Increased cigarette tax linked to decreased infant mortality
1. The rate of infant mortality in the United States decreased from 7.3 to 6.2 per 1000 live births from...
Significant amount of unhealthy children’s foods marketed to parents
1. Nearly half of all television-advertised children’s food, beverage products, and total television airtime for all products were directed at...
Significant percentage of pediatricians dismiss families who refuse vaccines
1. A total of 83% of physicians reported encountering parents who refuse vaccines for their child, 14% stated that they...
Gestational and post-delivery weight gain linked to overweight children
1. Children of mothers who gained an excessive amount of weight during pregnancy, as well as those of mothers who...
Metronome use linked to rate optimization in pediatric CPR
1. The use of a metronome during simulated pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) significantly improved the accuracy of the rate of...
Alcohol abuse linked to teens’ early maturation, minimal supervision
1. Girls who experienced pubertal maturation early in life and reported the least amount of parental supervision were at the...
Parent/child feeding practices associated with weight status
1. Survey results indicated that parents were significantly more likely to pressure their child to eat more at meals when...
Mandatory eye protection may reduce field hockey injuries
1. High school girl’s field hockey teams were evaluated for injuries before and after the establishment of a national mandate...
Early childhood reading linked to positive brain activation
Children who were read to more frequently at home showed greater brain activity in areas responsible for narrative comprehension and...
Picky eaters more likely to display psychiatric impairment
1. Children who were identified as moderate or severe selective eaters (picky eaters) were more likely to display of psychopathological...
