Diet rich in fish and veg, low in sugar-sweetened drinks at age of 1 may be key to protection May be time for doctors to recommend ‘preventive’ diet for infants, editorialist suggests A high quality diet at the age of 1 may curb the subsequent risk of inflammatory bowel disease, ...
Higher risks faced by these children and their families should not be underestimated, say researchers Children born moderately (32-33 weeks) or late preterm (34-36 weeks) have higher long term risks of neurodevelopmental difficulties that can affect their behaviour and ability to learn, finds a study of over one million children ...
Prevalence has risen from just under 30% in 1995 to 38% in 2019 amid widening inequalities The fastest and highest growth in the prevalence of childhood obesity in England has been among 11-15 year olds, rising from 30% in 1995 to 38% in 2019, finds a detailed analysis of national ...
The higher the consumption frequency, the fewer hours of nightly shut eye they clock up But even just the occasional can is linked to heightened risk of disturbed sleep Knocking back energy drinks is linked to poor quality sleep and insomnia among college students, finds a large Norwegian study published ...
Studies suggest game sound levels often near, or exceed, permissible safe limits Greater public health efforts needed to raise awareness of potential risks, urge researchers Video gamers worldwide may be risking irreversible hearing loss and/or tinnitus—persistent ringing/buzzing in the ears—finds a systematic review of the available evidence, published in the ...
Flips, jumps, turns on flat ground; quarter pipe and ramp moves pose highest risk at all ages To curb the risk of falls, it may be worth grading skateboard parks like ski runs according to the popularity of the metal and concrete features they contain and the level of expertise ...
Exposure to content such as alcohol advertising had strongest evidence of harm Social media use is associated with risky health behaviours in young people including increased alcohol, drug and tobacco use, anti-social behaviour, risky sexual behaviours and gambling, finds a review of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today. Exposure to ...
Heavy sanctions needed for police officers who do this, backed up by legislation, he says Strip searching a child without appropriate consent is “sexual abuse,” and should attract heavy sanctions—backed up by legislation—for any UK police officer who does it, insists a leading paediatrician in an opinion piece, published online ...
2018 legislation may have saved more than 5,500 hospital admissions for tooth extractions The UK soft drinks industry levy introduced in 2018 may have reduced the number of under 18s having a tooth removed due to tooth decay by 12%, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention ...
Curbing need for sedation could boost patient safety, cut costs and waiting times, suggest researchers Giving children a virtual/augmented (mixed) reality playkit to use ahead of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan seems to ease both their and their parents’ anxieties about this procedure, suggest preliminary findings published in the ...