Fewer work hours linked to greater likelihood of continued breastfeeding
1. The effects of weekly work hours appeared to have a stronger effect on breastfeeding outcomes at 16 weeks and...
Swaddled infants at risk for developing SIDS
1. Infants who were swaddled (close wrapping of infant with head exposed) had a greater risk of developing sudden infant...
Decreased infant influenza disease burden linked to maternal immunization
1. A total of 10% of pregnant mothers received the influenza vaccination during the study period, but this number grew...
Eating in the absence of hunger linked to toddler obesity
1. Boys and older children were shown to consume more total calories as well as total calories from sweet foods...
Study examines childhood obesity trends
1. In a study examining childhood obesity in children ages 2 to 5 from 2003 to 2012, findings suggest that...
Physical/psychological symptoms similar in atypical and full-threshold anorexia nervosa
1. Adolescents with atypical anorexia nervosa (restrictive eating disorder but patients are normal weight) were more likely to have been...
Dietary variety linked to greater increase in childhood BMI
1. Children who consumed a greater variety of foods and those more adherent to recommended diets for their age (dietary diversity) were...
Youth ice hockey concussion rate comparable to other sports
1. The rate of concussions sustained in youth ice hockey was 1.58 injuries for every 1000 combined games and practices,...
Turtle-associated salmonellosis reemerging as pediatric public health issue
1. A total of 8 multi-state Salmonella infections were identified during the 29-month study period, which included 473 individually confirmed...
Majority of adolescents’ physical activity obtained at school
1. On school days, adolescents obtained 55% of their daily physical activity at school, but a relatively low percentage...