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Febrile seizures: How to protect your child

Febrile seizures: How to protect your child

Credit: CC0 Public Domain(HealthDay)—Fever-related seizures in young children can be alarming for parents, but they're usually not life-threatening, an expert says.During a so-called febrile

Febrile seizures: How to protect your child

Credit: CC0 Public Domain(HealthDay)—Fever-related seizures in young children can be alarming for parents, but they're usually not life-threatening, an expert says.During a so-called febrile
National study suggests new vaccine is needed to prevent childhood pneumonia

National study suggests new vaccine is needed to prevent childhood pneumonia

by Lachlan Gilbert,University of New South WalesCredit: AI-generated imageVaccine-resistant pneumonia has increased since a vaccine targeting 13 serotypes of the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteri

National study suggests new vaccine is needed to prevent childhood pneumonia

by Lachlan Gilbert,University of New South WalesCredit: AI-generated imageVaccine-resistant pneumonia has increased since a vaccine targeting 13 serotypes of the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteri
My teen is addicted to vaping: How can I help them quit and manage their withdrawal symptoms?

My teen is addicted to vaping: How can I help them quit and manage their withdrawal symptoms?

by Gillian Sandra Gould, Karen McFadyen and Marilyn Clarke,The ConversationCredit: Pexels/Mushtaq HussainThe Australian government iscracking downon vaping. Recreational vapes of any

My teen is addicted to vaping: How can I help them quit and manage their withdrawal symptoms?

by Gillian Sandra Gould, Karen McFadyen and Marilyn Clarke,The ConversationCredit: Pexels/Mushtaq HussainThe Australian government iscracking downon vaping. Recreational vapes of any
Exposure to aid early in life reduces the risk of chronic malnutrition: Study

Exposure to aid early in life reduces the risk of chronic malnutrition: Study

byUniversity of GothenburgCredit:World Development(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106689Children who are exposed to aid at an early age are at a lower risk of suffering from chr

Exposure to aid early in life reduces the risk of chronic malnutrition: Study

byUniversity of GothenburgCredit:World Development(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106689Children who are exposed to aid at an early age are at a lower risk of suffering from chr
School start times and late screen time exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers

School start times and late screen time exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers

by Horacio de la Iglesia,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith the school year underway around the U.S., parents and caregivers are once again faced with the age-old struggle of

School start times and late screen time exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers

by Horacio de la Iglesia,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith the school year underway around the U.S., parents and caregivers are once again faced with the age-old struggle of
The #1 enemy of good sleep for school kids: Screens

The #1 enemy of good sleep for school kids: Screens

by Cara MurezVideo games and social media are keeping school kids up at night, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).But so, too, are more constructive pursuits,

The #1 enemy of good sleep for school kids: Screens

by Cara MurezVideo games and social media are keeping school kids up at night, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).But so, too, are more constructive pursuits,
New app helps preemie parents feel confident caring for their newborns

New app helps preemie parents feel confident caring for their newborns

by Northwestern UniversityA parent uses the NICU2Home app. Credit: Northwestern UniversityParents of premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) receive a dizzying amount of infor

New app helps preemie parents feel confident caring for their newborns

by Northwestern UniversityA parent uses the NICU2Home app. Credit: Northwestern UniversityParents of premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) receive a dizzying amount of infor
New approaches to treat the consequences of birth asphyxia

New approaches to treat the consequences of birth asphyxia

by Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)Individual box plots of percentage of brain area loss for experimental treatments and the pooled HI/saline group. In red is the data

New approaches to treat the consequences of birth asphyxia

by Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE)Individual box plots of percentage of brain area loss for experimental treatments and the pooled HI/saline group. In red is the data
Respiratory syncytial virus accounted for more than 100,000 deaths worldwide in children under five during 2019

Respiratory syncytial virus accounted for more than 100,000 deaths worldwide in children under five during 2019

by LancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study published inThe Lancetestimates that RSV-attributable acute lower respiratory infection was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in c

Respiratory syncytial virus accounted for more than 100,000 deaths worldwide in children under five during 2019

by LancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study published inThe Lancetestimates that RSV-attributable acute lower respiratory infection was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in c
Why do people crave the approval of an abusive or narcissistic parent? And what can they do about it?

Why do people crave the approval of an abusive or narcissistic parent? And what can they do about it?

by Gery Karantzas,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the phenomenally successful TV show "Succession," wealthy media magnate Logan Roy (played by Brian Cox) is frequen

Why do people crave the approval of an abusive or narcissistic parent? And what can they do about it?

by Gery Karantzas,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the phenomenally successful TV show "Succession," wealthy media magnate Logan Roy (played by Brian Cox) is frequen
Guidelines issued for managing critically ill pediatric patients

Guidelines issued for managing critically ill pediatric patients

(HealthDay)—In 2022 clinical practice guidelines issued by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and published in the February issue ofPediatric Critical Care Medicine, recommendations are prese

Guidelines issued for managing critically ill pediatric patients

(HealthDay)—In 2022 clinical practice guidelines issued by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and published in the February issue ofPediatric Critical Care Medicine, recommendations are prese
Why children don't talk to adults about the problems they encounter online

Why children don't talk to adults about the problems they encounter online

by Andy Phippen,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated image"I don't listen to adults when it comes to this sort of thing," a 17-year-old told me.We were discussing how digital techn

Why children don't talk to adults about the problems they encounter online

by Andy Phippen,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated image"I don't listen to adults when it comes to this sort of thing," a 17-year-old told me.We were discussing how digital techn