May 16, 2008
AUA 2008: Maternal exposure to persistent organic pollutants linked to urologic conditions in boys
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias, were found in boys whose mothers had higher serum levels of certain organochlorine compounds, researchers say. Read more from this post....
Survivors of childhood cancers treated with cyclophosphamide more likely to develop bladder cancer
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Survivors of childhood cancers treated with the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide were five times more likely to develop bladder cancer later in life than the general population. Read more from this post....
Culture affects how teen girls see harassment
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Teenage girls of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds still experience sexism and sexual harassment -- but cultural factors may control whether they perceive sexism as an environmental problem or as evidence of their own shortcomings....
Study finds parents use cough medicines on under-2s despite the warnings
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: More than 40 percent of parents have used cough medicine for children younger than two -- even though it is not recommended, nor proven effective for children in this age group, an Australia-first study has...
Young children with OCD benefit from family-based treatment
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Although children as young as 5 can be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, few research studies have looked at treatments specifically geared toward young children with this disorder. Now, a new study from the Bradley Hasbro...
Separation from mom, dad linked with learning trouble in kids
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In the wake of divorce, illness, violence and other problems that can unsettle homes, countless young children are liable to experience temporary separations from one or both parents before packing their knapsacks for kindergarten. Published...
Scientists on trail of way to predict NF1 tumor growth and associated malignant tumors
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have identified proteins that could be biological markers of non-cancerous nerve tumors called Neurofibromatosis 1, which can change to a highly aggressive cancer called malignant peripheral nerve sheath...
May 15, 2008
Special Interest Groups 'Win' Case to Pull Kids with Special Needs, Foster Students Out of Better Schools; Outraged Parent Advocates Vow to Fight On
From PR Newswire: The Alliance for School Choice tonight strongly condemned today's decision by an Arizona appellate court to overturn Arizona's school choice programs for foster children and students with special needs. Unless the programs are upheld on appeal, hundreds...
Most ethnic minority teens don't hang out with ethnic school crowds
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: As teens find their places in the peer system in most high schools, crowds define most students' status and reputation. A new study finds that ethnic minority teens tend not to hang out with crowds...
Pre-K students benefit when teachers are supportive
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new study finds that the quality of interactions between teachers and children plays a key role in accounting for gains in children's development when compared to typical quality indicators such as teachers' education, class...
