Research has shown that more women would return to work, or work longer hours, if they could find affordable child care for their children. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Anna McPhee the Director of Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency. With well...
Research has shown many benefits from standing. In young children, one important benefit is increased ace tabular depth. Many children with cerebral palsy are spastic and at increased risk of hip dislocation or subluxation. Increased acetabular depth helps keep the hip in the socket. Standing can also help improve bone...
The study showed that children ages 6-17 who consumed more than 6-8 ounces of flavored dairy products, such as milks, yogurts, ice creams and puddings, each day had a better diet than those who regularly drank sodas and sweetened fruit drinks. Those consuming more flavored dairy got more than two...
Research shows that kids are increasingly aware of what's good for them when they reach for beverages on the store shelf. And while marketers work to attract the parental gatekeeper when targeting a toddler audience, holding the attention of older children requires interactive and fun packaging. Marketing products to varying...
If you're giving serious thought to a home-based business and it's likely you have children in varying numbers and sizes around that home, this paper provides some tips to get you started. But that's not to suggest that children and home businesses fold together naturally. It takes some planning, flexibility...
The new Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, opened in 2001 and dedicated to the care of children and their families across the south west of England, marks a milestone in the field of arts in healthcare. The creation of a purpose-built new children's hospital created a rare opportunity in the...
The Children's Medical Center of Central Texas is a case study in environmentally friendly hospital construction-from the ground up. In December 2003, Boulder (Colo.) Community Foothills Hospital became the first healthcare facility in the nation to earn a U.S. Green Building Council certification, which is known as Leadership in Energy...
To a child about to receive 5 mg of morphine instead of 0.5 mg, a misplaced decimal point can make a big difference. That is one reason why Children's Hospital has taken action to improve its already superior patient safety record by implementing MedPoint a "best in class" barcode-enabled, point-of-care...
Many children in the United States have access to firearms in their homes, and the consequences can be tragic. Public health agencies, organizations representing children, and groups representing firearm owners offer consistent guidelines about how to store firearms to make them inaccessible to children: unload them, lock them up, and...
A press release put out today by the International Council of Beverages Associations promises some sweeping changes to how soda is marketed to children under 12: The International Council of Beverages Associations ICBA ... adopted guidelines on marketing to children. The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, the two largest global...
A couple of days ago, I posted a poll "Would You Sell to a Racist Bigot?" As I expected, there were plenty of people who were either racist themselves, or willing to put their distaste for racism aside in order to make a buck. Doesn't surprise me a bit....
You decide to join the growing ranks of women starting a business. You soon discover running a successful home-based business with your children can make you feel like a hamster trapped on an exercise wheel. This can leave you feeling frazzled and frustrated when caring for your children interferes with...
The American Psychological Association found that children under 8 digest all commercials in the same way -- whether it's Barney or Matt Lauer, it's all the same, and it's all fact. If children can't understand the difference between fact and persuasion, is it fair to try to influence them? ...
The European Commission has strengthened its focus on environment and health issues, not only by providing large amounts of funds to its Member States but also by developing policies and action plans, such as REACH (registration, evaluation, authorization of chemicals), SCALE (Science, Children, Awareness raising, Legislation, Evaluation), the European Union...
Program fragmentation might exacerbate disenrollment of children from Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program SCHIP. Using data from 2001-2004, this paper estimates the number of children who switched programs and the number who "Dropped Out" of public insurance, becoming uninsured despite continuing eligibility. Roughly two million children a...
Innovative ultrasound technology has been one of the major technical improvements in the care of infants and children with congenital heart disease. Echocardiography, using sector (2D), Color Doppler CD, spectral Doppler in Pulsed Wave PW and Continuous Wave CW modes and tissue Doppler techniques, is routinely used for diagnostic examinations...
Disabling fatigue is the main illness related reason for prolonged absence from school. Although there are accepted criteria for diagnosing chronic fatigue in adults, it remains uncertain as to how best to define disabling fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS in children and adolescents. The document aims to identify children...
Working in agriculture has long been recognised as a hazardous occupation, with one of the highest fatal injury rates to workers of any industry. It is the only industry that has to accept the constant presence of children around the worksite, since farms are homes as well as workplaces. That...
The management of burn injuries is reported as painful, distressing and a cause of anxiety in children and their parents. This study investigates whether playing a Virtual Reality VR game, decreases procedural pain in children aged 5-18 years with acute burn injuries. The paper reports on the findings of a...
Teaching kids to deal with conflict effectively and peacefully is perhaps the biggest challenge facing adults today. Children's disagreements both at home and at school can be noisy, physical and psychologically hurtful. The approach to conflict resolution learned and practised in childhood often stays for life. Conflict is part of...
