Usher Syndrome
http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P00474
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_Syndrome
Vision Milestones
http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P01093
VUR
http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P01498
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VUR
Whitehead
http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P00254
http://en.wikipedia.org/Acne_vulgaris
Whooping Cough
http://healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org/Search/85,P00622
http://en.wikipedia.org/Whooping_cough
Parental Stress Increases Kids' Risk of Asthma
In their study of nearly 2,500 non-asthmatic children ages 5 to 9 who lived in the area, researchers found that the level of stress reported by the children’s parents had a significant impact on the kids’ susceptibility to other common contributors to asthma — namely exposure to pollution from traffic and secondhand smoke.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1912184,00.html
Screening Tool May Help Identify Abnormal Blood Pressure in Children and Teens
A simplified pediatric blood pressure table may simplify screening for potentially abnormal blood pressures in children and adolescents.
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/703958?src=cmemp
Obese Teens as Likely as Smokers to Die Early
Likening obesity’s risks to those of smoking, a large European study spanning decades has found that young men who were overweight at age 18 were as likely to die by 60 as light smokers, while obese teens, like heavy smokers, were at double the risk of dying early.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/health/04obesity.html
Offspring of Older Fathers May Have Subtle Neurocognitive Impairments
The offspring of older fathers show subtle impairments on tests of neurocognitive ability during infancy and childhood…”Advanced paternal age (APA) is associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, as well as with dyslexia and reduced intelligence,”
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/589761?src=cmemp
Offspring of Older Fathers May Have Subtle Neurocognitive Impairments
Offspring of Older Fathers May Have Subtle Neurocognitive Impairments – children measured at 8 month, 4 years and 7 years consistently scored poorer.
