Reuters - Secondhand exposure to
cigarette smoke is an asthma trigger in children and a new
study shows that smoking by the primary caregiver and daycare
provider are important sources of smoke exposure in children
with asthma.
Reuters - Health experts generally
recommend that children get at least one hour of moderate
exercise each day, but that may not be enough to counter the
problem of childhood obesity, a UK study suggests.
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- A topical spray reduces the
pain of placing intravenous (IV) lines in children, Canadian researchers
report.
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- More than 6 million children
in the United States have a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD), which can boost their odds for heart disease, researchers
report.
AP - A federal advisory panel on Thursday endorsed two new combination vaccines designed to reduce the number of needle sticks that young children must endure to get the recommended immunizations.
Reuters - U.S. immunization advisers have
suggested using two new vaccines that will greatly reduce the
number of jabs that babies and children get to protect them
from a range of diseases.
Reuters - An international partnership that funds
vaccines for children in poor countries agreed on Wednesday to
expand its scope and start investing in vaccinations aimed at
adult women.
HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new computerized program
that helps parents and pediatricians adjust childhood immunization
schedules when one or more vaccinations are missed has been developed by
researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
