Topic: Journal of Pediatrics
The dangers of life in the National Football League made headlines in 2009, when a study commissioned by the NFL found that retired players were 19...
Last week, two interesting statistics on young people and sexual activity using their phones appeared in the media. The Journal of Pediatrics...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many kids get plasma transfusions when there's little evidence they do much good, according to a new study.Transfusions of so-called fresh frozen plasma are sometimes given to both kids and adults whose blood has problems clotting ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More and more kids are showing up in the emergency room after accidental poisoning from prescription drugs, according to new research.The findings show that powerful painkillers and sedatives including sleep aids and muscle relaxants are behind much ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study from the UK, kids who were breastfed as babies had higher scores on tests of vocabulary and reasoning at age five than those who weren't breastfed.Breastfeeding seemed to make the biggest difference ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most children raised in homes where illegal drugs are produced appear to be in good health, according to a small Canadian study.Still, a third of the 75 kids tested positive for at least one drug, researchers report ...
As the number of grow-ops, often inside suburban houses, began multiplying in the early 2000s, child-welfare agencies did the natural thing, taking...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Two-year-olds who are still using bottles are more likely to be obese by kindergarten, a U.S. study said, raising the possibility that weaning babies from the bottle at an earlier age may help prevent excessive weight gain ...
Having to measure up to their older sibling might not be the only drawback for children born second.. . Children born less than a year after their...
Most kids may not join their parents for a morning cup of coffee, but 75 percent of them do drink caffeine, according to a new study.. . The...
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