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Medical News Today Children's Asthma Affected By Parental Expectations  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Asthmatic children whose parents have high expectations for their ability to function normally are l...... Free Prescription Drug Samples Given To Children Might Be Unsafe  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Free prescription drug samples distributed to children may be unsafe, according to a study by physic...... UCF In First-of-Its-Kind $54 Million National Study To Examine Environmental And Genetic Factors Of Childhood Diseases  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 The University of Central Florida is partnering with local and state organizations to participat...... New Test Could Help Catch Serious Infections In Babies  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 A simple blood test may help detect serious bacterial infections (SBIs) like urinary tract infection...... Yale Receives Additional $10.7 Million For Largest Study Ever On How Genes And Environment Affect Children's Health  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 The Yale School of Public Health has received a $10.7 million grant to expand its participation in a...... NIH Selects Case Western Reserve University To Participate In National Children's Study  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded $26 million in funding to partic...... Kids Lured By Corner Stores On Morning Commute  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 In most cities, the corner store, with its chips, soda and candy, is ubiquitous. Convenient for the ...... Reading Can Help Obese Kids Lose Weight  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 It's no secret that reading is beneficial. But can it help kids lose weight? In the first study to l...... Leapfrog Hospital Survey Ranks Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh Of UPMC One Of Top Hospitals In Nation  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is one of only seven children's hospitals in the nation to...... 'Science Of Learning Center' Receives NSF Awards Of $12 Million For Three More Years Of Innovation  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center, founded at UC San Diego in 2006 as one of six National Sci...... Endocrine Society Releases Clinical Practice Guideline On Pediatric Obesity  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 The Endocrine Society has released a new clinical practice guideline for the prevention and treatmen...... BIPAI Opens New Children's AIDS Center In Uganda  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 The Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative opened a state-of-the-art HIV/AIDS Children's Cen...... Parents' Fears, Confusion Over Autism Confirmed By Survey  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 The first national survey of attitudes toward autism reveals that a small but significant percentage...... Link Found Between Energy Insecurity And Food Insecurity  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 An article published in the October 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics finds that infants and to...... New Allegheny County, Pa., Effort Taps Religious Leaders To Educate Blacks On SIDS Risks  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 The Allegheny County, Pa., Health Department and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh on Wednesday laun...... MedicineNet Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk  - Fri, 3 Oct 2008 Title: Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma RiskCategory: Health News...... New Class of Drugs Might Cause Congenital Heart Defects  - Fri, 3 Oct 2008 Title: New Class of Drugs Might Cause Congenital Heart DefectsCategory: Health News...... Candidates' Health Plans: Healthy Impact?  - Fri, 3 Oct 2008 Title: Candidates' Health Plans: Healthy Impact?Category: Health News...... FDA Mulls Limits on Kids' Cough Medicine  - Fri, 3 Oct 2008 Title: FDA Mulls Limits on Kids' Cough MedicineCategory: Health News...... Health Tip: When Your Child is Teething  - Thu, 2 Oct 2008 Title: Health Tip: When Your Child is TeethingCategory: Health News...... Hard Decisions for the Littlest Lives  - Thu, 2 Oct 2008 Title: Hard Decisions for the Littlest LivesCategory: Health News...... Kids' Cereals: Some Are 50% Sugar  - Thu, 2 Oct 2008 Title: Kids' Cereals: Some Are 50% SugarCategory: Health News...... Pre-Pregnancy Dieters Gain Too Much Weight  - Thu, 2 Oct 2008 Title: Pre-Pregnancy Dieters Gain Too Much WeightCategory: Health News...... Link Between Vaccine and MS Unproven  - Wed, 1 Oct 2008 Title: Link Between Vaccine and MS UnprovenCategory: Health News...... Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 Title: Rothmund-Thomson SyndromeCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... Headache  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 Title: HeadacheCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... Separation Anxiety  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 Title: Separation AnxietyCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... ADHD The Mental Capacity Act Explained, UK  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 A clear and easy to understand DVD guide to The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005, has been produced by...... Study Finds Young Children Can Develop Full-blown OCD  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 A new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center has found that children ...... Advice About Heart Tests Before ADHD Treatment  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 Stimulant medications like those often prescribed for children with attention deficit hyperactivity ...... Leading Child Development Experts Will Gather In Los Angeles To Discuss Latest Research And Practice Issues On Early Childhood Development  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 Nearly 2,000 early childhood professionals from across the country will gather in Los Angeles in ear...... WPIC Mental Health And Wellness Lecture Series To Begin October 1  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 The University of Pittsburgh's Clinical and Translational Science Institute Community PARTners Progr...... Study Finds People With Fragile X, Carriers Likely To Have Additional Conditions  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 People with fragile X syndrome, as well as those who carry the gene, are likely to have additional c...... Richard D. Todd, Ph.D., M.D., Receives AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award For Research On Attention-Deficit Disorder  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 The late Richard D. Todd, Ph.D., M.D., is the recipient of the 2008 American Academy of Child and Ad...... Autism, Learning Disabilities And ADHD Experts Convene At The Help Group Summit  - Wed, 24 Sep 2008 On Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27, 2008 at The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Ange...... NICE Guidelines Are Set To Improve Care And Management Of Children, Young People And Adults With ADHD, UK  - Wed, 24 Sep 2008 The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Collaborating Cent...... National Survey Reveals Impact Of ADHD In Adults  - Mon, 22 Sep 2008 Adults diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) say that having ADHD significa...... European Project To Study Relationship Between ADHD And Substance Abuse  - Fri, 19 Sep 2008 To determine the relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Substance ...... More Attention Needed On ADHD In School - Over 80% Of The Teachers Surveyed Want More ADHD Training, UK  - Fri, 19 Sep 2008 A new survey has revealed that over half of UK teachers have not had any training about Attention De...... Majority Of Teachers 'Have Difficulty Understanding And Managing ADHD', Royal College Of Psychiatrists  - Wed, 17 Sep 2008 Two thirds of primary school teachers struggle to understand and manage attention deficit hyperactiv...... Critical Early Step Of Memory Formation Discovered By Johns Hopkins Neuroscientists  - Tue, 16 Sep 2008 Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report in Neuron how nerve cells in t...... Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase III Clinical Results For Clonicel To Treat ADHD  - Sat, 13 Sep 2008 A drug that diminishes the body's hyper-reactivity to stress has been shown to significantly redu...... MedPage Today FDA Hears Views on Rules and Regs for Pediatric Cough and Cold Medicines  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- With a public hearing today, the FDA gave physicians and industry grou...... Acupressure Relieves Children's Preoperative Stress  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (MedPage Today) -- For children awaiting surgery, preoperative acupressure may alle...... Standard Lazy-Eye Exam Viewed as Undependable  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) -- The standard eye test for detecting amblyopia in infants and toddlers, ...... Babies' Wheezing Colds Are Best Predictor of Asthma  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 MADISON, Wis. (MedPage Today) -- Mild rhinovirus infections that cause wheezing are more powerful th...... IM Anthrax Vaccine Effective with Reduced Adverse Effects  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- Changing the route of anthrax vaccine administration doesn't affect the i...... Endoscopy Not Always Required for Ingestion of Caustic Agents  - Fri, 26 Sep 2008 PADOVA, Italy (MedPage Today) -- Kids who accidentally swallow corrosive substances may not need the...... Hepatitis B Vaccine Not Associated with Multiple Sclerosis  - Fri, 26 Sep 2008 PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Hepatitis B vaccine generally does not increase the risk of multiple sclero...... Early Consumption of Fish May Prevent Eczema in Infants  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 GOTHENBURG, Sweden (MedPage Today) -- Eczema is less likely to develop in infants who are given fish...... Prescriptions for Psychotropic Drugs More Common for U.S. Youth  - Wed, 24 Sep 2008 BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) -- Children and teens in the U.S. are more likely to be prescribed stimula...... Race Should Be Added to Colorectal Cancer Screening Risk Stratification  - Tue, 23 Sep 2008 PORTLAND (MedPage Today) -- Black patients should get earlier colonoscopy screening for colorectal c...... Altered Calcium Metabolism After Bariatric Surgery Prompts Bone Loss  - Tue, 23 Sep 2008 NEW YORK (MedPage Today) -- Gastric bypass surgery may put patients at risk for brittle bones by dis...... FDA Okays Nasal Spray for Allergy-Caused Sniffles in Pre-Schoolers  - Tue, 23 Sep 2008 BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved triamcinolone acetonide nasal spray (Nasac...... Type 1 Diabetes Prevention with Early Insulin a Bust  - Tue, 23 Sep 2008 TURKU, Finland (MedPage Today) -- Insulin therapy doesn't prevent type 1 diabetes in genetically hig...... Bone Health Preserved Despite Rapid Weight Loss  - Mon, 22 Sep 2008 BATON ROUGE, La. (MedPage Today) -- Adults who lose weight through dieting do not suffer unhealthy b...... Gene Variants Linked to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Down's Syndrome  - Fri, 19 Sep 2008 RAMAT GAN, Israel (MedPage Today) -- About one in five cases of Down's syndrome-associated acute lym......