The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, is not the first to link behavioral issues to so-called sleep-disordered breathing — where children chronically snore, mouth-breathe or seem to stop breathing for several seconds at a time as they sleep what doctors call “apnea” “We didn’t invent the association,” noted lead researcher Karen Bonuck, of the [...]
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Snoring tied to kids’ risk of behavioral problems
March 8, 2012
Efforts to Improve Research on Kids’ Drugs Paying Off: Report
February 24, 2012
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 29 (HealthDay News) Federal laws requiring medical companies to conduct pediatric drug studies have helped provide guidance on whether its safe or effective for children to use certain medications, a new U.S. report finds. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report noted, however, that theres still not enough data on the use of drugs [...]
Ready For Combat? Nahla Aubry Is In Her Seriously Adorable pediped Boots
February 23, 2012
If you ever needed proof that combat boots could be cute, just take a look at Nahla Aubry in the pic above. Her bright pink shades are pretty darn adorable, but shes also rocking pedipeds Kat boots which are just about the cutest combat boots money can buy. Even better, theyre on sale! We found [...]
Interstellar instant replay
February 15, 2012
Astronomers are watching the astronomical equivalent of an instant replay of a spectacular outburst from the unstable, behemoth double-star system Eta Carinae, which was initially seen on Earth nearly 170 years ago. Astrophysicists affiliated with UC Santa Barbara and Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGT) contributed to the study. Interstellar instant replay Dubbed the [...]
Brain scans spot early signs of dyslexia
January 20, 2012
Although typically diagnosed during the second or third grade of school – around age 7 or 8 – a team from Children’s Hospital Boston said they could see signs of the disease on brain scans in children as early as 4 and 5, a time when studies show children are best able to respond to [...]
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