Pediatrics News

The ability of a mother to identify a weight problem in her child appears to be dependent on her own weight, with overweight mothers tending to underestimate her child's weight.

The study was a collaboration between physicians at PeaceHealth Medical Group, led by pediatrician Dr.

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 02 Jul 2009 Medarex, Inc.

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 01 Jul 2009 Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone, according to a new study in the July issue of Pediatrics , the journal of the American ...

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Bones / Orthopaedics Article Date: 01 Jul 2009 Developmental hip dysplasia is the most common congenital defect in newborns.

UCLA study finds that activities that get children 2 months to 48 months talking are most conducive to language acquisition Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone, according to a new study in the July issue of Pediatrics , the journal of ...

If you want to help children develop language and speech skills, UCLA researchers say, listening to what they have to say is just as important as talking to them.

A fall trial date has been set for one of the twin Hamilton-area pediatricians facing felony sex and bribery charges two weeks after the 12th District Court of Appeals declined to hear a motion filed by the prosecution to consolidate the cases of Drs.

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Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 24 Jun 2009 - 7:00 PDT Two years ago more than one in four newborns screened for metabolic and other inherited disorders in Alabama had to be retested.

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 23 Jun 2009 - 6:00 PDT A bill before the Utah Legislature's Health and Human Services Interim Committee would allow parents to choose between two sex education curriculums, the Salt Lake City Deseret News reports.

Anh Tran holds her dog, Jack, age 8, in her home in Santa Clara. Anh Tran, of Santa Clara, is involved with helping homeowners who face foreclosure.

Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 26 Jun 2009 The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies has received a $98,000 grant from the Pan American Health and Education Foundation for an initiative designed to address issues of maternal and infant health in Haiti.

It's that time again when pediatricians see a spike in ear infections.

An autism diagnosis can be devastating for parents. Early intervention is key in helping these young kids.

A previously healthy teenager shows up at the doctor's office with a sore throat, fever, aches and general malaise.

West Virginia health care professionals hope to learn more about how many pregnant women use drugs or alcohol and what kind of substance abuse occurs so they can provide earlier and better care for mothers and newborns.

Unbound Medicine has released a wireless and web edition of the American Academy of Pediatrics Redbook, now in its 28th edition.

It seems to be a tactic of the nuclear industry that whenever someone disagrees with their position on nuclear power, that person is attacked as being ignorant or emotional.

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 22 Jun 2009 - 4:00 PDT After years of declining teenage pregnancy rates and improved teen contraception use during the 1990s and early 2000s, the trends appeared to have flattened or even reversed among some groups of teens in recent years, according ...