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Archive of Disease in Childhood Press Releases
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- 22 January 2003 - New legal definitions of child abuse and interagency body for criminal abuse urgently needed for children
- 22 January 2003 - Frequent feeds over 24 hours triple likelihood of disrupted night sleep for babies
- 19 February 2003 - No evidence for immune system overload after triple jab MMR
- 24 March 2003 - Very low birthweight predicts lower exam grades at the age of 16
- 24 April 2003 - Meningitis in infancy is associated with teen behavioural problems
- 29 May 2003 - Time to get tough on making the wearing of cycle helmets law
- 22 July 2003 - Cases of autism may have levelled out in UK and previous surge not “real”
- 22 July 2003 - Estimates of child abuse in sudden infant death may have been too high
- 22 July 2003 - Critical care of children at risk because UK medical training has not kept pace
- 25 August 2003 - Parents may be transmitting whooping cough to UK infants
- 25 August 2003 - Changing rates of tuberculosis in children may reflect migration trends
- 9 December 2003 - Fall in cot deaths may be result of natural variation, not change in sleeping position
- 24 February 2004 - Children's waistlines have expanded two clothing sizes over past 20 years
- 22 March 2004 - Levels of MRSA infection among children have risen rapidly in 10 years
- 22 March 2004 - Expert advice on delaying onset of childhood allergies may be flawed
- 22 April 2004 - Services for critically ill newborns still understaffed, and likely to worsen
- 25 May 2004 - Artificial food colourings and preservatives have “significant” impact on hyperactivity in pre-school children
- 25 May 2004 - Rate of childhood type 2 diabetes among UK Asian children 13 times higher than among white children
- 21 June 2004 - Cot deaths still higher at weekends despite ‘Back to Sleep’ campaign
- 21 June 2004 - Gas cooking linked to increased risk of respiratory illness in young children
- 21 June 2004 - Parents often forget they consented to their babies taking part in trials
- 19 August 2004 - One in three abused babies likely to be abused again
- 21 October 2004 - Caesarean section might increase allergy risk in susceptible babies
- 21 October 2004 - Refrigerated or frozen expressed breast milk loses its antioxidant content
- 21 October 2004 - No change in UK perinatal death rate from infections and prematurity in 20 years
- 18 November 2004 - Global rise in antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs prescribed to children
- 18 November 2004 - Breast feeding best for preventing misaligned baby teeth
- 18 November 2004 - Amount of violence in nursery rhymes 10 times greater than British TV
- 21 February 2005 - Hyperactive kids three times as likely to be removed from their families
- 21 February 2005 - Slow growth in infancy signals poor economic prospects in adulthood
- 22 March 2005 - Pushy parents can be bad for their children’s health
- 21 April 2005 - Football players are sportsmen most at risk of injury
- 21 April 2005 - Child health teacher numbers at worrying levels
- 30 June 2005 - UK paediatricians call on G8 nations to tackle child health in Africa
- 15 November 2005 - Breastfeeding may protect against gluten intolerance (coeliac disease)
- 1 December 2005 - No separate changing rooms for boys and girls in one in five primary schools
- 23 March 2006 - Simple checklists could improve child protection
- 25 April 2006 - Vulnerability to measles among nursery school children risen sharply
- 5 June 2006 - Premature or low birthweight babies at significantly increased risk of hyperactivity disorder
- 14 June 2006 - Four out of five head lice resistant to common treatment
- 13 July 2006 - Warning signs for potential re-abuse of children identified
- 27 July 2006 - Prebiotics can cut development of skin allergy in babies at high risk
- 3 August 2006 - Breastfed babies cope better with stress in later life than bottle fed babies
- 3 August 2006 - Only poor pay and low status of paediatrics helped women doctors buck discrimination
- 17 August 2006 - TV effective “painkiller” for kids
- 31 August 2006 - Vitamin D supplements should be given to Asian children for two years from birth
- 19 October 2006 - Shorter nightly sleep in childhood may help explain obesity epidemic
- 31 October 2006 - Hair samples show babies can be exposed to “crystal meth” while in the womb
- 7 December 2006 - ‘Stranger danger’ threat and lack of green spaces put kids off walking
- 21 December 2006 - Antenatal fish oil supplements boost kids' hand-eye coordination
- 6 February 2007 - Doctors’ own fear of death linked to hastening death of very sick newborns
- 14 February 2007 - Breastfed kids enjoy greater social mobility than bottle-fed children
- 14 February 2007 - Kids who snack in large groups tend to eat more
- 15 March 2007 - Wide UK variation in use of adult heart drug given to children
- 20 March 2007 - Safety impact of error reports in neonatal intensive care not known
- 22 March 2007 - Meningitis in infancy erodes academic success
- 24 April 2007 - Doubt cast on routine screening to pick up overweight and obese schoolchildren
- 5 June 2007 - Survey reveals doctors’ complacency over risk of avian flu
- 19 June 2007 - Recurrence of sudden infant death syndrome has been overestimated
- 19 July 2007 - Very young babies vulnerable to sudden death while seated
- 13 September 2007 - Less than 3 per cent of UK 11 year olds take enough exercise
- 13 September 2007 - Fat mum hastens path to childhood obesity
- 8 November 2007 - Chickenpox vaccination should be introduced for children in the UK
- 15 January 2008 - Lack of training for kids’ medicines prescribing may boost error risk
- 5 February 2008 - No link between MMR jab and autism spectrum disorders
- 13 March 2008 - Extra vitamin D in early childhood cuts adult diabetes risk
- 1 April 2008 - Poor kids four times as likely to be seriously injured on roads as rich kids
- 1 May 2008 - Incubator electromagnetic fields alter newborns’ heart rates
- 13 May 2008 - Children better prepared for school if their parents read aloud to them
- 27 May 2008 - Flat carbonated drinks not an effective alternative to oral rehydration solution
- 30 June 2008 - UK and US guidelines on kids’ physical activity levels need rethinking
- 9 September 2008 - UK children’s physical activity levels hugely overestimated
- 9 September 2008 - Bilingual children more likely to stutter
- 11 September 2008 - Depression and violent arguments double mums’ odds of smacking their kids
- 11 September 2008 - Staphylococcal infection in sudden infant deaths may have been overlooked
- 25 September 2008 - Fishy diet in early infancy cuts eczema risk
- 28 October 2008 - Rice can trigger severe allergic reaction in children
- 10 November 2008 - Serious mental illness linked to increased risk of stillbirth and newborn deaths
- 2 December 2008 - Folic acid during early pregnancy may boost infants’ risk of respiratory illness
- 23 December 2008 - South Asian children from relatively well off families more likely to die in intensive care
- 20 January 2009 - Premature babies exposed to toxins in liquid medicines
- 12 March 2009 - Over half of kids born very early need extra help at mainstream schools
- 12 March 2009 - Specialist nurses boost parental willingness to consent to post mortem research on children
- 28 May 2009 - Music played to premature babies may lessen pain and improve feeding habits
- 28 May 2009 - Few food adverts during children’s TV are likely to be banned under new regulations
- 14 July 2009 - Needs of bottle feeding mums neglected
- 23 July 2009 - Every daytime sedentary hour adds three minutes to time children take to fall asleep
- 4 August 2009 - Nurse visits to asthmatic children’s homes help prevent more serious treatment
