Preparing Your Child For Therapy

If your child needs to visit a therapist to work on emotional or behavioral issues, the youngster may be a bit nervous about going. Here are suggestions for how to prepare your child for that visit, courtesy of the Nemours Foundation: Be clear, honest and open about why your child needs to go. For young children, make sure they understand that this is a person that you talk with, not a doctor who... Read more

Managing Headaches During Pregnancy

If you’re pregnant and you’ve got a headache, it may not be wise to turn to medication to control your pain. The American Pregnancy Association offers these suggestions for additional ways to manage a headache while you’re pregnant: Soothe sinus headaches with a warm cloth or compress across your nose and eyes. Manage tension headache pain with a cold wrap around the bottom of your... Read more

Vitamin D Deficit in Pregnancy Tied to Caesarean Risk

Vitamin D deficiency greatly increases a pregnant woman’s likelihood of having a Caesarean delivery, U.S. researchers report. During the two-year study, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center researchers examined the relationship between vitamin D levels in pregnant women and Caesarean section. Of the 253 women in the study, 43 (17 percent) had a Caesarean section. The... Read more

Gut bacteria primarily past from mother to child

Mother-to-child transmission appears to be the most common route of Helicobacter pylori infection in Japan. In The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Dr. Mutsuko Konno and colleagues at Sapporo Kosei General Hospital in Sapporo note that previous studies have suggested that children are at high risk for H. pylori acquisition and that their mothers are the likely sources. H. pylori is a bacterium... Read more

School Program Helps Cut Asthma Risks

A school-based asthma management program can help children and teens reduce their symptoms and the number of missed school days, a study conducted in a California school district shows. Researchers analyzed the effectiveness of a program called Kickin’ Asthma, a four-session curriculum developed by American Lung Association staff and nurses and peer educators from the Oakland Unified School District.... Read more

Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks

Longevity runs in families, the saying goes, and new research shows there may be genetic and physiological reasons for the phenomenon. The children of people who live to 100 and beyond are themselves much less likely to develop cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and stroke, and even diabetes, researchers found. But they aren’t impervious to non-cardiovascular health problems, such... Read more

Many Americans turning to alternative medicine

About four in 10 U.S. adults and one in nine children are turning to alternative medical approaches for chronic pain and other health problems, health officials said on Wednesday. Back pain was the leading reason that Americans reported using complementary and alternative medicine techniques, followed by neck and joint pain as well as arthritis, according to the survey by the National Institutes of... Read more

Sciatica Pain During Pregnancy

As the developing baby inside you grows, it can begin to press on a sciatic nerve. This can cause pain that can extend from your lower back to your foot. Here are suggestions to help reduce sciatica pain during pregnancy, courtesy of the American Pregnancy Association: Whenever you can, lie down on the side that is pain-free. Try not to stand for too long at a time. If you must stand, stand on one... Read more

Steroid After Tonsillectomy Raises Bleeding Risk

Children who were given the steroid dexamethasone after a tonsillectomy had less nausea and vomiting, but they also faced an increased risk of bleeding that was significant enough to end the trial early for safety reasons, a new study shows. “The clinical implication is that children undergoing [tonsillectomy] should not receive dexamethasone prophylactically unless an adequately designed, valid... Read more

Easing Fear in Children

When children experience fear or anxiety, it’s important to teach them how to deal with these emotions so they can better handle them later in life. The Nemours Foundation suggests how to deal with your child’s fear or anxiety: Understand that your child’s fear is a real and valid emotion, and that it’s healthy — and helpful — to talk about it. Don’t act as... Read more

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