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.
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.
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.
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
October 2007
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?
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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