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EHP Children's Health Section
October 2004

 

 

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Current Issue

EHP Cover Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume 112, Number 14
October 2004

Children's Health 2004


Other Children's Health Research

Children's Health-in-press
 
Children's Health News
Setting a New Syllabus: Environmental Health Science in the Classroom
Tasty Candy, Bitter Poison
The Opposite of Obesity: Starvation Lingers
Farm Chore Checkup
NIEHS Environmental Health Science Education
Headliners: Parental Chemical Exposures and ras Mutations in Children
Hunting Down Fugitive . . . Literature
Arsenic from the Playground: A Route for Child Exposure
WHO Launches Children's Health Atlas
Toy Jewelry Tops Record Lead Recall
Children's Environment and Health Action Plan
Health Care without Harm
Smoking Clouds Treatment Benefits
Breast Milk: An Optimal Food
Washington's Water Woes
Arsenic and Intellectual Function: Bangladeshi Children at Risk
Aflatoxin Exposure after Weaning: Solid Food Contaminant Impairs Growth
Obesity Report Cards
Fish Tales to Ensure Health
Protein Discovery Sparks Hope for Malaria Vaccine
Sprawl: The New Manifest Destiny?
Fighting Obesity Through the Built Environment
Mother's Thyroid, Baby's Health
Keeping Migrant Families Safe
Measuring Lead Effects: Blood and Bone Together Are Better
BBC 'Toons Tout Healthier Snacks
Breastfeeding and Babies' Lives
Perchlorate Debate Grows
Lead in Mexican Children
Headliners: Drug Used to Arrest Preterm Labor Sensitizes the Brain to Neurotoxicants
Asthma Rising among Chinese Children
Origins of Obesity
Go for the GLO
Smoking Out Sickle Cell
Death Toll of Biomass Burning
AAP: Soft Drinks and Schools Don't Mix
EHPnet: MSU-MDCH BLL Test Program
Health Lessons from Reality TV
Passing Along Pesticides: Lymphoma Rises in Children of Applicators
Are Farmed Salmon Fit Fare?
Malaria and HIV: Interplay of Risk
States Fail to Control Smoking
Lead-Laden Snack Alert
Lead Shows Differential Effects on Stem Cells
The World's Dumping Ground?
Obesity and Asthma Risk in School-Age Children
Fogarty Program HEEDs the Call to Action
Children's Exposure to ETS: Race and Ethnicity Matter
 
Children's Health Research
Does Particulate Air Pollution Contribute to Infant Death? A Systematic Review
Drinking-Water Nitrate, Methemoglobinemia, and Global Burden of Disease: A Discussion
Arsenic on the Hands of Children after Playing in Playgrounds
Effect of Breast Milk Lead on Infant Blood Lead Levels at 1 Month of Age
Outdoor, Indoor, and Personal Exposure to VOCs in Children
The Association between Asthma and Allergic Symptoms in Children and Phthalates in House Dust: A Nested Case-Control Study
Estimated Risk for Altered Fetal Growth Resulting from Exposure to Fine Particles during Pregnancy: An Epidemiologic Prospective Cohort Study in Poland
Paternal Occupational Exposure to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and Birth Outcomes of Offspring: Birth Weight, Preterm Delivery, and Birth Defects
Water Arsenic Exposure and Children's Intellectual Function in Araihazar, Bangladesh
Postweaning Exposure to Aflatoxin Results in Impaired Child Growth: A Longitudinal Study in Benin, West Africa
Follow-Up Study of Adolescents Exposed to Di(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) as Neonates on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Support
Determinants of Bone and Blood Lead Levels among Minorities Living in the Boston Area
Hair Mercury Levels in U.S. Children and Women of Childbearing Age: Reference Range Data from NHANES 1999-2000
The Association between Environmental Lead Exposure and Bone Density in Children
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Related Perfluorinated Compounds in Human Maternal and Cord Blood Samples: Assessment of PFOS Exposure in a Susceptible Population during Pregnancy
Fetal Exposure to PCBs and Their Hydroxylated Metabolites in a Dutch Cohort
Blood Lead Secular Trend in a Cohort of Children in Mexico City (1987-2002)
Blood Lead Secular Trend in a Cohort of Children in Mexico City (1987-2002)
Association of in Utero Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Fetal Growth and Length of Gestation in an Agricultural Population
Prenatal Insecticide Exposures and Birth Weight and Length among an Urban Minority Cohort
Biomarkers in Maternal and Newborn Blood Indicate Heightened Fetal Susceptibility to Procarcinogenic DNA Damage
Predictors of Personal Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposures among Pregnant Minority Women in New York City
Early-Life Environmental Risk Factors for Asthma: Findings from the Children's Health Study
Probability Estimates for the Unique Childhood Leukemia Cluster in Fallon, Nevada, and Risks Near Other U.S. Military Aviation Facilities
Molecular Evidence of an Interaction Between Prenatal Environmental Exposures and Birth Outcomes in a Multiethnic Population
Cancer Risk and Parental Pesticide Application in Children of Agricultural Health Study Participants
Reporting Pesticide Assessment Results to Farmworker Families: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Risk Communication Strategy
Agricultural and Residential Pesticides in Wipe Samples from Farmworker Family Residences in North Carolina and Virginia
In Utero Pesticide Exposure, Maternal Paraoxonase Activity, and Head Circumference
Children's Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Using Diverse Exposure Metrics to Document Ethnic/Racial Differences
Toward the Effective Surveillance of Hypospadias
 
Notes From the Field
EPA and Partners Increase Awareness of Protecting Children from Lead Poisoning
Children's health tied to environment
UN Report Says Pesticide Poisoning Disproportionately Affects Children
Exposure to tobacco smoke and pollutants increases childhood risk of asthma
Affluent girls regular smokers at age of 13
Candies still for sale after voluntary recall
Proposed changes in lead-safety law worry supporters
High blood pressure may be set early in life
Low birth weight affects IQ into teen years
Born Too Soon: What can doctors — and parents — do about the alarming rise in the number of premature births?
Healthy Eating Reduces The Chance Of Spina Bifida
Sprawl leads to obesity in kids, physician says
Learning about fat: Tackling childhood obesity in the schools
New research tackles child obesity through the introduction of a computerized nutritional tool known
Women call for studies of health impact of environmental degradation
Shelter residents fear mold
Several school sites show hazardous materials in soil
Global Child Mortality Rates Are Slow to Drop, U.N. Reports
Africa is fighting back against vitamin and mineral deficiencies
Children face higher risks from pesticide poisoning
Toxin build-up is highest in young
Toy-Related Poisoning Points to Hidden Danger
Maternal depression can seriously affect a child's development
Cocoa Industry to Launch Child-Labor Watch
Crying is Risk Factor for Child Abuse, Dutch Study Highlights
French schools' new bête noire: vending machines
Too Young to Die Part One: Infant Deaths
Too Young to Die Part Two: Toxic Legacy
Too Young to Die Part Three: Fighting Back
Too Young to Die Part Four: Flawed System
Too Young to Die Part Five: Saving Babies
Area aids study on perils of household dust
Children Are Facing High Risks From Pesticide Poisoning
Air pollution damages young lungs
Research looks at whether stopping children from playing outside can lead to a dislike or blindness to nature
Health of Young People In Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada Report
School board candidates study children's health
Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance
EPA Announces First Awards for Protecting Children from Environmental Risks
Study finds living in U.S. is harmful to health of immigrant children
Maternal occupational exposure to solvents associated with poorer neurocognitive function in offspring
Report: Lead taints Providence water
Lead Levels in Water Misrepresented Across U.S.
Health Advocates Challenge US Youth Soccer to Give TruGreen the Boot
Sedentary children at higher risk of chronic fatigue syndrome
School physical education programs are the place to score in the battle with obesity
A child's risk of becoming obese may begin before birth and continue throughout infancy
October marks sudden infant death syndrome awareness month
Early Child Development in Social Context: A Chartbook
Report Urges Nationwide Campaign to Combat Childhood Obesity
Obesity Risk May Stem from Pre-Birth and Early Childhood Factors
Singapore pushes kids to slim down: Exercise mandatory for obese pupils
Texas Starts New Program to Combat Surge in Obesity
USDA Expands Healthy Lunch Pilot Program
Eating too much in childhood predicts development of bulimia nervosa in adulthood
Celebrities Join California Safe Schools Environmental Celebration
Study: Moms who smoke may risk colic in babies
Less Exposusre to Pets, Dust May Not Cut Allergies
Phthalates in Toys: EU bans some phthalates in toys and child care products
Kids paid to shift deadly asbestos
Women sue over epilepsy drug risk
Giving flu vaccine to toddlers in the spring and fall guards against infection
Attention to detail can make kids' hospital stays shorter, less costly & less frequent
The biggest risk for children during Halloween is being hit by a car
EPA and National Urban League Join Forces to Protect Children from Environmental Health Risks
Unhealthy lifestyles are threatening children's hearts warns the world heart federation
Dangerous Days of Summer
Study: Smog in some California areas among worst for children; San Diego 50th
Report: Kids at steep risk from bad air
EPA chief visits Maine to tout green school buses
Tiny babies may face development and behaviour problems
Teenage data show antidepressant fall
States seek better antidote to industrial poisons
City children suffer serious lung damage
Kids With Asthma Bill of Rights
Disability study ignites debate over fate of premature babies
Folic Acid Vitamin Use By Women Reaches All-time High -- Could Low-Carb Diets Be A Reason?
Mothering Malnutrition: Moms' depression weighs on infants in Pakistan
Child Abuse Leads to Adult Heart Disease