Prenatal exposure to pesticide linked with childhood cough
Cough symptoms at age 5 and 6 appear to be unrelated to asthma or infection.
Children exposed in the womb to the widely used pesticide additive piperonyl butoxide (PBO) have heightened risk of noninfectious cough...
Subsidies change incentives for adoption of foster children
The structure of a federal program that provides monthly subsidies to promote the adoptions of special needs children in foster care may actually be delaying some adoptions, according to a new study by University...
Stillbirth: The continuing enigma
Every day, more than 8,200 families experience a death of their baby before birth (28 weeks or greater). This number is two times higher than deaths due to HIV/AIDS yet there has been limited awareness of...
New mums diets fall short on fruit and veg
New Australian research has found first-time mums are skimping on fruit and vegetables, putting their babies at risk of longer-term health problems. The Melbourne study into the eating habits of 529 new mothers found...
Preschoolers from low-income families display social and emotional problems
One of every four preschool-age children from a low-income family who receives medical care at urban primary care clinics needs further evaluation for social and emotional problems, according to a new study.
The Cincinnati Children’s...
Fathers biologically attuned to their children when sleeping nearby
Mothers aren’t the only ones who are biologically adapted to respond to children. New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that dads who sleep near their children experience a drop in testosterone....
Preeclampsia poses a significant long-term health risk
Researchers from BGU’s Faculty of Health Sciences including Guy Shalom, Prof. Ilana Shoham-Vardi, Ruslan Sergienko, Prof. Arnon Wiznitzer, Dr. Michael Sherf and Prof. Eyal Sheiner have determined that preeclampsia is a significant risk factor...
A rise in the cancer cure rate in children
Nearly 80 percent of children treated for cancer are now cured of their original disease, according to the National Cancer Institute—a vast improvement over decades past. But survivors of pediatric cancers also are more...
Merging supernatural and scientific beliefs when reasoning with the unknown
Reliance on supernatural explanations for major life events, such as death and illness, often increases rather than declines with age, according to a new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin.
The study,...
Toddlers increasingly swallowing liquid detergent capsules
Doctors are calling for improved safety warnings and childproof packaging for laundry and dishwasher detergent liquitabs, following a cluster of incidents in which toddlers have inadvertently swallowed the capsules. The five cases, all of...
