children's Health: Carotenoid levels in breast milk vary by country diet ♦ Risky outdoor play positively impacts children's health, ♦ Which artificial pancreas system is the best for children with type 1 diabetes?

Computer game reduces issues associated with ADHD in children Children diagnosed with ADHD can improve their behavior and social interactions in the classroom by playing a computer game that exercises their concentration

Which artificial pancreas system is the best for children with type 1 diabetes? A research team undertook the first pediatric outpatient study to compare three alternative treatments for type 1 diabetes. The results shows the dual-hormone artificial pancreas provides the most benefits by reducing the time spent in nocturnal hypoglycemia.

Carotenoid levels in breast milk vary by country, diet An analysis of breast milk concludes that levels of health-promoting compounds known as carotenoids differ by country, with the U.S. lagging behind China and Mexico, a reflection of regional dietary habits.

Risky outdoor play positively impacts children's health, study suggests New research shows that risky outdoor play is not only good for children's health but also encourages creativity, social skills and resilience.

Breast milk shared to help babies via online and offline communities Sharing breast milk is thriving today and it appears high income, highly educated white women are some of the people to most often use the Internet to facilitate the exchange. Another surprise out of the study: Cross-nursing (directly breastfeeding someone else's baby seems to be a modern-day reality as well

!2/3/14 Health News: Fewer hospital errors ♦ India's Pharmaceutical Scandal ♦ Artificial pancreas shows improve treatment of type 1 diabetes

50,000 lives saved because of fewer hospital errors

About 50,000 people are alive today because U.S. hospitals committed 17 percent fewer medical errors in 2013 than in 2010, government health officials said Tuesday.Continue Reading

India's Pharmaceutical Scandal

In a lab in an Indian village during the height of monsoon season in 2011, a technician hit a delete button -- a keystroke that would have consequences three years later. Continue Reading

FDA influence on design of pivotal drug studies examined

An examination of the potential interaction between pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss future studies finds that one-quarter of recent new drug approvals occurred without any meeting, and when such meetings occurred, pharmaceutical companies did not comply with one-quarter of the recommendations made by the FDA regarding study design or primary outcome, according to a study. Continue Reading

Artificial pancreas shown to improve treatment of type 1 diabetes

The world’s first clinical trial comparing three alternative treatments for type 1 diabetes demonstrates that the external artificial pancreas improves glucose control and reduces the risk of hypoglycemia compared to conventional diabetes treatment Continue Reading