Smartphone use before bed leads to insomnia and obesity in kids Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Dec 2017 7:25 PM ISTIt may be tempting to let your kids stay up late playing games on their smartphones, but using digital devices before bed may contribute to sleep and...
HPV vaccine is effective, safe 10 years after it's given Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Dec 2017 7:15 PM ISTA decade of data on hundreds of boys and girls who received the HPV vaccine indicates the vaccine is safe and effective long-term in protecting...
Lack of oxygen linked to brain maturation in preterm infants Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTPremature infants are at risk for a broad spectrum of life-long cognitive and learning disabilities. Historically, these conditions were believed to...
Slow progress in efforts to prevent child deaths from pneumonia, diarrhea: Report Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTIn 2016, pneumonia and diarrhea were responsible for one of every four deaths in children under five years of age.Figures released by UNICEF earlier...
Survivors of childhood cancer twice more likely to develop Hypertension as adults Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTPeople who survived childhood cancer were more than twice as likely as the general population to have high blood pressure (hypertension) as...
Help obese kids avoid weight stigma, doctors advise Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Nov 2017 7:02 PM IST Shaming kids about their weight doesn’t encourage them to shed excess pounds, U.S. doctors warn.In fact, it often has the opposite effect and...
Proteins in breastmilk protect offspring against food allergy Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Nov 2017 7:10 PM ISTResearch published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine today indicates that a mother's diet can protect nursing newborns against food allergies....
FDA clears first Epinephrine Autoinjector for Infants Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for AUVI-Q®(epinephrine injection, USP) 0.1 mg, the...
Cognitive behavioral therapy effective for children and adolescents with OCD Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Nov 2017 7:05 PM ISTSome children and adolescents think that they will have an accident if they do not count all the lampposts on their way to school. Or cannot leave the...
WHO Guidelines to address overweight and obesity in children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTAs part of its response to the global epidemic of obesity, WHO is releasing guidelines to support primary healthcare workers identify and help...
Amoxicillin alone better choice for pediatric pneumonia: study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 Nov 2017 8:00 PM ISTA combination of two antibiotics is often prescribed to treat community-acquired pneumonia in children, but a JAMA Pediatrics study is now showing...
Only Systemic corticosteroids associated with increased fracture risk among children with asthma Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 Nov 2017 7:25 PM ISTIn a population-based nested case-control study published in JAMA Paediatrics, it has been found that Only Systemic corticosteroids are associated...
