_ Children's Health Avoiding Halloween Candy Overload By Jane Farrell article Ah, Halloween, the festival of costumes – and candy. Most people have fond childhood memories of traipsing through neighborhood streets … Read More→
_ Children's Health A Promising Discovery for Childhood Cancer? By Jane Farrell article Researchers have devised a new plan of attack against a group of deadly childhood brain cancers collectively called diffuse midline … Read More→
_ Children's Health Most American Kids Lack Cardio Fitness By Jane Farrell article Nearly 60% of American children do not have healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a key measure of physical fitness and overall … Read More→
_ Children's Health How to Prevent Childhood Drownings By Jane Farrell article Drowning is one of the leading causes of childhood deaths. In children under the age of four, only birth defects … Read More→
_ Children's Health Parking Lot Safety for Kids By Jane Farrell article A study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows an alarming need for adult supervision in parking lots, with … Read More→
_ Children's Health Immunotherapy Better than Chemotherapy for Some Kids with Leukemia By Jane Farrell article Researchers have found that treatment with an immunotherapy drug is superior to standard chemotherapy for children with leukemia that has … Read More→
_ Children's Health Peanut Allergy: A New Medication for Children By Jane Farrell article The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug to treat peanut allergy in children. The remedy, … Read More→
_ Children's Health 17 Percent of Food-Allergic Children also Have Sesame Allergy By Jane Farrell article Investigators at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)have found that sesame allergy is common among children with other food allergies, … Read More→
_ Children's Health Ten Tips for School Lunches That Will Keep Kids Happy and Healthy By Jane Farrell article Between classes and practices, lunchtime is a highlight of most kids’ day. Whether homemade or store bought, favorite school lunches … Read More→
_ Children's Health Pollution Linked to Greater Number of Newborns Taken to Intensive Care Units By Jane Farrell article Infants born to women exposed to high levels of air pollution in the week before delivery are more likely to … Read More→
_ Children's Health Enhancing the Quality of Life for Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy By Sondra Forsyth article Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is the umbrella term for a group of genetic disorders that cause muscle weakness. (For a … Read More→
_ Children's Health What You Need to Know about Spinal Muscular Atrophy By Jane Farrell article Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a heartbreaking genetic disorder that usually occurs in infancy. Sometimes, though, the condition, characterized by … Read More→
_ Children's Health Is Telemedicine The Best Choice for KIds? By Jane Farrell article Doctors who have “telemedicine” visits with pediatric patients prescribe antibiotics more often than do urgent-care clinics or regular office visits, … Read More→
_ Children's Health Kids and High Blood Pressure By Jane Farrell article New guidelines that classified more children as having elevated blood pressure are better at predicting which kids are likely to … Read More→
_ Children's Health Kids Who Survive Hodgkin's Lymphoma Face Greater Risk of Another Cancer in Later Life By Jane Farrell article Children who survive Hodgkin’s lymphoma have an increased risk of developing a new cancer later in life, research shows. The … Read More→
_ Children's Health How Young Is Too Young for Orthodontic Treatment? By Jane Farrell article Step into a middle school and you’ll likely see plenty of smiles accented by braces. But parents who put off … Read More→
_ Children's Health Safely Treating Teething Pain in Children By Jane Farrell article Teething is normal but may be a painful experience for infants and toddlers. Too often, well-meaning parents and caregivers who … Read More→
_ Children's Health Football-Related Concussions Much More Common Than Thought Among Kids 5 - 14 By Jane Farrell article Concussions among football players age 5 to 14 are higher than previously reported. Five out of every 100 kids who … Read More→