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Displaying records 21 through 40 (42 total).

American Academy of Pediatrics. 2012. Early childhood adversity, toxic stress, and the role of the pediatrician: Translating developmental science into lifelong health. Pediatrics 129(1):e224-e231, (Policy statement)

Shonkoff J, Garner A and American Academy of Pediatrics. 2012. The lifelong effects of early childhood adversity and toxic stress. Pediatrics 129(1):e232-e246, (Technical report)

National Library of Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program. 2011. LactMed. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program, 1 v.

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. 2010. How tobacco smoke causes disease: What it means to you–A report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes scientific findings about how deadly cigarettes are, how quickly they can damage the body, and ways that tobacco companies have altered cigarettes to make them more addictive. Topics include the chemicals in tobacco smoke; nicotine and addiction; how smoking causes cancer and circulatory and respiratory damage, harms reproduction and children's health, and makes diabetes harder to control; and how secondhand smoke harms nonsmokers. Information about the reasons people chose to quit smoking and resources to help them is included.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Advertising, Child health, Consumer education materials, Drug addiction, Nicotine, Oral health, Research, Smoking, Smoking cessation

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Brookings Institution. 2008. Children and electronic media. Princeton, NJ: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 253 pp. (The future of children; v. 18, no. 1, Spring 2008)

Annotation: This issue of "The Future of Children" features nine articles on the most common forms of electronic media in use today and their influence on the well-being of children and adolescents. Topics include how exposure to different media forms is linked with such aspects of child well-being as school achievement, cognition, engagement in extracurricula activities, social interaction with peers and family, aggression, fear and anxiety, risky behaviors, and healthy lifestyle choices. The volume is organized by children's outcomes and considers evidence separately for children vs. adolescents, boys vs. girls, and advantaged vs. disadvantaged children.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Adolescent health, Adverse effects, Child health, Cognitive development, Health behavior, Mass media, Psychosocial development, Risk assessment, Telecommunications

Murphy C, Ettinger de Cuba S, Cook J, Cooper R, Weill JD. 2008. Reading, writing and hungry: The consequences of food insecurity on children, and on our nation's economic success. Washington, DC: Partnership for America's Economic Success, 51 pp.

Annotation: This report addresses the range of economic consequences associated with persistently high rates of household food insecurity in the United States. It focuses specifically on the harmful effects of food insecurity for very young children, identifying short- and long-term economic costs of these effects. Topics include prenatal nutrition and infant health; food insecurity and physical health to age five; cognitive development; socio-emotional and behavioral consequences; maternal depression child health, and food insecurity; linkages between food insecurity and obesity; long-term health; preventive measures; directions for future research and policy implications.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Child development, Food, Hunger, Infants, Maternal health, Prevention, Socioeconomic status, Young children

Heckman JJ, Masterov DV. 2007. The productivity argument for investing in young children. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, ca. 100 pp. (NBER working paper series no. 13016)

Annotation: This paper presents the case for investing more in young American children who grow up in disadvantaged environments. It discusses early intervention efforts and their impact on adverse environments and their role in reversing some of the harm of disadvantage and having a high economic return. Topics include human capital and economic performance, crime, education, trends in children's home environments and the consequences of adverse environments, the importance of cognitive and noncognitive ability in early economic life, evidence from enriched preschool programs, and the case for early intervention. References are provided along with footnotes and statistical information provided in tables and figures.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Case studies, Cognitive development, Crime, Early childhood education, Early intervention, Educational factors, Family characteristics, Low income groups, Preschool children, Program descriptions, Social policy, Socioeconomic factors, Statistical data, Young children

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Brookings Institution. 2006. Childhood obesity. Princeton, NJ: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 224 pp. (The future of children; v. 16, no. 1, Spring 2006)

Annotation: This issue of "The Future of Children" features nine articles on the high and rising rates of overweight and obesity among U.S. children, presenting evidence on the multiple causes, consequences, and methods of dealing with the growing problem. Also discussed are the roles played by the built environment, schools, child care settings, and parents. Each article concludes with end notes.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Adverse effects, Body weight, Child health, Disease prevention, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical activity, Risk factors

National Research Council, Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water. 2006. Fluoride in drinking water: A scientific review of EPA's standards. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 507 pp., brief (4 pp.)

Annotation: This report presents a review of the scientific basis of the Environmental Protection Agency's levels for fluoride, and the adequacy for protecting children and others from adverse health effects. Chapter contents include an introduction to fluoride in drinking water and its history; measures of exposure to fluoride; pharmacokinetics of fluoride; effects of fluoride on teeth, effects on systems including musculoskeletal, reproductive and developmental, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, and immune; neurotoxicity and neurobehavioral effects, as well as genotoxicity and carcinogenicity. The final chapter focuses on drinking water standards for fluoride.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Carcinogens, Disease prevention, Environmental exposure, Fluorides, Medical research, Oral health, Oral health, Water

U.S. Office of the Surgeon General. 2006. The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke: A report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Office of the Surgeon General, 709 pp.

Annotation: This report documents the adverse health effects of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke in adults, children, and infants. Contents include the toxicology of secondhand smoke, assessment and prevalence of exposure, reproductive and developmental effects from exposure to secondhand smoke, respiratory effects in children, cancer among adults, cardiovascular diseases and respiratory effects in adults, control of secondhand smoke exposure, and a vision for the future.

Keywords: Adults, Adverse effects, Child development, Child health, Children, Passive smoking, Smoking, Spanish language materials, Tobacco use

Guendelman S. 2006. Assessing the stress/preterm-low birthweight relationship [Final report]. [Berkeley, CA: University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health], 18 pp.

Annotation: This report describes a project conducted from 2002-2006 in Southern California to: (1) examine occupational, socio-demographic, family and lifestyle stressors, maternal perceived stress, and levels of placental secretions of corticotropin-releasing hormones and their relationship to preterm delivery and low birthweight; and (2) investigate whether antenatal leave may be a beneficial intervention for reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly in higher-risk subgroups. Report contents include a description of the aim of the study; background and significance; study design, sampling, measures, and data collection procedures; main findings and statistical techniques employed; and a discussion and interpretation of findings. A list of products produced during the study as well as references are also provided.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Final reports, Low birthweight, MCH research, Pregnancy, Pregnancy outcome, Pregnant women, Preterm birth, Stress

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. 2005. Caffeine in pregnancy. [White Plains, NY]: March of Dimes, (Quick reference and fact sheets)

Annotation: This brief focuses on the possible effects of caffeine consumption during pregnancy and on birth outcomes. It describes what food and beverages contain caffeine and in what amounts, medication that can contain caffeine, how caffeine affects the body, how caffeine may affect fertility and miscarriage, how caffeine may affect newborns and whether it enters breastmilk. References are provided.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Caffeine, Consumer education materials, Maternal fetal exchange, Pregnancy complications, Pregnancy outcome

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2004. National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Fact sheet. Rockville, MD: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 4 pp.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Trans-agency Working Group on the Health Effects of Dental Amalgam. 2004. Review and analysis of the literature on the potential health effects of dental amalgams: Executive summary. Bethesda, MD: Life Sciences Research Office, 8 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes a review of the peer-reviewed, primary scientific and medical literature published between January 1, 1996 and December 31, 2003 that contributed to an understanding and evaluation of the potential adverse human health effects that may be caused by dental amalgam. Contents include background information on the controversy surrounding dental amalgam safety, the approach to the problem, and conclusions. Research gaps are also addressed.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Literature reviews, Oral health, Oral health care, Outcome evaluation, Product safety, Research, Treatment outcome

Stratton K, Almario DA, Wizemann TM, McCorkmick MC, eds.; Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Immunization Safety Review Committee. 2003. Immunization safety review: Vaccinations and sudden unexpected death in infancy. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 184 pp.

Annotation: This book describes conclusions and recommendations of a committee convened by the Institute of Medicine to provide timely and objective assistance to the Department of Health and Human Services in reviewing emerging immunization concerns, focusing on the relationship (if one exists) between vaccinations and sudden unexpected death in infancy. The book describes the study process including the framework for scientific and significance assessment and recommendations for public health response. Four appendices include committee recommendations and conclusions from previous reports, a meeting agenda, a chronology of important events regarding vaccine safety, and a list of acronyms. References are also provided.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Immunization, Infant health, Infant mortality, Neonatal death, Research, SIDS, Safety, Vaccination effects

Stratton K, Gable A, Shetty P, McCormick M, eds. 2001. Immunization safety review: Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 86 pp.

Annotation: This report presents an assessment of the evidence regarding a hypothesized causal association between the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism; an assessment of the broader significance for society; and conclusions and recommendations based on those assessments. The report contents include an overview of the immunization safety review, the study process, assessing causality, a study of the MMR-autism hypothesis, assessments, arguments, recommendations, and references. The appendices include the January 11, 2001 organizational meeting agenda of the Immunization Safety Review Committee; the March 8, 2001 autism meeting agenda; the Immunization Safety Review Committee biosketches, and a review of additional research needs and opportunities.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Autism, Immunization, Infant health, Measles, Mumps, Research, Rubella, Vaccination effects

Ziegler EE. 2000. Adverse effects of cow milk in infants. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 4 pp. (Research roundtable summary; no. 30)

Annotation: This document announces the Research Roundtable describing research on the adverse effects of cow milk in infants. The findings will be presented at a Research Roundtable sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The announcement also includes a list of audioconference sites to which the discussion will be telecast. An overview of the study and an audio presentation of the program are available from the Web site. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adverse effects, Infants, MCH research, Milk, Milk intolerance

Bureau of Health Professions. 1996. National vaccine injury compensation program. Rockville, MD: Bureau of Health Professions, 6 items.

Annotation: This web site provides a variety of fact sheets, bulletins, and reports on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which is a federal "no-fault" system designed to compensate those individuals or families of individuals who have been injured by childhood vaccines. The materials explain who is eligible, how to file claims, and a table of vaccines and injuries that apply.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Federal programs, Immunization, Legal processes, Patient rights, Vaccination effects

Shapiro BS, Schechter NL, Ohene-Frempong K, eds. 1994. Sickle cell disease related pain: Assessment and management—Conference proceedings. Mount Desert, ME: New England Regional Genetics Group, 53 pp.

Atkinson WL, Pickering LK, Schwartz B, Weniger BG, Iskander JK, Watson JC. 1990-. General recommendations on immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians. MMWR Recommendations and Reports 51(RR-2):1-36,

Annotation: This report provides technical guidance regarding common immunization concerns for healthcare providers who administer vaccines to children, adolescents, and adults. It updates the 1994 statement by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Topics include timing and spacing of immunobiologics; vaccine administration; storage and handling of immunobiologics; special situations such as antimicrobial agents and vaccines, tuberculosis, severe allergy reactions, the vaccination of premature infants, breastfeeding mothers, and during pregnancy; vaccination records; and reporting adverse events. Additional resources are provided on vaccination programs and vaccine information sources. Abbreviations, term definitions, and tables are used in the final section of this report to illustrate the vaccination recommendations.

Keywords: Adverse effects, Allergy and immunology, Child health, Guidelines, Health promotion, Immunization, Immunization programs, Infant health promotion, Information sources, Medical records, Preventive medicine, Vaccination effects
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