A birthmark is a persistent visible mark on the skin that is evident at birth or shortly after. The exact cause of most birthmarks is unknown. Some are thought to be the result of a localized imbalance in factors controlling the development of blood vessels…

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Pediatric researchers have identified a novel gene involved in childhood asthma, in one of the largest gene studies to date of the common respiratory disease. Because the gene, called DENND1B, affects cells and signaling molecules thought to be instrumental in the immune system overreaction that occurs in asthma, the discovery may have singled out an [...] Read more »

It’s a given that many children will ask their parents for cell phones this Christmas. Now, a recent study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) sociologist Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., finds that the way the kids will use their new phones depends on their gender…

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A new poll by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) shows the shortage of H1N1 vaccine for children is easing. As of late last week, three-quarters of parents who tried to get the vaccine for their children were able to do so. Overall, six in 10 parents have gotten or expect to [...] Read more »

More teenagers in England who need it are receiving help for problems involving drug and alcohol use, but fewer have problems severe enough to require treatment for addiction, new national statistics reported on Wednesday by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA), show…

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What happens when the families of sick and dying hospitalized children ask their physicians to pray with them, or for them? How do pediatricians respond to such personal requests? While increasing numbers of physicians say that religion and spirituality help some patients and families cope with serious illness, a new study reports that it is [...] Read more »

UQ researcher Dr Lane Strathearn sees strengthening the bond between mother and baby as a possible way of reducing childhood neglect. Dr Strathearn’s recently completed PhD identifies how increased pressures placed on mothers by society have reduced the perceived importance of raising children…

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“The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which represents 60,000 pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and surgical specialists, applauds the United States Senate for its vote to pass its health reform agreement, embodied in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…

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The air in some school classrooms may contain higher levels of extremely small particles of pollutants – easily inhaled deep into the lungs – than polluted outdoor air, scientists in Australia and Germany are reporting in an article in ACS’ semi-monthly journal Environmental Science & Technology…

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A preliminary study of the anticancer drug figitumumab has found that it has antitumour activity in Ewing’s sarcoma – a cancer which affects mainly teenage boys. The results have led to the drug’s progression to a Phase 2 trial in patients with Ewing’s sarcoma, which has recently finished recruiting. These are the conclusions of an [...] Read more »