News tagged with 'Childrens Health Matters'

California's autism rate has skyrocketed over the past four years according to a new study recently completed by the state's Department of Developmental Services. According to the report, which tracked the number of autism cases reported to 21 regional medical centers receiving government-funded aid, 10,360 cases were

According to a new study conducted by researchers with the University of California, Davis, the number of reported autism cases in California increased by over 270 percent between 1987 and 1998. Puzzled by the mounting number of cases, researchers involved in the study admitted that the health community should rethink

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it has suspended a Federal regulation requiring drug makers to test products for their effects on children. FDA officials say the requirement is now unnecessary due to a provision passed by Congress in 1997 that provides financial incentives to drug com

In a recent issue of the British Medical Journal, Swedish doctors reported that infants born during hospital shift changes face a higher risk of death in their first week of life. The study, conducted by Dr. Johan Karlberg of the University of Hong Kong, revealed that evening, mid-morning, and late night hours were th

The majority of injury-related child deaths occur from May through August when kids are out of school and generally unsupervised. For that reason, the National Safe Kids Campaign, launched in 1988, is working to publicize unintentional childhood injuries. Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop is the chairman