, researchers… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Ten-year follow-up of children with familial hypercholesterolemia treated with a statin showed an association between statin treatment and normalization of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), a… read more.
Grandparents’ support linked to parents’ willingness to have additional children and child well-being. Grandparents can significantly influence parents’ decisions to have additional children and the well-being of grandchildren,… read more.
Child deaths have fallen to very low rates in all industrialised countries, but many deaths in children and adolescents are still potentially preventable, and much more could be… read more.
World Health Matters: Finland by Gary Finnegan – A new study by Finnish researchers suggests that overweight children with a common mutation in the PNPLA3 gene can suffer… read more.
World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – China – Declining air pollution following the closure of coal-burning power plants in China has been linked to improved childhood development… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Children born preterm appear to have a higher risk of developing asthma and wheezing disorders, researchers report in a study published on Jan. 28,… read more.
Children who sleep less found to eat more. Young children who sleep less eat more, which can lead to obesity and related health problems later in life, reports… read more.
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