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Spotting autism's unique shape in the brain
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Diagnosing autism is not easy. Doctors currently diagnose autism in children by observing behavior. But researchers at Standford University believe they have developed a way to use brains scans
that may help identify autism in children in the future. Using MRI scans, researchers were able to determine that autistic brains have a unique shape when compared to typically developing brains.
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“Play is a great way for children to get moving and to take their minds off any health issues they may be facing,” says Kimberly Ulibarri, Manager of Marketing and Volunteers, Centennial Medical Center. more
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Child Obesity Awareness Month
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September marks National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and the long-awaited publication of a NACHRI supplement to Pediatrics - Pediatric Obesity:
Practical Applications and Strategies from Primary to Tertiary Care. More than two years in the making, the supplement is a product of NACHRI’s first childhood obesity FOCUS Group, FOCUS on a Fitter Future.
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2011 NACHRI Annual Leadership Conference registration
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It's not too late to register to join us in Bellevue, WA, Oct. 9-12. Our keynote speakers have been announced, and they include New York Times best-selling author Joseph Grenny, Representative Dave
Reichert (R-WA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, and Eric J. Topol, M.D., who was recently named one of Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential People in health care. Register now at www.childrenshospitals.net/leadership11.
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Pediatricians are easing up on antibiotics for kids
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The push to get pediatricians to stop prescribing antibiotics for the wrong illnesses is paying off a bit, a new government report found. Since the early 1990s, there has been a 10 percent drop in prescription rates for antibiotics for kids 14 and younger, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week.
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More youth getting recommended vaccines
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More and more American adolescents are getting recommended vaccines, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention out earlier this week. The findings come on the heels of a
report last week that toddler vaccinations are on the rise as well, suggesting public concerns over vaccine safety are waning.
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Study: Payment for pediatric obesity services now can save money later
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Pediatric obesity ends up costing $3 billion annually in the U.S., but a significant amount of that could be saved by streamlining medical coverage to address health issues affecting young obese patients now rather than waiting to treat conditions they develop as they get older, according UCLA researchers and colleagues.
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Study links baby's behavior and adult brain function
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For years, psychologists have debated how much you can tell about who babies will grow up to be from how they act in the high chair. A new study that tracked
children from before they were teething until they were graduating high school suggests that a baby boy's temperament may predict his brain activity nearly two decades later.
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Circumcision rates are dropping in the US
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Circumcision rates in the U.S. are on the decline, according to a CDC study. The CDC used three different measurements to estimate the number of newborn male circumcisions. Researchers found that the procedure is somewhat less common today than it was 10 years ago. The report was written in the wake of increasing evidence that circumcision greatly reduces the risk of
contracting HIV during penile-vaginal sex.
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Scientists develop new tuberculosis vaccine
International Business Times
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Scientists have made a significant advancement in the development of a new vaccine against tuberculosis, which is responsible for approximately 1.7 million deaths worldwide, annually. Professor William Jacobs of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York has devised a prototype vaccine against the tuberculosis microbe, mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Kids of parents who smoke at home miss more school
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About half of adult smokers who live with young children say they don't smoke in the house. But that leaves the rest who do. And the children of these at-home smokers — according to a study just published in the journal Pediatrics — are missing more days of school.
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School curriculum falls short on bigger lessons
The New York Times
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Now that children are back in the classroom, are they really learning the lessons that will help them succeed? Many child development experts worry that the answer may be no. They say the ever-growing
emphasis on academic performance and test scores means many children aren't developing life skills like self-control, motivation, focus and resilience, which are far better predictors of long-term success than high grades. And it may be distorting their and their parents' values.
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Columbus State’s Formula/Human Milk Technician Certificate Program is reducing errors and increasing staff morale at a growing number of children’s hospitals. For more info, contact Charles Boltwood at 614-287-2687 or cboltwoo@cscc.edu. MORE |
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Why black children may be more likely to develop food allergies
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New research suggests that race and ancestry may play an important role in food allergies. Dr. Rajesh Kumar, a pediatrician at Northwestern University Medical School, and his team report in the journal Pediatrics that black children are more than twice as likely as white children to have sensitivities to eight foods that commonly cause allergic reactions, and that they are especially vulnerable to peanut allergies.
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CDC: Tick-borne parasite infecting blood supply
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A tick-borne infection known as Babesiosis, which can cause severe disease and even death, is becoming a growing threat to the U.S. blood supply, government researchers said. There are currently no diagnostic tests approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that can detect the infection before people donate blood.
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