As most of the health experts suggest that children must do moderate exercise of one hour every day but according to a UK study, it may not prove enough to overcome the problem of childhood obesity.

The researchers noted that almost 42 percent of boys and only 11 percent of girls met govt. suggested exercise levels among those more than 200 British school going kids that were followed from age 5 to age 8.

However, even among these children, no positive effect was found regarding weight control with the passage of time, as the report that has been published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood suggests.

But it is not to suggest that exercise is not beneficial for children.

continue reading Mere Physical activity can’t retract the trends in Childhood obesity, new study suggests

Wednesday, June 18— The psoriasis drug Enbrel has been recommended by the panel of U.S Food and Drug Administration advisory panel. The medicine has been approved for children who suffer moderate to severe forms of the skin disease.

In a 7-5 vote with one refraining, the medical experts stated that the drug appeared effective but they also expressed concerns about increased risks of severe infections like tuberculosis and melanoma.

Another drug manufactured by Amgen has already been approved to cure rheumatoid arthritis in children in adults as well as in children while psoriasis (a skin disease that is marked by red scaly patches) only in adults.

continue reading Enbrel recommended for Children by the FDA Panel

The stage in human development that lies between childhood and adulthood is known as teenage. Teenage is in fact the age of growth and development of mind as well as body and usually during teen years the function of a number of body’s system is found at its peak. A healthy diet is important for the people of all age groups but during teens the importance of healthy diet increases manifold as a growing body and developing mind require sufficient food.

If the diet of teenagers is not proper and healthy, they may have to face problems like coronary diseases, obesity, anemia and hypertension. Tiredness and shortness of breath are signs of anemia in teens and this disease can be prevented by taking iron rich foods. Teenagers are suggested to lower down the use of fatty foods as they cause obesity that leads towards hypertension and coronary heart disease. Such food as rich with fiber must be an important part of teenagers’ diet as less intake of fiber can cause intestinal cancer in later life. Milk, eggs and meat must be 20% part of teenagers‘s diet while fruits grain and vegetables must comprise the rest of it.

continue reading Importance of healthy diet for teens

Wednesday, June11—Abnormal and disfiguring blood vessels growths in infants that also known as hemangiomas can be shrunk by a blood pressure drug, a new study suggests.
In two infants who had hemangioma, propranolol was used to treat heart conditions and it was found by the French researchers that the color and size of the hemangioma was diminished in both babies just in a day.

“We have accidentally found that propranolol could reduce the growth phase of hemangioma in these two babies,” stated Dr. Christine Leaute-Labreze of the department of pediatric dermatology at Bordeaux Children’s Hospital in France.

In the June 12 publication of the New England Journal of Medicine, the results of the study are going to be published.

continue reading Infants’ Hemangiomas may be shrunk by Beta Blocker

Role of non genetic factors

Before commenting on the role of genetics in obesity, one must keep in mind that only a small percentage of children carry genetic defects for obesity and the factors other than genetic play a key role in making a child obese. Unfortunately, most of the people don’t realize the bad influence of these factors and keep emphasizing upon the genetic factors responsible for childhood obesity.

One of the many none-genetic causes of obesity in childhood is the imbalance between the input energy (food) and the output energy (exercise). The children who keep on taking nutrients at irregular intervals without utilizing or consuming the input energy in some physical or mechanical work get bulky in short period of time. This fact is not confined only to younger children but is applicable to all age-groups as well. Whenever your input is greater than your output, you get over weight and vice versa.

continue reading Role of genetic and non-genetic factors in childhood obesity

A new study suggests that use of hand sanitizers and frequent wiping of student desks can decrease student illness and non-attendance.

Thought it’s not a new thing to be known that regular hand-washing and proper sanitation can keep illness at bay, the latest research is an attempt to measure how much difference it really makes. Researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston made a randomized, controlled trial in which they included 285 third, fourth and fifth-grade students in Avon, Ohio.

It was noted that in some classrooms disinfecting wipes were used on student desks and hand sanitizers were also used by the students before and after lunch. While in other classrooms, usual hand-washing and cleaning procedures without any particular products or instructions were followed by the students and teachers.

continue reading The Cleaner the Classrooms, the Safest the Kids

A new surprising study suggests

CHICAGO - “Childhood cancer is most common in the Northeast”, a new surprising research suggests that even surprised the experts. However, according to some specialists it would reflect just dissimilarities in handling reports.

This is the first government study to know specific regional differences in kids’ cancer. Some experts believe the study offers significant information to support smaller studies that confirm cancer is not frequently found among the children.

The study has been conducted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and founded on data which represent 90% of the U.S. population. The results show that almost 166 out of very million kids are affected by the cancer. This small number of affected children proves that childhood cancers are rare in the country.

continue reading Kids’ Cancer rates are the highest in the Northeast

An intestinal virus known as “Enterovirus 71” has caused 26 children deaths in china and most of them took place in the province of Anhui where almost 600 new cases were found on this Sunday.Children are rapidly getting infected with the disease and still one can’t see the end of that trouble that is on rise with every passing day.During the weekend china issued a countrywide alert to control the disease as it also spreading in many other parts of china.

Local authorities and healthcare officials have been countrywide instructed to report all new cases during next 24 hours.And it is expected that all new and previous cases will be reported before the allotted time.

The local authorities are being alleged that they tried to cover that reports, the local authorities are also becoming the victim of severe criticism in china as they reported these deaths without any serious intentions and didn’t show any concern to these serious deaths.

continue reading Enterovirus 71 (EV71) caused 26 children’s deaths in China

ICDs (implantable cardioverter-defibrillators)

To continue proper heart pace majority of children with inborn heart disease is getting ICDs (implantable cardioverter-defibrillators).During 1980s ICDs were introduced for the first time for the adults but it is still not known whether they work in children or not Who are just 1% of total receivers of that ICDs.

The largest children study

The largest children study was summarized in a report of Journal of the American College of Cardiology on 29th April, 2008.According to the study, there is no doubt about the life-saving capability of the device but among children it gives more unsuitable shocks than it gives to adult and it is very important to observe those children that are have been treated ICDs.

Data from 443 patients

A cardiac expert at Children’s Hospital Boston named Charles Berul, MD, was the lead author of that study.Data from 443 patients who were the recipients of the device during 1992 to 2004 were analyzed.In this study pediatric heart patients and adults with inborn cardiac disease were included and the average age of the subjects were 16 years.

continue reading Uses of ICDs in Children and related needless shocks: The Largest Study till now

Obesity as big disease

Hot news has been published in the associated press of Reuters that the obesity has been spreading along with the school children at an alarming way.Most of the school children have been indulging in the diseases of fatness, depression, diabetes, blood pressure and anxieties, as the latest research.

Weighty foodstuffs of US children

The doctors have said the main cause of diet use.The nutrition of the school kids has not been good; as for as the health matters are concerned.The children of the United Stated kindergarten have been using the heavy foodstuffs such as spicy and hot burgers, creams, heavy chocolates, oily pitsaw and heavy sandwiches etc.Besides they are taking a lot of cold beverages such as Pepsi, cola, and other drinks.

Parents worry

The parents of the United States have been embarrassed by seeing this overweight condition of their children at very early aging of schooling.They say that every second American is under the prison of obesity and overweight.The diet of the American people has not been set according to the standards.A lot of kids prefer the spicy food stuffs rather than the simplistic food patterns.That is the habit of the American school children.

Nutritional Policy for School Children

Meanwhile the doctors of the United States have been continuously investigating the stratagem of school children.They have synthesized a nutritional plan for the school children which can control their obesity.These remedies of the weight loss are discussed one by one.

continue reading Nutritional Policy for School Children(A Case Study of United States)