children Undercurrents: Episode 34 - Protecting Children in Conflict By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0100 Full Article
children CBD News: Address by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion "the Biodiversity Debate: Engaging and Educating Children on Biodiversity as the Future Guardians of our Planet", held on 3 September 2009 at the Royal Geographical Society, London, UK. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
children CBD News: Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2009 - Children and Families Speak out against Poverty. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
children CBD Communiqué: Alarming Global Survey on Children's Perceptions of Nature. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
children CBD Communiqué: Engaging children and youth on biodiversity at the Farnborough International Airshow. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
children CBD UNEP Press Release: Jamaica School Children Help Celebrate United Nations International Year of Biodiversity. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
children CBD News: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2019: Acting Together to Achieving the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity will ensure that the children of today and tomorrow, along with their families and communities, ca By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
children LCQ18: Assisting children from grass-roots families in undertaking e-learning By www.info.gov.hk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:41:16 Full Article
children Children don't know how to get proper nutrition information online By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT (Elsevier) Children looking for health information online could end up more prone to obesity. A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, shows a lack of digital health literacy can lead children to misinterpret portions, adopt recommendations intended for adults, or take guidance from noncredible sources. Full Article
children Germline genomic profiles of children, young adults with solid tumors to inform managementand treatment By www.eurekalert.org Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 EDT (Cleveland Clinic) A new Cleveland Clinic study demonstrates the importance of genetics evaluation and genetic testing for children, adolescents and young adults with solid tumor cancers. The study was published today in Nature Communications. Full Article
children Children, 15 and 8-y-o, killed by thugs By jamaica-star.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 05:01:37 -0500 Screams of anguish pierced the air last night as police tried to secure forensic evidence in sections of Dumfries Street in Denham Town, west Kingston, following the killing of an eight-year-old girl by gunmen earlier in the afternoon. "Jesus... Full Article
children The Protection of Children in Armed Conflict By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:10:01 +0000 Research Event 25 September 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm Chatham House | 10 St James's Square | London | SW1Y 4LE Event participants Emanuela-Chiara Gillard, Associate Fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham HouseJoanne Neenan, Legal Adviser, UK Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeDarren Stewart, Head of Operational Law, UK Army HeadquartersChair: Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Distinguished Fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham House With more protracted and urbanized conflicts, the character of warfare is changing in a manner that is having a greater impact on children. Aside from physical harm, they face the trauma of family separation and displacement, are vulnerable to sexual abuse and recruitment as soldiers and suffer severe disruption to their education. This event will discuss how international humanitarian law applies to the protection of children. Are offences against children in armed conflict being prosecuted adequately? Are there better ways of ensuring compliance with the law?This meeting is the second in a series of three commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.This event, which is supported by the British Red Cross, will be followed by a drinks reception.THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL AND REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. Department/project International Law Programme, The Limits on War and Preserving the Peace Chanu Peiris Programme Manager, International Law +44 (0)20 7314 3686 Email Full Article
children Protecting Children in Conflict: See Me Safe Symposium By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 01 May 2019 14:55:01 +0000 Invitation Only Research Event 7 May 2019 - 10:00am to 5:00pm Chatham House, London Today there are 420 million children, or one-fifth of children worldwide, who live in conflict zones and are at risk of being killed or injured and denied access to education, healthcare and humanitarian assistance. From Myanmar and Syria, to South Sudan and Yemen, the impact of conflict on children and their families is devastating. With conflicts becoming more protracted and urbanized, and the undermining of international rules and norms, the risk to civilians is rapidly increasing. The impact of the crisis in civilian protection is not only devastating children’s lives and risking a lost generation, it threatens global stability and prosperity, contributing to the degradation of the international rules-based system and its institutions and undermining the ability to hold perpetrators accountable and prevent these atrocities from happening. This symposium will bring together practitioners, policymakers, business leaders, philanthropists and academics for a day of panel discussions on the protection of children in conflict. The aim of the event is to generate an informed debate and to deepen engagement with issues around protecting children in conflict as well as to inspire support to help rebuild children’s lives. This event will be followed by a reception from 17:00-18:30. Attendance is by invitation only. Celebrating its centenary in 2020, Chatham House is partnering with Save the Children on this core area of their work, in their anniversary year. Department/project International Security Programme Nilza Amaral Project Manager, International Security Programme Email Full Article
children Politics, policy-making and the presence of images of suffering children By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:45:52 +0000 7 May 2020 , Volume 96, Number 3 Helen Berents Read Online In 2017 Trump expressed pity for the ‘beautiful babies’ killed in a gas attack on Khan Shaykhun in Syria before launching airstrikes against President Assad's regime. Images of suffering children in world politics are often used as a synecdoche for a broader conflict or disaster. Injured, suffering, or dead; the ways in which images of children circulate in global public discourse must be critically examined to uncover the assumptions that operate in these environments. This article explores reactions to images of children by representatives and leaders of states to trace the interconnected affective and political dimensions of these images. In contrast to attending to the expected empathetic responses prompted by images of children, this article particularly focuses on when such images prompt bellicose foreign policy decision-making. In doing this, the article forwards a way of thinking about images as contentious affective objects in international relations. The ways in which images of children's bodies and suffering are strategically deployed by politicians deserves closer scrutiny to uncover the visual politics of childhood inherent in these moments of international politics and policy-making. Full Article
children Children 'born of war': a role for fathers? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 13:28:47 +0000 4 March 2020 , Volume 96, Number 2 Camile Oliviera, Erin Baines Read Online In this article, we examine exceptional circumstances in which men who father children born as the result of conflict-related sexual violence assume full or partial responsibility for their child's well-being. Children ‘born of war’ are increasingly recognized as a particular victim group in relevant international policy frameworks. Their social status falls somewhere between the victimization of their mother and perpetration of their father. Given the circumstances of their birth, they often experience social rejection and loss of identity with a long-term impact on their well-being. Previous scholarship has primarily documented the challenges faced by their mothers as caregivers and as victims of wartime sexual violence. A discussion on fathers to children ‘born of war’ is absent, attributable not only to their perpetrator status, but also to the assumption that their identity is unknown or that a relationship between father and child is undesired. The article demonstrates this is not always the case. Based on research in northern Uganda between 2016 and 2019 which included interviews and focus group discussions with former male combatants in the rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army, we explore how some fathers seek to maintain a relationship with children born as the result of ‘forced marriage’ and assume partial or full responsibility for their well-being and care. Full Article
children Politics, policy-making and the presence of images of suffering children By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:45:52 +0000 7 May 2020 , Volume 96, Number 3 Helen Berents Read Online In 2017 Trump expressed pity for the ‘beautiful babies’ killed in a gas attack on Khan Shaykhun in Syria before launching airstrikes against President Assad's regime. Images of suffering children in world politics are often used as a synecdoche for a broader conflict or disaster. Injured, suffering, or dead; the ways in which images of children circulate in global public discourse must be critically examined to uncover the assumptions that operate in these environments. This article explores reactions to images of children by representatives and leaders of states to trace the interconnected affective and political dimensions of these images. In contrast to attending to the expected empathetic responses prompted by images of children, this article particularly focuses on when such images prompt bellicose foreign policy decision-making. In doing this, the article forwards a way of thinking about images as contentious affective objects in international relations. The ways in which images of children's bodies and suffering are strategically deployed by politicians deserves closer scrutiny to uncover the visual politics of childhood inherent in these moments of international politics and policy-making. Full Article
children Does general anesthesia affect neurodevelopment in infants and children? By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Monday, December 9, 2019 - 12:46 Full Article
children Motifs of Three HLA-DQ Amino Acid Residues ({alpha}44, {beta}57, {beta}135) Capture Full Association with the Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in DQ2 and DQ8 Children By diabetes.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2020-04-24T20:01:59-07:00 HLA-DQA1 and -DQB1 are strongly associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D), and DQ8.1 and DQ2.5 are major risk haplotypes. Next generation targeted sequencing of HLA-DQA1 and -DQB1 in Swedish newly diagnosed 1-18 year-old patients (n=962) and controls (n=636) was used to construct abbreviated DQ haplotypes, converted into amino acid (AA) residues, and assessed for their associations with T1D. A hierarchically-organized haplotype (HOH) association analysis, allowed 45 unique DQ haplotypes to be categorized into seven clusters. The DQ8/9 cluster included two DQ8.1 risk and the DQ9 resistant haplotypes, and the DQ2 cluster, included the DQ2.5 risk and DQ2.2 resistant haplotypes. Within each cluster, HOH found residues α44Q (OR 3.29, p=2.38*10-85 ) and β57A (OR 3.44, p=3.80*10-84) to be associated with T1D in the DQ8/9 cluster representing all ten residues (α22, α23, α44, α49, α51, α53, α54, α73, α184, β57) due to complete linkage-disequilibrium (LD) of α44 with eight such residues. Within the DQ2 cluster and due to LD, HOH analysis found α44C and β135D to share the risk for T1D (OR 2.10, p=1.96*10-20). The motif "QAD" of α44, β57, and β135 captured the T1D risk association of DQ8.1 (OR 3.44, p=3.80*10-84), the corresponding motif "CAD" captured the risk association of DQ2.5 (OR 2.10, p=1.96*10-20). Two risk associations were related to GADA and IA-2A, but in opposite directions. "CAD" was positively associated with GADA (OR 1.56; p=6.35*10-8) but negatively with IA-2A (OR 0.59, p= 6.55*10-11). "QAD" was negatively associated with GADA (OR 0.88; p= 3.70*10-3) but positively with IA-2A (OR 1.64; p= 2.40*10-14), despite a single difference at α44. The residues are found in and around anchor pockets 1 and 9, as potential TCR contacts, in the areas for CD4 binding and putative homodimer formation. The identification of three HLA-DQ AA (α44, β57, β135) conferring T1D risk should sharpen functional and translational studies. Full Article
children Online CBT is trialled for children with chronic fatigue syndrome By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 - 06:30 Full Article
children The Protection of Children in Armed Conflict By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:10:01 +0000 Research Event 25 September 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm Chatham House | 10 St James's Square | London | SW1Y 4LE Event participants Emanuela-Chiara Gillard, Associate Fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham HouseJoanne Neenan, Legal Adviser, UK Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeDarren Stewart, Head of Operational Law, UK Army HeadquartersChair: Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Distinguished Fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham House With more protracted and urbanized conflicts, the character of warfare is changing in a manner that is having a greater impact on children. Aside from physical harm, they face the trauma of family separation and displacement, are vulnerable to sexual abuse and recruitment as soldiers and suffer severe disruption to their education. This event will discuss how international humanitarian law applies to the protection of children. Are offences against children in armed conflict being prosecuted adequately? Are there better ways of ensuring compliance with the law?This meeting is the second in a series of three commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.This event, which is supported by the British Red Cross, will be followed by a drinks reception.THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL AND REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. Department/project International Law Programme, The Limits on War and Preserving the Peace Chanu Peiris Programme Manager, International Law +44 (0)20 7314 3686 Email Full Article
children Rare inflammatory condition affects some children with COVID-19 By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:11:53 -0500 Dozens of United States children have been hospitalised with a serious inflammatory condition possibly linked with the coronavirus and first seen in Europe. New York authorities announced Wednesday that 64 potential cases had been reported to... Full Article
children Advertising junk food to children By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:18:13 +0000 In the UK, junk food advertising is banned on children’s TV - but manufactures are still able to target children in other ways. A recent report from the WHO "Tackling food marketing to children in a digital world", takes a look at the issue. In this podcast we're joined by João Breda, programme manager for nutrition physical activity and... Full Article
children UK children are drinking less and the importance of a publicly provided NHS By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 18:36:43 +0000 Brits have a reputation as Europe’s boozers - and for good reason, with alcohol consumption higher than much of the rest of the continent. That reputation is extended to our young people too - but is it still deserved? Joanna Inchley, senior research fellow at the University of St Andrews, explains new research on decreasing drinking -... Full Article
children Helping parents with children who display challenging behaviour By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2019 14:50:07 +0000 Looking after a young child is hard enough, but when that child has learning difficulties and displays challenging behaviour - the burden on parents can be extreme. That behaviour may prompt a visit to the doctor, and in this podcast we’re talking about how parents can be supported in that - what services are available. We’ll also be discussing... Full Article
children Longitudinal Metabolome-Wide Signals Prior to the Appearance of a First Islet Autoantibody in Children Participating in the TEDDY Study By diabetes.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2020-02-20T11:55:30-08:00 Children at increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D) after environmental exposures may develop pancreatic islet autoantibodies (IA) at a very young age. Metabolic profile changes over time may imply responses to exposures and signal development of the first IA. Our present research in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study aimed to identify metabolome-wide signals preceding the first IA against GAD (GADA-first) or against insulin (IAA-first). We profiled metabolomes by mass spectrometry from children’s plasma at 3-month intervals after birth until appearance of the first IA. A trajectory analysis discovered each first IA preceded by reduced amino acid proline and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), respectively. With independent time point analysis following birth, we discovered dehydroascorbic acid (DHAA) contributing to the risk of each first IA, and -aminobutyric acid (GABAs) associated with the first autoantibody against insulin (IAA-first). Methionine and alanine, compounds produced in BCAA metabolism and fatty acids, also preceded IA at different time points. Unsaturated triglycerides and phosphatidylethanolamines decreased in abundance before appearance of either autoantibody. Our findings suggest that IAA-first and GADA-first are heralded by different patterns of DHAA, GABA, multiple amino acids, and fatty acids, which may be important to primary prevention of T1D. Full Article
children Fear, grief grip west Kingston after children murdered By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:24:29 -0500 Tears flowed yesterday down the face of Donaree Anderson, cousin of 15-year-old Nyron Taylor, one of two children shot dead in west Kingston hours apart on Wednesday. Eight-year-old Toya Brown was the other child killed just days into the month... Full Article
children Give children love and appreciation By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:09:49 -0500 THE EDITOR, Madam May is Child Month, and we, as parents, would show love and appreciation by taking out our kids for recreation, but instead, we have to keep them indoors because of a bush tiger called coronavirus. Every year at this time, I... Full Article
children Infectious diseases in children and adolescents in China: analysis of national surveillance data from 2008 to 2017 By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Thursday, April 2, 2020 - 12:26 Full Article
children Association between maternal and paternal mental illness and risk of injuries in children and adolescents: nationwide register based cohort study in Sweden By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 22:31 Full Article
children Covid-19 is no worse in immunocompromised children, says NICE By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Friday, May 1, 2020 - 14:22 Full Article
children Children of Immigrants and Child Welfare Systems: Key Policy and Practice By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:33:43 -0400 Marking the release of an MPI report, this webinar examines what the growing intersection between U.S. immigration and child welfare systems means for protection agencies. Speakers also discuss promising child welfare policies and agency approaches to address the needs of children of immigrants and their families amid demographic change and rising immigration enforcement. Full Article
children A Profile of U.S. Children with Unauthorized Immigrant Parents By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:06:23 -0500 Growing up with unauthorized immigrant parents puts children—nearly 80 percent of whom were born in the United States—at a disadvantage, with lower preschool enrollment, reduced socioeconomic progress, and higher rates of linguistic isolation and poverty. This fact sheet examines the number, characteristics, and socioeconomic status of children, both U.S.-citizen and noncitizen, who have unauthorized immigrant parents. Full Article
children Children on the Run: An Analysis of First-Hand Accounts from Children Fleeing Central America By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:07:59 -0500 This event with UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres includes a discussion on the state of citizen security in Central America and the resulting humanitarian impact, featuring findings from Children on the Run, a UNHCR report based on interviews with more than 400 unaccompanied children from the region. Full Article
children Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Young Adults: A "New Epidemic" By clinical.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2002-10-01 Francine Ratner KaufmanOct 1, 2002; 20:President's Pen Full Article
children Excess BMI Accelerates Islet Autoimmunity in Older Children and Adolescents By care.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2020-02-20T11:55:30-08:00 OBJECTIVE Sustained excess BMI increases the risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in autoantibody-positive relatives without diabetes of patients. We tested whether elevated BMI also accelerates the progression of islet autoimmunity before T1D diagnosis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We studied 706 single autoantibody–positive pediatric TrialNet participants (ages 1.6–18.6 years at baseline). Cumulative excess BMI (ceBMI) was calculated for each participant based on longitudinally accumulated BMI ≥85th age- and sex-adjusted percentile. Recursive partitioning analysis and multivariable modeling defined the age cut point differentiating the risk for progression to multiple positive autoantibodies. RESULTS At baseline, 175 children (25%) had a BMI ≥85th percentile. ceBMI range was –9.2 to 15.6 kg/m2 (median –1.91), with ceBMI ≥0 kg/m2 corresponding to persistently elevated BMI ≥85th percentile. Younger age increased the progression to multiple autoantibodies, with age cutoff of 9 years defined by recursive partitioning analysis. Although ceBMI was not significantly associated with progression from single to multiple autoantibodies overall, there was an interaction with ceBMI ≥0 kg/m2, age, and HLA (P = 0.009). Among children ≥9 years old without HLA DR3-DQ2 and DR4-DQ8, ceBMI ≥0 kg/m2 increased the rate of progression from single to multiple positive autoantibodies (hazard ratio 7.32, P = 0.004) and conferred a risk similar to that in those with T1D-associated HLA haplotypes. In participants <9 years old, the effect of ceBMI on progression to multiple autoantibodies was not significant regardless of HLA type. CONCLUSIONS These data support that elevated BMI may exacerbate islet autoimmunity prior to clinical T1D, particularly in children with lower risk based on age and HLA. Interventions to maintain normal BMI may prevent or delay the progression of islet autoimmunity. Full Article
children Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Stiffness in Obese Children By care.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2004-10-01 Arcangelo IannuzziOct 1, 2004; 27:2506-2508Brief Reports Full Article
children Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Association with diabetes-specific characteristics By care.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2006-06-01 Korey K. HoodJun 1, 2006; 29:1389-1389BR Epidemiology/Health Services/Psychosocial Research Full Article
children National Children’s Dental Health Month highlights optimally fluoridated water By www.ada.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:30:00 -0600 This year the February observance of National Children’s Dental Health Month honors the 75th anniversary of community water fluoridation with its theme, “Fluoride in water prevents cavities! Get it from the tap!” Full Article
children Indian Health Service honoring National Children’s Dental Health Month By www.ada.org Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 08:29:00 -0600 The Indian Health Service is presenting a four-part series of messages focused on their younger patients’ oral heath in honor of the February observance of National Children’s Dental Health Month. Full Article
children Measles vaccinations in U.S. children fall up to 60 percent since pandemic, CDC says By www.upi.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:03:09 -0400 Pediatric vaccination against measles has declined by as much as 60 percent nationally since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to new data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Article
children 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline: Impact on Prevalence of Arterial Hypertension in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes By care.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2020-03-30T13:26:58-07:00 OBJECTIVEIn 2017, the American Academy of Pediatrics introduced a new guideline (2017 Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Academy of Pediatrics [AAP 2017]) to diagnose arterial hypertension (HTN) in children that included revised, lower normative blood pressure (BP) values and cut points for diagnosing high BP in adolescents. We studied the impact of the new AAP 2017 guideline on prevalence of HTN in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSUp to September 2018, 1.4 million office BP measurements in 79,849 children and adolescents (aged 5–20 years) with T1DM have been documented in the DPV (Diabetes Prospective Follow-up) registry. BP values of the most recent year were aggregated, and BP values of 74,677 patients without antihypertensive medication were analyzed (median age 16 years and diabetes duration 5.3 years and 52.8% boys). BP values were classified according to AAP 2017 and the references of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) (2011) and the Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (fourth report) (2004).RESULTSOf the patients, 44.1%, 29.5%, and 26.5% were hypertensive according to AAP 2017, KiGGS, and fourth report, respectively. Differences in prevalence of HTN were strongly age dependent: <10 years, AAP 2017 31.4%, KiGGS 30.7%, fourth report 19.6%; 10 to <15 years, AAP 2017 30.9%, KiGGS 31.2%, fourth report 22.4%; and ≥15 years, AAP 2017 53.2%, KiGGS 28.4%, fourth report 30.0%. Among teenagers ≥15 years, 59.1% of boys but only 46.3% of girls were classified as hypertensive by AAP 2017 but only 21.1%/26% of boys and 36.7%/34.4% of girls by KiGGS/fourth report, respectively.CONCLUSIONSClassification of BP as hypertension depends strongly on the normative data used. Use of AAP 2017 results in a significant increase in HTN in teenagers ≥15 years with T1DM, particularly in boys. AAP 2017 enhances the awareness of elevated BP in children, particularly in patients with increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Full Article
children Screening and Treatment Outcomes in Adults and Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Asymptomatic Celiac Disease: The CD-DIET Study By care.diabetesjournals.org Published On :: 2020-04-28T14:58:19-07:00 OBJECTIVETo describe celiac disease (CD) screening rates and glycemic outcomes of a gluten-free diet (GFD) in patients with type 1 diabetes who are asymptomatic for CD.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSAsymptomatic patients (8–45 years) were screened for CD. Biopsy-confirmed CD participants were randomized to GFD or gluten-containing diet (GCD) to assess changes in HbA1c and continuous glucose monitoring over 12 months.RESULTSAdults had higher CD-seropositivity rates than children (6.8% [95% CI 4.9–8.2%, N = 1,298] vs. 4.7% [95% CI 3.4–5.9%, N = 1,089], P = 0.035) with lower rates of prior CD screening (6.9% vs. 44.2%, P < 0.0001). Fifty-one participants were randomized to a GFD (N = 27) or GCD (N = 24). No HbA1c differences were seen between the groups (+0.14%, 1.5 mmol/mol; 95% CI –0.79 to 1.08; P = 0.76), although greater postprandial glucose increases (4-h +1.5 mmol/L; 95% CI 0.4–2.7; P = 0.014) emerged with a GFD.CONCLUSIONSCD is frequently observed in asymptomatic patients with type 1 diabetes, and clinical vigilance is warranted with initiation of a GFD. Full Article
children COVID-19 and Autistic Children By psychcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:00:15 +0000 I have a 15-year-old son who is on the autism spectrum. He is in his first year of high school. For the beginning part of the school year, before COVID-19,... Full Article Aspergers Autism Children and Teens Parenting Personal Autism Spectrum Autistic Children coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
children Quality for Whom? Supporting Diverse Children and Workers in Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:53:19 -0400 For children in U.S. homes where a language other than English is spoken, early childhood programs that are responsive to their needs can be key to later academic success. But as states refine their Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) to assess such programs, immigrant early childhood workers with in-demand language and cultural skills may be left behind. This report examines the challenges these workers face and promising practices to serve diverse communities. Full Article
children The Coronavirus Pandemic Puts Children at Risk of Online Sexual Exploitation By rss.sciam.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMT One conversation could keep your kids safe -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Full Article Mind Behavior & Society
children Effectively Serving Children in a Superdiverse Classroom: Implications for the Early Education System By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:29:16 -0500 As the number and share of Dual Language Learners (DLLs) continues to grow across the United States, diversity within this population is also increasing. This webinar marks the release of a report providing analysis of the diversity within the DLL population nationwide and at the state and local levels. Speakers discuss data on the three rapidly growing subgroups within the DLL population: Black and Asian American and Pacific Islander DLLs and young children of refugees, and the implications for the early education and care field and K-12 education systems. Full Article
children Responding to Early Childhood Education and Care Needs of Children of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Europe and North America By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:14:31 -0500 Marking the release of an MPI report, this webinar examines the challenges and successes major host countries in Europe and North America are experiencing in providing high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for children from refugee and asylum seeker families. Full Article
children Young Children in Refugee Families and Early Childhood Programs: Ways to Mitigate the Effects of Trauma By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:54:02 -0400 Experts on this webinar discussed the effects of trauma on the development of young refugee children, and how early child-care programs can address these traumatic experiences. The discussion featured practical strategies that child-care providers in Canada are implementing to support refugee children and families. Full Article
children Addressing Trauma in Young Children in Immigrant and Refugee Families through Early Childhood Programs By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:18:38 -0400 During this webinar, speakers discuss a MPI policy brief that explores the intersection of trauma and early childhood development, exploring how migration-related trauma and stressors can influence the wellbeing of young children of immigrants, and points to key opportunities for states to support, through early childhood and other programs. Full Article
children Children of Immigrants and Child Welfare Systems: Key Policy and Practice By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 07:07:37 -0400 Marking the release of an MPI report, this webinar examines the intersection between immigration and child welfare systems and promising child welfare policies and agency approaches to address the needs of children of immigrants and their families. Full Article
