News tagged with 'Pediatrics'

Two studies released this week find an increasing number of spinal injuries and amputations among young people who ride an all-terrain vehicle.

Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, is deficient in at least six million U.S. children, reports this study from Harvard and published in the journal Pediatrics. Given its increasing recognition in health maintenance, the study author says this should be a call to action.

A survey of more than 78,000 parents finds autism rates are higher than previously thought. More than 85 million in research money is now going to find a cause which remains a mystery.

This first published study about bathtubs and shower dangers finds that an average of 43,600 injuries occur in the shower and tub, mostly to children under the age of four, and primarily at home.