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An epidemic of fear. Paul Offit, a pediatrician in Philadelphia, is the coinventor of a rotavirus vaccine that could save tens of thousands of lives every year. He is also the main target of a grassroots movement that opposes the systematic vaccination of children and the laws that require it. Wired. 27 October 2009.
Scientists employing improved monitors to pinpoint air pollutants that cause childhood disease. Is black carbon soot emitted by school buses raising childhood asthma rates? Technology to track what children are exposed to -- and when, where and for how long -- can now fit in the palm of your hand. Scientific American. 16 September 2009.
Could air pollution be undermining our intelligence? In the first study of its kind, U.S. researchers have found a link between pregnant women being exposed to air pollution and lower IQs of their children. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. 25 July 2009.
New research indicates that smoking during pregnancy can lead to impulsive behavior in children. Preteenagers whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are more impulsive on a standard behavior test and use different regions of their brain while performing the test when compared to children whose mothers did not smoke. 26 May 2009. More...
Poor kids exposed to more secondhand smoke. Poor children are exposed to more secondhand smoke than their wealthier counterparts, a new study has found. HealthDay News. 4 April 2009.
Is China's pollution poisoning its children? Federica Perera, a pioneer of molecular epidemiology, is studying the impact of air pollution on children in China. The lessons should apply in the US, Europe and Japan as well. Scientific American. 20 July 2008. [related stories]
Experts question placebo pill for children. Conditioning children to reach for relief in a pill could make them easy targets for quacks and pharmaceutical pitches later. New York Times. 27 May 2008. [Registration Required]
Pregnant women exposed to household pesticides may increase the risk of their children developing leukemia, according to a recent study conducted in France. In the study, parents of leukemia patients were more likely to have used pesticides and insecticides either at home or at work. Exposure to these chemicals is a risk factor for blood cancers, particularly if children are exposed in the womb, the authors' conclude. 5 February 2008. More... [related stories]
Prenatal secondhand smoke tied to mental problems. Pregnant women exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely than their unexposed counterparts to have children with psychological problems such as conduct disorder, attention deficits, and behavior problems, a study suggests. Reuters Health. 7 July 2007.
Secondhand smoke may affect brain of fetus. Pregnant women who are chronically exposed to secondhand smoke may have children who are at greater risk of problems related to attention and emotion, University of Washington researchers believe. Seattle Times, Washington. 28 June 2007.
Differences in adults, kids can delay treatment for allergies, asthma. The difference between adults and children is only one of the factors that can make it more difficult to diagnose and treat allergies or asthma in the young. Oakland Tribune, California. Opinion, 25 June 2007.
Researchers issue new warning on risks of smoking near babies. Parents who smoke near their newborn babies are turning their children into heavy passive smokers and putting them in danger of breathing problems and cot death, a new study shows. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 19 June 2007.
Horrors of Hongwei. The lives of residents in a village in northern China are being destroyed by high rates of cancer and what is claimed to be cerebral palsy among their children yet no one has come up with an answer. Hong Kong Standard, China. 16 June 2007.
Hyperactivity in young linked to smoking during pregnancy. Children whose mothers smoked during their pregnancy are up to nine times more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, scientists say. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 25 May 2007.
A losing proposition. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the prevalence of overweight children ages 6 to 11 has more than doubled in the past 20 years. San Mateo County Times, California. 19 February 2007.
Breast-fed babies 'grow up to have better sight'. Scientists have found that young children who had been breast-fed had better "stereoscopic vision" - the ability to discern depth. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 9 February 2007.
Smoking and pregnancy. Not only are the children of pregnant women who smoke more likely to develop health and behavioral problems -- including asthma, attention deficit disorder and difficulty with reading and math -- they are also more likely to take up smoking at an early age, a new study finds. Washington Post. 28 November 2006. [Registration Required]
Teens turn to school to fight against fat. There are an estimated 9 million children and young adults ages 6 to 19 in the United States who are fat. A growing number of them are morbidly obese — at risk of dying from their weight. Modesto Bee, California. 24 October 2006.
Heavy beginnings. There are an estimated 9 million children and young adults ages 6 to 19 in the US who are fat. A growing number of them are morbidly obese-- at risk of dying from their weight. Sacramento Bee, California. 22 October 2006.
Tobacco smoke, lead may cause ADHD. Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke and childhood exposure to lead account for about one-third of ADHD cases among children in the United States, a study suggests. Business Courier of Cincinnati, Ohio. 20 September 2006.
New links to attention deficit found. About one-third of attention deficit cases among U.S. children may be linked with tobacco smoke before birth or to lead exposure afterward, according to provocative new research. Associated Press. 19 September 2006. [related stories]
A smoking gun for ADHD. About a third of attention deficit cases in American children may stem from smoking by pregnant mothers or exposure to lead after birth, according to a national study to be released today. West Paterson Herald News, New Jersey. 19 September 2006. [related stories]
Autism risk rises with age of father. Children born to fathers of advancing age are at significantly higher risk of developing autism compared with children born to younger fathers. Washington Post. 5 September 2006. [Registration Required]
Mom's smoking linked to child's excess pounds. Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may be at risk of becoming overweight by the age of 8. Reuters. 9 February 2006.
The Secret Truth. Parents used to accept routine vaccinations for their children without a second thought. But as more parents weigh the benefits of vaccination against the possible risks, some are hesitating, even resisting, those shots. Boston Globe, Massachusetts. Opinion, 7 December 2005.
Good for each other. Children and elderly people increasingly live in age-segregated worlds. Developmental experts say that the growing number of facilities offering intergenerational day care is a partial answer to some undeniable demographics. Los Angeles Times, California. 6 December 2005. [Registration Required]
CDC calls 2nd-hand smoke a problem for kids, blacks. Levels of a chemical found in second-hand smoke dropped sharply in Americans during the past decade, but children and African-Americans still are carrying amounts that are twice as high as the overall population, according to a new federal report Chicago Tribune, Illinois. 22 July 2005.
Public nags have forgotten what mom said. "Ditch the cigarette, you criminal. You should be shot for smoking yourself to death. Do you want your children to be orphans?" Chicago Tribune, Illinois. Opinion, 17 June 2005.
Troubled neighbors. A Chronicle investigation shows that the region's refining and petrochemical industries are contributing a risky load of "air toxics," substances that can cause cancer, kidney and liver damage, or other serious health effects in places where people live and work, and where children play. Houston Chronicle, Texas. 16 January 2005. [related stories]
The allergy epidemic If a popular magazine had run a children’s health issue a hundred years ago, the first article might have been about diphtheria or cholera—external threats that the West has largely conquered by antibiotics and sanitation. Instead we are examining allergies, a self-generated danger, the result of an immune system out of sync with its surroundings. These are among the leading challenges of the next century. Newsweek. 14 September 2003. [related story]
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