July 2008
Cellphones safe for children
Canada's largest city has recommended that parents limit the cellphone use of their children, but Health Canada said in response that science does not show that cellphones are unsafe.
May 2008
Low carb diet curbs epileptic fits
Giving children with epilepsy a special low carb diet reduces the number of seizures they experience by 75% compared with children on a normal diet, according to a study carried out at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
April 2008
Mapping Genetic Abnormalities in Autism
A new project to study the brains of people with autism in unprecedented detail could finally pinpoint subtle neurological changes that underlie the disorder. Researchers will use an innovative set of tools developed to study gene expression to analyze exactly where early brain development goes awry.
Common food additives 'to be banned by 2009' to cut hyperactivity in children by 75%
A ban on certain additives in food could be in place as early as next year after research showed it could cut hyperactivity in children by a third and reduce anti-social behaviour.
1 in 15 kids hurt in medicine mix-ups at hospitals
Medicine mix-ups, accidental overdoses and bad drug reactions harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children, according to the first scientific test of a new detection method.
December 2007
Vaccine rule stokes fears over autism
The decision by the Public Health Council will make New Jersey the first state to require annual shots for influenza and bacterial (pneumococcal) pneumonia for infants and toddlers. For sixth-graders, the state also will mandate a meningitis vaccination and a booster for diphtheria/pertussis/ tetanus, or DPT.
WIC Program Goes on a Diet
Under the WIC program, people receive vouchers for specific foods, averaging about $39 a month in 2007. Under the revisions, vouchers for fruits and vegetables will be $6 for children, $8 for women and $10 for fully breast-feeding women - with the goal of encouraging more women to breast-feed.
YOUR HEALTH: Research: Honey seems to calm children's coughs in 1-night study
Federal health advisers have recently warned that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines shouldn't be used in children younger than 6, and manufacturers are taking some products for babies off the market. A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children's coughs and help them sleep better.
Study hopes to find causes of autism
Researchers are launching the largest-ever U.S. study aimed at solving one of the most perplexing mysteries of modern times: the cause of autism.
November 2007
World Trade Center Dust Affected Health of Children
In a survey of 3,100 children enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry, 53% reported symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, or shortness of breath in the days and weeks after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Kindergarten and robots: Nyack has matched the two with good results
Nyack schools introduced robotics to middle-school students last year as an after-school class, then moved it into the classroom this year as a special component of the technology course.
Local charity loses $48,498 in mortgage loan crisis
The charity is blaming its investment broker for the losses, saying he misrepresented the risks. The charity is demanding its money back.
Big holes in kids' dental care
Survey finds cavities on the rise in the 2- to 5-year-old crowd, with 28 percent of children affected, some quite extensively
Children in WAR. Photo
War has claimed the lives of 2 million children in the past decade.
October 2007
Experts ponder why so many children have food allergies
Experts say the number of people, especially young children with food allergies in the United States is on the increase and specialists are seeing more and more children with multiple allergies.
Teaching your child more about oral health than the tooth fairy
When do I start to bring my child to the dentist for an appointment? When do they start getting teeth as infants? How many teeth will they have? When do children start brushing?
Kids see the darnedest things
The exhibit is made up of real human bodies and organs that have undergone a process called "plastination." The process turns organic tissue into plastic while preserving it so precisely - below the cellular level - that it can be used for research.
Programs show short-term benefits in helping children maintain weight loss
The prevalence of overweight among children in the United States has tripled in recent decades
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