Ashley Welch, CBS News ADHD rates have risen significantly in recent years, especially among certain groups of American kids, new research suggests. About 12 percent of children and teens in the United States had an ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) diagnosis […]
Randy Dotinga, WebMD A new study suggests that kids with asthma or allergies like hay fever may face as much as a doubling of their risk of high blood pressure and high cholesterol — even if they aren’t overweight. However, […]
Amy Norton, U.S. News & World Report All kids should be screened for high cholesterol, depression and HIV, with some tests starting as early as age 9, a leading group of U.S. pediatricians recommends. The guidelines, from the American Academy […]
Kelly Wallace, CNN After the San Bernardino, California, attack, my Facebook news feed was filled with post after post from parents anxious about yet another mass shooting and worried about their own safety and that of their children. I can […]
Geoffrey Mohan, Los Angeles Times Chronic exposure to pesticides can damage children’s lung function by about as much as secondhand cigarette smoke does, according to a study of farmworker children in the Salinas Valley. The long-term study of 279 children from […]
New research suggests that older mothers may be more likely to have depressive daughters. Rebecca Adams, The Huffington Post Academic studies can be fascinating… and totally confusing. So we decided to strip away all of the scientific jargon and break […]
Megan Scudellari, Boston Globe The reduction in deaths from diseases that can be headed off with vaccines has been described as one of our country’s 10 greatest public health achievements. That achievement depends on interventions that begin right after birth: […]
Sarah Wollaston, The Guardian There is a single fact that demonstrates the compelling case for bold and brave action on childhood obesity. A quarter of the most disadvantaged children in England are now obese by the time they leave primary […]
Liam Davenport, Medscape General psychiatric facilities can achieve a level of care for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disabilities that is comparable with care provided in specialist units, say US experts who have developed best practice guidelines […]
Bryce Miller, The San Diego Union Tribune Time exacts a toll on everything, including baseball legacies. Tommy John was reminded of how memories muddy when he revisited a conversation with former Oakland A’s star Gene Tenace, a bullpen coach at […]
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