Prebiotics: Do Supplements In Baby Formula Help Prevent Allergies?
HBNS STORY | March 28, 2013
Prebiotic supplements in infant formula may help to prevent eczema, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library.

Monitoring Your Child's Development: Your Pediatrician Can Help
PREPARED PATIENT ARTICLE
When all is well with physical health, often it is a child's behavior that prompts parents to the visit their pediatrician who may rule out — or uncover — developmental problems.

Early Intervention for Premature Infants Increases IQ
HBNS STORY | December 20, 2012
Programs aimed at helping premature infants and their families once they leave the hospital have been found to increase IQ in the period up to school age and improve cognitive skills, finds a new review in The Cochrane Library.

Good Health Helps Grades When Students Hit Puberty
HBNS STORY | August 28, 2012
Good health helps children with stressful transitions from elementary school to middle school, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Risk of Future Emotional Problems Can be Identified During Well-Child Visits
HBNS STORY | April 24, 2012
A new study suggests clinicians might be able to identify children at risk of later emotional or behavioral problems by paying attention to a few key signs during early well-child check-ups.

Early Bloomers with Poor Social Skills More Likely to Smoke
HBNS STORY | February 14, 2012
Children who go through puberty earlier than their peers are more likely to have poor social skills and to smoke cigarettes during their high school years, a new study in Journal of Adolescent Health confirms.

Teens Have Fewer Behavioral Issues When Parents Stay Involved
HBNS STORY | January 19, 2012
When parents of middle school students participate in school-based, family interventions, it can reduce problem behavior, according to new research released online in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Group Programs to Prevent Childhood Depression Prove Effective
HBNS STORY | December 7, 2011
Psychological interventions to prevent depression in children and adolescents can be useful, with protective effects that last for up to a year, finds a new systematic review in The Cochrane Library.

Youth with Behavior Problems Are More Likely to Have Thought of Suicide
HBNS STORY | December 6, 2011
Children who show early signs of problem behavior are more likely to have thought of killing or harming themselves, suggests new research in the latest issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Daily Exercise, Minimized Computer Time for Optimal Sleep in Teens
HBNS STORY | November 8, 2011
Daily exercise improves a teenager’s chances of a good night’s sleep, while excess computer time has the opposite effect, according to a new study.

Inhaled Epinephrine Confirmed Quick, Effective for Croup
HBNS STORY | February 15, 2011
For more than 30 years, pediatricians have treated children who have croup with inhaled epinephrine to relieve their symptoms quickly. Now, a new review confirms the value of this approach.

Childhood Chronic Illness Affects Future Income, Education, Career
HBNS STORY | February 1, 2011
For some children, serious illness can lead to fewer years of education, more joblessness and lower pay as adults.

Infants Not Exempt From Obesity Epidemic
HBNS STORY | December 31, 2010
A revealing new study finds that obesity might begin in babies as young as nine months old.

Girls Who Start School Earlier Might Have Lower Obesity Risk
HBNS STORY | December 14, 2010
Effective strategies to fight youth obesity have been elusive. A new study suggests a simple step that might help cut the problem down to size: start school sooner.

Childhood Sexual, Physical Abuse Linked to Drinking Problems in Women
HBNS STORY | November 16, 2010
Women who suffered sexual or physical abuse as children are more likely to abuse alcohol than are others, according to a new study of 3,680 women.

Early Alcohol, Tobacco Use Might Delay Puberty in Girls
HBNS STORY | September 14, 2010

For Obese Teens, Weight Problems Persist Into Young Adulthood
HBNS STORY | September 7, 2010

Early Puberty Tied to Obesity in Girls
HBNS STORY | July 26, 2010

Scoliosis in Teenagers: To Brace or Not to Brace Is Still a Question, Embargoed for January 19, 2010, 7:01 p.m. EDT
HBNS STORY | January 19, 2010