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By Andrew M. SeamanSpending too much time in front of a television, computer or other devices with screens may signal problems in a child's family and personal wellbeing, according to a new study.Based on data for more than 3600 children in eight European countries, researchers found that family functioning and emotional wellbeing were especially linked to changes in the amount of time kids spent in front of screens.
Dr. W Timothy Garvey explained the physiology behind obesity and how physicians can help their patients lose weight for good.
Emerging data has suggested that canagliflozin provides more benefits to patients with type 2 diabetes vs sitagliptin. In a recent study, researchers compared the effects of both treatments on glycemic control, weight loss, and other related factors in patients with type 2 diabetes.
In a new systematic review, researchers aimed to summarize the current data on risk prognostic models and scores for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
In a widely reported new CDC study, 1 in 68 children were identified with autism spectrum disorder in 2010, up from 1 in 88 in 2008. A careful look at the data, however, suggests a circumspect approach.
<p style="font-weight: bold;">ABSTRACT: Pediatricians can help guide the families of children with an autism spectrum disorder through the maze of interventions, toward the goal of optimizing these children's potential for a productive, independent, brighter future. This requires an awareness of local resources, smart use of published information, partnership with educational and therapeutic agencies as well as families, and the willingness to be an advocate and provide a medical home. Keeping track of their child's progress in school and knowing when to engage health insurance and Medicaid can also benefit these families. Connecting families to regional institutions' training programs may help reduce the cost of researchbased interventions.</p>
Optimistic individuals have as much as a 73% lower risk of heart failure as compared with those who are pessimistic, according to a new study.
According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), more than half of childhood cancers are leukemias and cancers of the brain and CNS.
A new, comprehensive review of global research examined the associations between weight, diet, physical activity, and liver cancer.
<p><span>Genetic research has identified de novo mutations in synaptic transmission genes adding to those already associated with epileptic encephalopathies.</span></p>
<p><strong><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/Screen_Shot_2013-10-15_at_3.22.09_PM.png" alt="teratoma" width="115" height="115" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></strong>It is known that fetuses with large sacrococcygeal teratomas are at risk for a high cardiac output state and cardiac failure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Women who walk with flat feet are 50% more likely than those with normal or high arches to have low back pain, a new study suggests.</p>
In this episode, Deborah Dowd, RDH, MS, speaks about her team’s research on oral health assessments and reassessments for assisted living residents, including the rules and regulations in 12 western states, and the importance of specifying oral self-care performance as part of the activities of daily living (ADL) assessment.
In the Child/Adolescent Extended Long-Term Study, researchers investigated rates of stable anxiety remission in children and adolescents, the effects of different forms of treatment on remission status, and predictors of remission.
Researchers conducted a literature review to examine on the effects of practicing yoga in older adults with chronic health problems.