Children's Health - Page 797

November 20, 2014

Teen pulled from Conn. pool during gym class dies

Authorities say a teenager pulled out of his Connecticut high school's swimming pool during gym class has died 

November 20, 2014

Teen Who Collapsed at Basketball Practice Dies

The 14-year-old La Center, Wash., boy who collapsed during a middle school basketball practice on Jan. 3 died Monday at a Portland hospital

November 20, 2014

Three babies die after infection outbreak at hospital

Three babies have died at a hospital in Ireland following the outbreak of a bacterial infection 

November 20, 2014

Study: Kids do well with two cochlear implants

Deaf children who already had one cochlear implant had improvements in speech, hearing and related quality of life measures after a second was implanted in the other ear

November 20, 2014

CDC finds 'pseudo-outbreak' of whooping cough

A cluster of suspected whooping cough cases in Colorado was actually most likely a "pseudo-outbreak," according to an investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

November 20, 2014

Experts want suicide risk warning on ADHD drug

Children who take a common drug for attention deficit disorder should be warned about the risk of suicidal thoughts, U.S. pediatric health advisers said on Monday

November 20, 2014

Second exam important in child sex-abuse cases

When a child is thought to have been sexually abused, a second medical exam may be key to picking up injuries and sexually transmitted infections, a study found

November 20, 2014

Teachers monitor New York students electronically in anti-obesity drive

A group of students in New York will soon be wearing controversial electronic monitors that allow school officials to track their physical activity around the clock in a bid to combat obesity

November 20, 2014

Experts: Syphilis tests could save a million babies

The lives of almost a million newborn babies could be saved every year if simple, cheap and rapid tests for syphilis were offered to pregnant women in poorer countries

November 20, 2014

Australian researchers discover source of infant epilepsy

Australian researchers have unlocked a 20-year mystery about a type of epilepsy in infants: It is caused by a single mutation in one gene