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Study's findings could help pediatricians provide suggestions to families about managing their child's asthma EVANSTON, Ill. --- Positive family relationships might help youth to maintain good asthma management behaviors even in the face…

The positive effects of a rich home learning environment during a child's early years continue into adolescence and help improve test scores later in life, according to a new study published in School Effectiveness and School Improvement.…

Fruits and veggies helped lower some birth complications for moms and babies, study finds A major 2009 revision to a federal nutrition program for low-income pregnant women and children improved recipients' health on several key…

Infants of women with a short-term education are more likely to die within the first year of life. In more than half of cases, the cause of death is premature childbirth and low foetal weight. This is shown by research from Aarhus…

Employers who don't step up to help with workplace supports may make informal caregiving 'an even tougher role,' Baylor University researcher saysCredit: Baylor University People who care for their elderly parents outside of their…

Children and youth with acute behavioral health needs who are seen through Connecticut's Mobile Crisis Intervention Service - a community-based program that provides mental health interventions and services to patients 18 years and…

Challenges for girls in school settings provide wake-up call for action June 10, 2019 -- A study led by Marni Sommer, DrPH, RN, associate professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, examined girls'…

Family relationships were stable while teen was in treatment; marital satisfaction worsened post-treatment 'Families might be putting their own issues on the back burner while their kid gets help' Very little research has examined the…

Standardizing measurement of the physical, social and emotional effects experienced by caregivers of people with TBI could lead to better support for an overlooked group A traumatic brain injury happens in an instant: a battlefield blast,…

The presence of a spouse provides immediate stress protection, BYU study findsCredit: Jaren WIlkey, BYU Turns out that relationships are the secret to keeping calm and carrying on. BYU psychology professor Wendy Birmingham's lab used an…