Eating bushmeat could reduce childhood anemia in Amazon forest communities

by Lancaster UniversityRiver community in Amazonia. Credit: Jesem Orellana, of FIOCRUZEating wild animals, known collectively as bushmeat or wildmeat, is associated with reduced anemia cases amon

Updated on: February 27,2024

Eating bushmeat could reduce childhood anemia in Amazon forest communities

by Lancaster UniversityRiver community in Amazonia. Credit: Jesem Orellana, of FIOCRUZEating wild animals, known collectively as bushmeat or wildmeat, is associated with reduced anemia cases amon

Updated on:February 27,2024

Pediatrician offers advice on how to help children build resilience in uncertain times

Updated on: May 03,2025

Pediatrician offers advice on how to help children build resilience in uncertain times

Updated on:May 03,2025

Study links blue light from smartphones or tablets to early puberty

by European Society for Paediatric EndocrinologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainExposure to blue light, like that from smartphones or tablets, may lead to early puberty in male rats, according to res

Updated on: May 17,2024

Study links blue light from smartphones or tablets to early puberty

by European Society for Paediatric EndocrinologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainExposure to blue light, like that from smartphones or tablets, may lead to early puberty in male rats, according to res

Updated on:May 17,2024

Early antibiotic use linked to 'microbial scar' in preterm infants

byUniversity of OsloImpact of early antibiotic treatment on nasopharynx total ARG abundance and ARG α-diversity. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50433-7Ac

Updated on: August 08,2024

Early antibiotic use linked to 'microbial scar' in preterm infants

byUniversity of OsloImpact of early antibiotic treatment on nasopharynx total ARG abundance and ARG α-diversity. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50433-7Ac

Updated on:August 08,2024

Rash decisions: Many triggers for children's skin outbreaks

A sudden rash can be a puzzling and alarming symptom in a child. But as one expert explains, rashes are common in kids and often caused by eczema or an allergic reaction."Eczema is a disease that

Updated on: February 27,2024

Rash decisions: Many triggers for children's skin outbreaks

A sudden rash can be a puzzling and alarming symptom in a child. But as one expert explains, rashes are common in kids and often caused by eczema or an allergic reaction."Eczema is a disease that

Updated on:February 27,2024

Screen time linked to autism spectrum disorder in boys

(HealthDay)—Screen time is significantly associated with autism spectrum disorder among boys at age 3 years, according to a study published online Jan. 31 inJAMA Pediatrics.Megumi Kushima, from

Updated on: February 22,2024

Screen time linked to autism spectrum disorder in boys

(HealthDay)—Screen time is significantly associated with autism spectrum disorder among boys at age 3 years, according to a study published online Jan. 31 inJAMA Pediatrics.Megumi Kushima, from

Updated on:February 22,2024

How to take care of kids when a natural disaster strikes

by Michael Merschel, American Heart AssociationThe day Reina Pomeroy unintentionally became an expert on how natural disasters affect children began pleasantly enough.On that sunny December morning, s

Updated on: March 21,2024

How to take care of kids when a natural disaster strikes

by Michael Merschel, American Heart AssociationThe day Reina Pomeroy unintentionally became an expert on how natural disasters affect children began pleasantly enough.On that sunny December morning, s

Updated on:March 21,2024

Ask the pediatrician: What do parents need to know about naloxone for opioid overdose?

by Scott HadlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn overdose crisis is affecting children, adolescents and adults across the United States. Most drug overdoses in young people are caused by opioids,

Updated on: May 22,2024

Ask the pediatrician: What do parents need to know about naloxone for opioid overdose?

by Scott HadlandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn overdose crisis is affecting children, adolescents and adults across the United States. Most drug overdoses in young people are caused by opioids,

Updated on:May 22,2024

COVID-19 vaccines for young children

by Katherine Unger Baillie,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJust one demographic group in America currently cannot receive a vaccine against COVID-19: kids under 5 yea

Updated on: February 22,2024

COVID-19 vaccines for young children

by Katherine Unger Baillie,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJust one demographic group in America currently cannot receive a vaccine against COVID-19: kids under 5 yea

Updated on:February 22,2024

Listening to youth voices was missing in the COVID-19 pandemic response, researchers say

by Negin Riazi, Jessica A. Goddard, Karen A. Patte, Terrance J. Wade and Valerie Michaelson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe new school year has brought aboutanother in

Updated on: May 05,2024

Listening to youth voices was missing in the COVID-19 pandemic response, researchers say

by Negin Riazi, Jessica A. Goddard, Karen A. Patte, Terrance J. Wade and Valerie Michaelson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe new school year has brought aboutanother in

Updated on:May 05,2024

New research shows survival rate improvement for extremely pre-term infants

by University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study inJAMAco-authored by a University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researcher has found that the surviv

Updated on: February 27,2024

New research shows survival rate improvement for extremely pre-term infants

by University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study inJAMAco-authored by a University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researcher has found that the surviv

Updated on:February 27,2024

Can you use rapid antigen tests in children under two years old?

by Thea Van de Mortel and Karin Plummer,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAs we head into winter, you may have a sniffly child under two years old at home. Is it just a cold? Or could it

Updated on: March 11,2024

Can you use rapid antigen tests in children under two years old?

by Thea Van de Mortel and Karin Plummer,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageAs we head into winter, you may have a sniffly child under two years old at home. Is it just a cold? Or could it

Updated on:March 11,2024