Standardized developmental screening of refugee children is recommended
1. The concept of childhood development may be foreign to refugee communities, hindering early diagnosis of disabilities and therapy. 2....
Participation in sports and exercise linked to lower opioid use
1. Adolescents who reported engaging in sports, athletics, or exercise at least once a week within the past year were...
HPV awareness not linked to vaccination in high-risk population
1. Greater awareness of the human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, HPV vaccination, and vaccine advertising among the low-income, African American...
Gender conformity influences use of laxatives and muscle-building products
1. Greater gender conformity in childhood was associated with increased use of laxatives in females and muscle-building products in males,...
Infant motor development may be predictive of childhood cognition
1. Even among single-born children not diagnosed with developmental disabilities, later achievement of some infant motor milestones was associated with...
Hirschsprung disease associated with maternal obesity and preterm birth
1. The birth prevalence of Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) from 1987 to 2012 in Sweden was found to be steady at...
Neurocognitive deficits in congenital heart disease may not worsen with age
1. Although children with congenital heart disease (CHD) performed worse than matched controls on intelligence assessments at ages 4 and...
Confounding influences phototherapy’s association with increased childhood cancer risk
1. Among the cancers considered, phototherapy was most strongly associated with nonlymphocytic leukemia; however, the association lost significance after adjusting...
Unconditional prenatal income support may improve birth outcomes
1. Providing very-low-income pregnant women with monthly restriction-free financial support and information on prenatal nutrition, breastfeeding, and healthy infant development...
Electronic cigarette advertising linked to increased use among students
1. Exposure to electronic cigarette advertising was greater among middle and high school students who use electronic cigarettes compared to...