No systematic review of evidence for recommending blood spot test
21 Jun 2018
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Link between measles and airflow obstruction
Childhood measles can affect post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction in later life
21 Jun 2018
Young children do not learn from watching videos on smartphones
Study shows that children respond to videos on smartphone screens but do not benefit...
23 Apr 2018
Mothers caring for children with cancer need greater financial support
Study finds women parenting children with cancer have lower incomes than those with children...
23 Apr 2018
Asthma: protein from parasitic worms suppresses allergic reactions
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh who tested the Heligmosomoides polygyrus Alarmin...
23 Mar 2018
Epileptic seizures in children halved when using natural compounds found in cannabis –...
Findings follows 36 studies of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials of children...
23 Mar 2018
Parents’ mental health impaired when children are seriously ill
Parents whose children need intensive care treatment suffer clinically significant...
19 Mar 2018
Blood plasma test could lead to earlier diagnosis of autism
A pioneering test has revealed a link between autism and damage to proteins in blood plasma...
09 Mar 2018
Learning, memory problems seen in adolescents with OCD
Adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder have learning and memory problems that could...
05 Mar 2018
Failure to put folic acid in flour is a public health 'tragedy', say experts...
Experts have said failure to fortify flour with folic acid to prevent neural tube defects (...
15 Feb 2018
Children in NICU benefit from direct parental care
Infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) who receive direct care from their parents...
15 Feb 2018
Adults born prematurely liable to more psychiatric problems
Adults born very prematurely experience higher rates of psychiatric symptoms than those who...
05 Feb 2018
Specialist training can double consent rates for child organ donation
Child organ donation rates are lower than those for adults but the presence of a specialist...
15 Jan 2018
Cash incentives may encourage breastfeeding rates early on
Offering financial incentives may increase breastfeeding rates marginally at six to eight...
15 Jan 2018
Self-harm a sign of emotional pain rather than cry for help
Most people who self-harm do so as a way to deal with emotional distress rather than as a...
15 Jan 2018
Shopping voucher incentive helps increase low rates of breastfeeding
Providing a financial incentive to mothers can significantly improve breastfeeding rates in...
11 Jan 2018
Researchers puzzled by upsurge in scarlet fever to 50-year high
Cases of scarlet fever in England have reached a 50-year high, with more than 19,000...
07 Dec 2017
Obesity during pregnancy could risk child’s brain development
Children’s brain development is at greater risk if their mother was obese before becoming...
07 Dec 2017