MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'child health'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:07:14 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077691&cid=t_92120_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fswimming-may-not-be-as-safe-for-your-children-as-you-think%2F2011.07.28 As summer continues in North America, and for anyone who goes near the water during any time of year, prevention of drowning is very important. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) takes its responsibilities on this issue seriously, and in 2010 issued a policy statement on prevention of drowning. This is a remarkable and well-thought out document that addresses all of the important issues associated with risk for and prevention of drowning. The online version of the policy statement, along with updated information and services, is available on the web. The document points out that, historically, drowning has been the second leading cause of unintentional death in individuals aged one to 19 years, causing more than 1,100 deaths per year in the United States alone. The AAP defines drowni... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077691 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5077691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433101&cid=t_92120_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fconfronting-the-empty-cradles-of-infant-mortality%2F2011.02.03 I have gushed praise for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for a long time. (Disclosure: I cut my teeth in journalism as a Journal Company employee way back in 1973. No ties since 1976.) As a mid-market newspaper facing all of the same hurdles as other newspapers, it consistently demonstrates tenacity and creativity in tackling vital healthcare issues in this country. The latest: A project called “Empty Cradles: Confronting Our Infant Mortality Crisis.” While there is a great health/medicine/science team in place at the Journal Sentinel, I believe that much of the credit goes to the top — to editor Marty Kaiser, who clearly understands that healthcare issues are among the most important his paper can report on in serving public needs. Kaiser writes: “The Journal Sen... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433101 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:00:29 +0100 4433101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249060&cid=t_92120_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Flive-birth-mri-style%2F2010.12.10 At the Charité Hospital in Berlin, researchers have built a specialty MRI machine with enough space to fit a woman undergoing labor. The Local, a German newspaper in the English language, is reporting that the first images of a baby moving through the birth canal have been captured, and that the mother and child are doing just fine. The clinicians involved in the project hope to be able to study why some women end up requiring a Caesarian section, while others do not. More at The Local: MRI scans live birth… *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249060 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +0100 4249060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031235&cid=t_92120_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F5NaPpheDPVw%2F By Glenna Crooks. Sorry, this blog is not about sexy new vaccines – you know, ones that will prevent smoking, cure all cancers, stop obesity or eliminate wrinkles. This is about more ‘here and now’ matters. It addresses vaccines, vaccinators and non-vaccinators, contains a proposal for moving forward on immunizations and some folks – including my friends – are not going to like it. But then, they don’t call this a ‘disruptive’ site for nothin’. It comes from my attendance at a CME course on vaccines held by Philly’s Children’s Hospital last weekend. I was privileged to hear great presentations and meet fantasic folks. Despite my work in vaccines over several decades in both government and industry, some information was ‘new’ for me, crystal... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031235 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:18:55 +0100 4031235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822918&cid=t_92120_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwe%25e2%2580%2599re-making-fewer-babies-what-to-expect%2F2010.08.04 Recently I ran into the office manager for one of Houston’s largest pediatric practices. New patient visits are way down and their doctors are looking for ways to keep business rolling. The same day I picked up this piece in the Wall Street Journal which shows declining admissions and doctor visits as a national trend. This is bad news and shows how our faltering economy is finally working its way more visibly into healthcare. And apparently we’re making fewer babies –- admissions to neonatal intensive care units are down. This is a problem. For large tertiary medical centers and hospitals specializing in maternal-child health, babies are the critical customers of a healthy operation. A few thoughts on what to look for (or dare I say, what to “expect”) with fewer ba... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822918 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:11:40 +0100 3822918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519504&cid=t_92120_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F30%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-april-30-2010%2F Call me biased, but I think those with mental health “problems” are actually the healthiest of the bunch. It’s what’s hidden in Alice Miller’s book title The Drama of the Gifted Child. It’s also how I perceive these lyrics from Natalie Merchant’s song Wonder: “Know this child will be gifted. With love, with patience and with faith. She’ll make her way.” That with therapy and other types of treatment those among us who work on their stuff will end up on the other side, healthier and stronger than the rest of the lot. With that being said, I hope you’ll take wisdom and hope from our top posts this week and keep carrying on your own personal journeys towards greater peace, health and happiness. Sneak Preview: New Film about ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519504 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:57:49 +0100 3519504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3279928&cid=t_92120_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F17%2Fhealth-service-journal-2010-4th-february%2F Fade Fade: Total Place: why NHS partnerships make total sense for savings Fade Skinny: In the first of three articles on Total Place, Helen Mooney looks at how Croydon’s PCT and council are using the scheme to focus on improving child health (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Child Health, Current Awareness, Journals, Primary Care Trusts, Total Place (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3279928 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:48:44 +0100 3279928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231496&cid=t_92120_99_f&fid=34593&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FAyaJ%2F%7E3%2F-erWudp36Jo%2Foral_conception.php Grant writing makes you crazy and also forces bloggers to stoop to ever lower levels. Hence this from the Discover Magazine blog via Boingboing. While trawling for gold in the medical case literature they struck it rich with the story of the 15 year old girl with no vagina who got pregnant by giving her boyfriend a blow job (British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: 1988 Sep;95(9):933-4). Not possible? You be the judge: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Effect Measure) Effect Measure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231496 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:33:35 +0100 3231496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193905&cid=t_92120_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fcan-rubber-ducky-poison-you.html From MomsRising . . .In a staggering announcement this past weekend, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated there's now officially cause for "concern" about toxic Bisphenol-A (BPA) in food and beverage containers, but they stopped short of banning BPA from products children and pregnant and nursing women use everyday.1 It's not enough to just announce "concern." We already know BPA is dangerous, and we know there are safer alternatives. It's time for Congress to take this issue to the next level to keep our kids safe. Urge your U.S. Senators today to co-sponsor and support the Ban Poisonous Additives Act that will ban BPA from food and beverage containers. http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=97Bisephenol-A (BPA) is one of the most pervasive... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193905 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:38:00 +0100 3193905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3145997&cid=t_92120_99_f&fid=34593&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FAyaJ%2F%7E3%2FUFfEMTTCBzc%2Fus_health_care_system_pronounc.php Rush Limbaugh has done a personal biopsy of the US health care system and found it healthy: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Effect Measure) Effect Measure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3145997 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:46:54 +0100 3145997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108398&cid=t_92120_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fautism-rates-redux-autism-rates-better-than-in-october%2F Talk about déjà vu. It was just over two months ago we and other news agencies reported on a study published in the journal Pediatrics that found that autism was now in about 1 in 91 children. So I was scratching my head when I started seeing news reports late this past week stating that autism was in 1 out of every 110 children. After a little digging, I see it was spurred by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing a press release on the findings of an analysis of actual 8-year-old child health records, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The Pediatrics study was a structured phone survey of parents (not an analysis of actual child health records). While it’s great that we now have two datasets that are in basic agreement that ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108398 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:56:46 +0100 3108398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2950750&cid=t_92120_99_f&fid=34593&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FAyaJ%2F%7E3%2FeDAR9wYeMWw%2Fpneumonia.php Some people find posts like this tiresome. There are so many things that need doing and so little time and resources to do them. Adding to the list makes our eyes glaze over. I understand. But that doesn't make this any less of a Big Deal. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Effect Measure) Effect Measure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2950750 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:10:15 +0100 2950750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2930904&cid=t_92120_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F27%2Fbritish-journal-of-general-practice-2009-vol-59-no-568%2F This article, as per the title, looks at practitioners’ views of primary care as a setting in which to treat childhood obesity. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Child Health, Obesity, Primary Health Care, Qualitative Research (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2930904 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:58:57 +0100 2930904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862581&cid=t_92120_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FmkcsRIy-d70%2F Today, October 5, 2009, National Child Health Day in the United States. This year’s topic is Medical Home, providing all children with a medical home. What is a medical home? It is a continuous, comprehensive, family-centered, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective way of providing medical care. OK, that’s fine, but what does that mean to you as a parent, as a caregiver, or as a child? The American Academy of Pediatrics has made available PDF documents for you to learn more about medical homes. In the documents, you learn about what to expect from a pediatric team, how to make medical home improvements, and how to work with your medical team. Children can learn about their role in health care. Medical Home for Parents Medical Home for Kids Healthy Living The AA... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862581 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:37:50 +0100 2862581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796451&cid=t_92120_99_f&fid=34593&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FAyaJ%2F%7E3%2FO8RviWZJP_A%2Fmalawi_redux.php This morning we reported some hopeful news about the desperately poor country of Malawi, where childhood mortality is incredibly high but being slashed. It's still too high. Way, way too high. And in response I found this very sad post from another blogger, this one a doc now in rural Canada, but once in Malawi: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Effect Measure) Effect Measure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796451 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:49:31 +0100 2796451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793172&cid=t_92120_99_f&fid=34593&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FAyaJ%2F%7E3%2FeG-e5HgLv-0%2Fchldren_dying_early.php They say starting the day with a good breakfast gives you a leg up on the rest of the day, so we thought we'd start out the week with some decent public health news. We're always bringing you bad public health news, which isn't what we want to do. We live for the news to be good. That's what we work for. So here's some good news. Well, I'd call it good news and bad news: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Effect Measure) Effect Measure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793172 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:16:51 +0100 2793172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688642&cid=t_92120_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fpush-for-regulation-of-infant-formula%2F In response to a call for ways in which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could advance the health needs of children, the United States Breastfeeding Committee submitted a letter detailing its concerns with the safety and efficacy of infant formula. In summary, the Committee seeks: 1. Adequate testing of new ingredients prior to their addition to infant formula and updated FDA review and approval procedures for those ingredients. 2. Close monitoring for adverse reactions to the products and a public report of those reactions. 3. Review and any necessary repudiation of the health claims made in the marketing of formula. 4. Advice to consumers that formula is not sterile, poses dangers due to contamination, and must be properly prepared. Newborn baby in father's hands by Michelle Bergka... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688642 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:15:26 +0100 2688642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879562&cid=t_92120_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fshould-babies-drink-soda-pop.html So, I was doing research for something else entirely and this ad came up. Here's what is says:How soon is too soon?Not soon enough. Laboratory tests over the last few years have proven that babies who start drinking soda during their early formative period have a much higher chance of gaining acceptance and "fitting in" during those awkward pre-teen and teen years. So, do yourself a favor. Do your child a favor. Start them on a strict regimen of sodas and other sugary carbonated beverages right now, for a lifetime of guaranteed happiness.How scary is this?It's no wonder we have such a huge obesity epidemic that is growing by the day. High fructose syrup is killing us, and we willing keep putting it into our bodies. Not to mention our fondness of technology which is keeping us from being ou... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879562 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:39:00 +0100 2879562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556182&cid=t_92120_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FIkeNSw7uto8%2F Who doesn’t love Sesame Street? I was hooked on that show as a kid, and for good reason. The show does a wonderful job of teaching children and presenting new ideas in a fun and colorful way. Now, the Sesame Workshop is has distributed 13,000 “child care resource kits” to various child care providers across the United States. The kits will help “integrate healthy eating and activity into daycare settings for preschool children.” If anyone can do it, the people at Sesame Street surely can. If healthy eating becomes a part of children’s everyday lives at a very young age, it will be easier for them to maintain a good diet as they get older. Image: Zuma Press Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Sesame Street Teaches Good Health... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556182 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:57:20 +0100 2556182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441464&cid=t_92120_99_f&fid=34593&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FAyaJ%2F%7E3%2FzgQT5VUF6Ys%2Ftropical_depressions_as_a_caus.php We don't usually think of power outages as an important cause of poisoning but it is. Electrical power has become such a necessary part of basic needs -- think of light at night and refrigeration -- that if it is interrupted for more than a few hours people will turn to gasoline powered generators to provide it. Apparently, though, the fridge and the light bulb are not the only necessities. Experience with recent disasters is revealing that people have new kinds of imperatives: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Effect Measure) Effect Measure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441464 Wed, 27 May 2009 11:47:48 +0100 2441464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240689&cid=t_92120_99_f&fid=34593&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FAyaJ%2F%7E3%2FXCHxsUNtJO0%2Fchildrens_health_and_tobacco.php DemFromCT continues his public health series over at DailyKos, thus also continuing to make my early week blogging easier. This week is a brief look at this year's flu season, already in full swing, including what is happening in pediatric deaths from flu. He follows this with another interview, this time the American Lung Association's Director, National Advocacy, Erika Sward. Topics are timely: SCHIP (the Children's Health Insurance bill, just signed into law) and tobacco control. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Effect Measure) Effect Measure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240689 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:57:23 +0100 2240689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1998859&cid=t_92120_99_f&fid=34593&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FAyaJ%2F%7E3%2F470605607%2Ffresh_flowers_and_spoiled_live.php A story on the wires about a paper in the journal Epidemiology this month (November) confirms what other work has shown: those beautiful flowers we buy in American florist shops have an added price attached to them, paid by the children of Central America. Epidemiology is one of the top tier journals in the field of epidemiology, but I don't have access to my copy, which is at work (and I'm not), so I'm working off wire service copy (Reuters Health). From what I know of the subject, however, the account is likely accurate. Here's the gist: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Effect Measure) Effect Measure blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1998859 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:35:10 +0100 1998859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1034974&cid=t_92120_113_f&fid=36670&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmsdn%2Fhealthblog%2F%7E3%2F184363139%2Fbridging-the-gaps-in-healthcare-it.aspx I'm sitting in Narita Airport waiting for my flight back to Seattle and reflecting on my experiences at the STS Forum in Kyoto and the meetings I had with customers in Tokyo. Besides the opportunity to hear from Japan's new prime minister, I was thrilled to attend a luncheon presentation given by the Chairman of Toyota, Mr. Fujio Cho.  Mr. Cho reviewed the history of Toyota and shared personal thoughts on Toyota's well known and highly regarded production methods.  I am aware that many healthcare organizations send executives to Japan to study with Toyota and take back home ideas on how to transfer some of that knowledge and relentless pursuit of perfection to patient care. Another highlight was spending some time with Dr. Yuji Yamanobe and some of his fellow staff... HealthBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1034974 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:19:00 +0100 1034974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=896085&cid=t_92120_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F160765090%2F A three-year-old autistic boy was found floating in a swimming pool in a house in Morgan County, Indiana and is near death. The September 24th Reporter-Times reports: he boy was at a home next to 3976 Henderson Ford Road, according to information gathered at the scene. He was outside playing with other children and adults. At some point, the boy wandered away from the family. A search was done and the boy was found in the swimming pool. According to the radio log from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, a call for help was received from the home at 4:35 p.m. The caller reported a child was found in the pool and they needed help. Officers from the Brooklyn and Mooresville police departments and deputies from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department quickly arrived at the scene... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=896085 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:35:29 +0100 896085