Drinking soda can have a number of adverse health effects. The high doses of sugar in liquid form are known to contribute to obesity. Other studies have shown that adolescents who drink more soda have higher tendencies towards aggression, suicidal thoughts, self harm, and withdrawal behavior. However no study has looked at how soda effects…
There can be no more important time to have good nutrition in a person’s life then when they are young, still growing and developing. The food habits developed early on last a lifetime and influence food choices well into adulthood. Children will primarily follow what their parents do, after all the average toddler can’t run…
The importance of children being allowed to engage in free unstructured play time is often overlooked in our busy and over-scheduled lives. In response to the obesity epidemic we are facing there is a push for exercise and increased activity in children but the authors of this research paper felt that changing the focus of…
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while becoming more prevalent still evades a clear cause. Studies have already compared PET scans, SPECT scans, MRI, CAT scans and blood or urine tests of kids diagnosed with ADHD to those without and found no differences. Even without a clear diagnosis or cause, addictive drugs altering brain chemistry are the…
Marketing of the flu vaccine is at a fever (sorry couldn’t help myself) pitch across the country. It’s harder to not get a flu shot than it is to get one at this point. Just try walking into a pharmacy without bumping into someone eagerly trying to stick you with a life saving syringe full…
Does how you clean your child’s pacifier affect whether they develop allergies or asthma? That is what this study set out to find. The researchers asked parents which of the following options they used to clean their baby’s pacifier, did they rinse it off with water, boil it or clean it in their mouth, and…
The most common type of Scoliosis is called Idiopathic meaning that there is no one cause that has been identified. What is known is that there are a number of factors involved and addressing as many of the potential issues will yield the best treatment results. This study looked specifically at how adding a lift…
Colic is labeled as an infant that cries for hours at a time with no known reason. It is believed to possibly be digestive in origin but there has been no definitive causes discovered. It can be very difficult for parents and the children themselves to deal with. Because there is no definitive diagnosis of…
This case study follows an 8 year old girl that was suffering from ear infections, headaches and neck pain for over three years. During that time she had been prescribed multiple rounds of antibiotics, two ear surgeries, and one sinus surgery none of which helped her conditions. Due to a lack of progress from these…