In the early days of the Internet, some scholars once predicted a lessening of racism and race-based discrimination in online interactions thanks to the anonymity and race-neutral nature of the medium. But according to a new study published by a University of Illinois professor who studies race and the Internet, adolescents are increasingly experiencing both [...] Read more »

Chronic illness can lead to poorer quality of life – particularly for adolescents. New research shows that spirituality may help teens cope with their conditions. Read The Full Article…Spirituality May Help Adolescents Cope With Chronic Illness Read more »

As children transition from preschool-age to school-age, they may develop eating habits and leisure-time patterns that may not meet current recommendations and may contribute to childhood obesity. Read The Full Article…A Child’s Eating Habits And Exercise Behaviors Can Deteriorate Early Read more »

“Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Birth Prevalence of Spina Bifida — United States, 1995-2005,” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: The report updates previously reported data on the prevalence of neural tube defects such as spina bifida and assesses racial/ethnic differences. The findings are based on U.S. Read The Full Article…Report Looks At Racial, Ethnic Differences In [...] Read more »

Scientists from the University of Portsmouth, England, are carrying out a study to find out whether installing a water-softener in the home might improve the symptoms of children with eczema. The researchers are looking for children aged 6 months to 16 years who have moderate to severe eczema to participate in a clinical trial. [...] Read more »

The New York Times on Friday examined a recent study that found infants born via elective repeat Caesarean sections at around 37 weeks’ gestation — which is considered full term — were twice as likely to suffer complications as those born after 39 weeks’ gestation. Read The Full Article…New York Times Examines Risks Of Elective [...] Read more »

UroToday.com – With the advent of smaller flexible ureteroscopes, upper tract stone disease in children has increasingly been treated using the ureteroscopic approach. These pediatric researchers from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt reported on 50 children under the age of 14 years (mean age 7.9 years) who were managed [...] Read more »

UroToday.com – A study from China evaluated the effect of familial aggregation on children with pediatric nocturnal enuresis (PNE) by evaluating nocturnal urine output and bladder and arousal function. Included in the study were 45 children with familial aggregation PNE (FPNE), 70 children with sporadic PNE (SPNE), and 10 children with normal lower urinary tract [...] Read more »

Two newspapers recently published editorials in response to the increase in U.S. teen birth rates across 26 states in 2006, which was announced Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summaries appear below.~ Read The Full Article…Newspapers Respond To Increase In U.S. Teen Birth Rate Read more »

About one-third of elective caesarean section deliveries are performed before 39 weeks’ gestation, which increases risks to infants, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports. Read The Full Article…Elective C-Sections Before 39 Weeks Associated With Increased Risks To Infants, Study Says Read more »