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Medical News | Medical Articles | Children's Health - Jan 9, 2019 Edition

Medical News | Medical Articles

 
 January 9, 2019 
 Children's Health 
 The latest pediatrics news from News Medical 
 Universal meningitis vaccination for college students may be too costly, study suggestsUniversal meningitis vaccination for college students may be too costly, study suggests
 
A computer-generated model developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers adds to evidence that providing universal vaccination against meningitis B infection to students entering college may be too costly to justify the absolute number of cases it would prevent.
 
   Study finds correlation between perceived maternal stress and overweight in childrenStudy finds correlation between perceived maternal stress and overweight in children
 
Overweight is unhealthy. Yet more and more people in Germany are overweight, particularly children. As part of the LiNA mother-child study coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, researchers were able to identify mother's perceived stress during the first year of the child's life as a risk factor for developing overweight in infancy.
 
   Social media is more detrimental to girls’ mental health than for boys’Social media is more detrimental to girls’ mental health than for boys’
 
Yet another study has revealed that more time spent on social media translates into higher rates of depression especially among young girls. The new study reveals that girls are worst affected by depression due to poor sleep and online bullying compared to boys.
 
 To get mental health help for a child, desperate parents relinquish custody
 
To get mental health help for a child, desperate parents relinquish custodyWhen Toni and Jim Hoy adopted their son Daniel through the foster care system, he was an affectionate toddler. They did not plan to give him back to the state of Illinois, ever.
 
 
 In-school nutrition programs among students limit increases in BMI, finds study
 
In-school nutrition programs among students limit increases in BMI, finds studyIn-school nutrition policies and programs that promote healthier eating habits among middle school students limit increases in body mass index, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health finds.
 
 
 Chronic bullying during adolescence impacts mental health
 
Chronic bullying during adolescence impacts mental healthThe effects of constantly being bullied are more than just psychological. Research now shows that there may be physical structural differences in the brains of adolescents who are regularly victimized, and this could increase the chance that they suffer from mental illness.
 
 
 Research: Concussion rates among young football players were higher than previously reported
 
Research: Concussion rates among young football players were higher than previously reportedNew research from Seattle Children's Research Institute and UW Medicine's Sports Health and Safety Institute found concussion rates among football players ages 5-14 were higher than previously reported, with five out of every 100 youth, or 5%, sustaining a football-related concussion each season.
 

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