Predictors ID'd for Early Introduction of Juice Into Infant Diet
Markers of lower socioeconomic status may predict early juice introduction in infancy, which is then associated with a pattern of sugary beverage consumption later in childhood...
December 9, 2021
by Drugs
Survivors of Childhood Cancers at Risk for Shortened Life Span
Survivors of childhood cancer remain at risk for shorter life spans, especially when they receive radiotherapy, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in JAMA Oncology.
January 3, 2020
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Childhood Cancer Survivors Struggle With Heart Troubles
The treatments that childhood cancer patients receive often save their lives, but they also make survivors prone to heart troubles, a new study finds.
August 27, 2019
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Bone Health Management Key in Childhood Cancer Survivors
As part of a literature review, published in the June issue of the Annals of Oncology, recommendations are presented for the management of bone health in survivors of childhood cancer.
August 7, 2019
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Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors Face More Struggles
Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors Face More Struggles.
June 26, 2019
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How Do Birth Defects Affect Childhood Cancer Risk?
How Do Birth Defects Affect Childhood Cancer Risk?
June 21, 2019
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Potential first ever targeted therapy designed for ‘untreatable’ childhood brain cancer
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London have discovered a new type of drug that targets a genetic weakness in ‘diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma’ (DIPG), an untreatable childhood brain cancer, which could become the first ever treatment desi
May 12, 2019
by pharmatimes
Parents' Childhood Affects Their Children's Behavioral Health
Parents' adverse childhood events (ACEs), such as abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction, can impact their children's lives, according to a study published online July 9 in Pediatrics.
July 25, 2018
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The cause of the most common form of childhood cancer found
Professor Mel Greaves, of The Institute of Cancer Research, has spent 30 years uncovering what is behind the mysterious rise in rates of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in children.
May 25, 2018
by pharmafile
Research claims childhood Leukemia likely to be preventable
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia affects 500 individuals annually in the UK – making it the most common form of cancer in children – and this figure is rising every year.
May 23, 2018
by biospectrumasia
Study of childhood asthma cautions against short-term high-dose treatment with steroids
Researchers in the US have found that a common practice among physicians to increase the use of steroids for worsening symptoms of asthma in children may be associated with slowing a child’s rate of growth.
March 8, 2018
by europeanpharmaceuticalreview
Childhood obesity increased 10-fold over last four decades
An analysis of childhood and teenage obesity levels around the world have revealed that the numbers who are considered dangerously overweight has spiked enormously over the last four decades.
October 12, 2017
by pharmafile