More Pediatric Health News

• Psychiatric Meds for Infants Linked to Later Behavior Problems

  Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that infant rats given commonly prescribed drugs to ...

• Prolonged Use of Pacifier Linked to Speech Problems

  Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A pacifier is fine for a while, but don't let ...

• Less Sensitivity to Hormone May Play Role in Autism

  Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A new genetic signature that's strongly associated with autism has ...

• Race, Insurance May Affect Testing of Kids in ER

  Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Black children and kids without private insurance are less likely ...

• 11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC

  Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Eleven more U.S. children died from H1N1 swine flu during ...

• Acetaminophen May Weaken Effectiveness of Kids' Vaccines

  Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Fever after a vaccination is a normal and essential part ...

• Shared Bed May Raise SIDS Risk

  Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of sudden infant deaths involve babies who ...

• Dyslexia More Complicated for Chinese

  Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Dyslexia is different, and perhaps more complicated and severe, in ...

• Phone Counseling Helps Teens Quit Smoking

  Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that teens are more likely to quit ...

• Eye Problems Increasing in Preemies

  Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Increased survival of extremely pre-term infants has led to a ...

• Soothing Imagery May Help Rid Some Kids of Stomach Pain

  Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Children who experience frequent stomach aches can use their imagination ...

• Berinert Approved for Rare Genetic Disease

  Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Berinert (C1-esterase inhibitor) has been approved by the U.S. Food ...

• Half of U.S. Kids Assaulted Each Year: Study

  Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- More than 60 percent of youngsters had either direct or ...

• As Teens Plug In, Parents Fret

  Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Parents' worry lists are typically long -- and get longer ...

• Potential Pieces of Autism Puzzle Revealed

  Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- New genes and genomic regions that might be associated with ...

• Burn Rate in Kids Has Dropped, But Still Causes Concern

  Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- After a long day last year, Danette McKinney asked her ...

• Program Helps Kids Switch Over to Healthy Behaviors

  Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A family, school and community intervention program improved children's eating ...

• Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor

  Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Exercising during adolescence may help guard against a deadly form ...

• Teens With ADHD, Depression Risk Internet Addiction

  Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Teenagers with psychosocial disorders such as ADHD, depression and social ...