Cochrane Review: Does HPV vaccination prevent the development of cervical cancer?
Does HPV vaccination prevent the development of cervical cancer? Are there harms associated with being vaccinated?
Prolonged paracetamol use during pregnancy linked to increased ASD and ADHD risk in new meta-analysis
A study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on the possible relationship between prolonged use of acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy and the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood.
Kids hit hard by junk food advertising: new research
Junk food ads are shown more frequently on TV at times when many children are watching, new Heart Foundation-funded research shows.
Three-quarters of COPD cases are linked to childhood risk factors that are exacerbated in adulthood
Three-quarters of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases have their origins in poor lung function pathways beginning in childhood. These pathways are associated with exposures in childhood, and amplified by factors in adulthood, according to a cohort study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.
Breastfeeding May Have Long-Term Heart Health Benefits for Some Moms
Women with normal blood pressure during pregnancy and who breastfed their babies for at least six months following birth had better markers of cardiovascular health years later compared to women who never breastfed, based on research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual…
Social brain’ networks are altered at a young age in autism
As infants develop, they preferentially move towards and respond to social cues – such as voices, faces and human gestures.
Too much TV at age 2 makes for less healthy adolescents
Skipping breakfast, eating junk food and doing less well in school might all result from watching TV too young, Canadian study finds.Watching too much television at age 2 can translate into poorer eating habits in adolescence and poorer performance in school, researchers at Université de…
Short kids may have higher future stroke risk
Being a short kid is associated with increased risk of having a stroke in adulthood, according to Danish research published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal.
Chicken Pox Vaccine Linked with Shingles at the Vaccination Sight in Some Children
New research in published in Pediatric Dermatology reports several cases of shingles that developed at the original vaccination site in healthy children after they were immunized against chicken pox.
Asthma linked to infertility but not among women taking regular asthma preventers
Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, according to research published in the European Respiratory Journal [1].
Male susceptibility to autism linked to male hormones in early-stage brain development
A new study in Biological Psychiatry investigates the molecular basis for male predisposition to autism
Schools alone cannot help to prevent childhood obesity, study finds
School-based healthy lifestyle interventions alone are not effective in the fight against childhood obesity, researchers at the University of Birmingham have warned.