Newswise Feature Channel: Children's Health

MSU Expert: What to Know About Halloween Candy Safety

Michigan State University — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:15:01 EST

Halloween is a favorite holiday for many adults and especially young children. With traditions ranging from attending fun costume parties to transforming spaces with spooky decorations to trick-or-treating, there's ample opportunity for kids to find themselves with heaps of candy. So, what should parents know about the health effects of all this candy? Christine Venema is a food safety educator with MSU Extension. Here, she explains what parents should know when it comes to the health concerns around candy and the shelf life of candy.

First Pediatric Guideline on Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care Focuses on Preventing Overdose

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:15:23 EST

With its emphasis on opioid overdose prevention, the first guideline for primary care providers from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on prescribing opioids for acute pain in children and adolescents extends beyond responsible pain management.

Researchers Solve Medical Mystery of Neurological Symptoms in Kids

Washington University in St. Louis — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:00:00 EST

Researchers at WashU Medicine collaborated with an international team of doctors and scientists to identify the cause of a rare disorder involving intellectual disability and brain malformations. The team found a link between the child's neurological symptoms and a genetic change that affects how proteins are properly folded within cells, providing the parents with a molecular diagnosis and identifying an entirely new type of genetic disorder. The findings are published in Science.

Study Shows Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Surgery for Children with Cleft Lip

Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:00:52 EST

Children of non-White racial/ethnic backgrounds experience significant disparities in access to and outcomes of surgery to repair cleft lip, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(r), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Loyola Medicine NICU Babies Celebrate Halloween

Loyola Medicine — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:45:04 EST

Each year, the Loyola University Medical Center neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses helped their tiny patients celebrate their first Halloween by creating handmade costumes.

NIH Announces Prize Winners in Year-Long Challenge to Develop Fetal Diagnostic and Monitoring Technologies

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:00:36 EST

NIH has announced winners of the RADx(r) Tech Fetal Monitoring Challenge, a $2 million prize competition to speed development of innovative medical technologies for fetal health diagnosis, detection and monitoring.

Trick Or Treat? Tips to Limit Sugar on Halloween To Enjoy A Healthy Halloween

Hackensack Meridian Health — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:05:19 EST

Expert tips on limiting sugar on Halloween and year round.

Is Parents' Cellphone Use Harming Their Kids?

Universite de Montreal — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:00:33 EST

Parents' cellphone use can have a direct impact on their preteens' mental health, according to a study. The effects include increased hyperactivity and inattention.

Expert Available: Cases of Walking Pneumonia Are On The Rise

George Washington University — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:00:21 EST

Mycoplasma pneumonia, commonly known as walking pneumonia, is spiking among kids in the U.S., according to the CDC. ...

Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Awarded $2.5 Million in PCORI Funding to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Childhood Respiratory Infections

Wake Forest University School of Medicine — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:10:44 EST

A team from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health has been approved for a $2.5 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to help improve antibiotic prescribing for children with acute respiratory tract infections in outpatient settings.

The Medical Minute: 10 Health Tips for Parents During Cold and Flu Season

Penn State Health — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:15:01 EST

As the cold weather approaches, it's important to protect your family from the flu, COVID-19 and RSV. A Penn State Health pediatrician shares some simple tips to help keep everyone healthy.

A Life with ADHD

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:00:03 EST

B-Roll Available: Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's NICU Babies in Halloween Costumes

Cedars-Sinai — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:10:45 EST

B-Roll and photos are available from one of Cedars-Sinai's happiest celebrations of the year: Halloween in the Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where the smallest babies and their families are treated to handmade costumes, courtesy of a cadre of volunteers.

University Hospitals Invests More Than $700 Million to Address Health and Economic Disparities

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:55:27 EST

University Hospitals' community health investment totaled $707 million last year, including investments in maternal and child health, addressing food insecurity, creating jobs for under-resourced individuals and continuing to provide charity care to the uninsured.

Seven Safeguards: How to Protect Your Kids From Ingesting Poison

Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:15:44 EST

There are just too many ways children can poison themselves by getting into things that are intended only for their parents. Medications, cleaning supplies, edible marijuana and a host of other ingestible products can turn what should be the safest environment for a child--the home--into one with danger lurking on every countertop.

Cannabis Use in Adolescence: Visible Effects on Brain Structure

Universite de Montreal — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:00:43 EST

A collaborative study sheds light on how cannabis use affects brain development in young people, the main one being atrophy of certain regions of the cerebral cortex.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Crucial Period of Early Childhood

Universite de Montreal — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:00:30 EST

Breastfeeding, child nutrition and exposure secondhand tobacco smoke at an early age may play a role in the onset of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study conducted on Quebecers.

MSU Expert: What to Know About Halloween Candy Safety

Michigan State University — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:10:51 EST

Christine Venema is a food safety educator with MSU Extension. Here, she explains what parents should know when it comes to the health concerns around candy and the shelf life of candy.

People Exposed to Alcohol in Utero Have Increased Likelihood of Physical Health Problems in Midlife, Implicating a Complex Pattern of Risk Factors

Research Society on Alcoholism — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:00:00 EST

People exposed to alcohol in utero report a greater range and frequency of physical health problems in midlife than those who were not exposed, according to a new study. Prenatal stressors and difficult early life experiences are known to increase the risk of the early onset of disease in adulthood. A theory on the developmental origins of health and disease implies that risky exposures occurring during pregnancy may increase the offspring's vulnerability to the effects of subsequent adverse influences. Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) may be one such exposure. Improved understanding of the long-term effects of PAE could lead to improved clinical care for affected people. Identifying areas of concern may also inform early interventions to reduce the long-term impact of PAE. In the study in Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental Research, investigators considered the possible implications of PAE for a wide range of health problems that typically occur as people grow older.

Youth with Chronic Childhood Arthritis Empowered to Overcome Barriers

University of South Australia — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:15:37 EST

A new intervention to help young people with chronic childhood arthritis overcome barriers to physical activity and mental wellbeing will be developed by University of South Australia researchers.