Why America's System for Investigating Child Exploitation Online Isn't Working
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse
A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation is “enormously valuable” but hasn't lived up to its potential. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Former Obama White House Senior Policy Advisor Charged With'Child Sex Offenses '
Former Obama White House Senior Policy Advisor Charged With 'Child Sex Offenses' A 46-year-old former senior policy advisor the Obama administration appeared in a UK court over child sex offense charges. Rahamim 'Rami' Shy, who worked for the White House under both President Barack Obama and…#obamawhite #rahamim #barackobama #hillaryclinton #dailymail #newjersey #lutoncrowncourt #bedford #citishy #ustreasury (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Children as young as FOUR are being hospitalised by vaping: Charities slam 'deeply worrying' rise
NHS England said doctors have seen a 276 per cent surge in patients of all ages being admitted for vaping-related disorders since 2020. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Many Parents Cook Special Meals for Little Picky Eaters: Poll
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Parents too often wave the white flag when it comes to young picky eaters, a new survey finds.Three out of five parents say they ’re willing to play personal chef and cobble up a separate meal for a child who balks at the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Nigeria: Addressing the Challenge of Zero Dose Children in Nigeria
[Daily Trust] In Nigeria, the issue of zero dose children (those who have not received any vaccination) is a pressing concern that demands urgent attention. Despite efforts to improve immunisation coverage at the national and subnational levels, significant gaps persist, leaving too many children vulnerable to preventable diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Forced to eat bat feces, chimps could spread deadly viruses to humans
On a sunny day 7 years ago in the Budongo Forest Reserve in Uganda, researchers were startled to observe chimpanzees scoop dry bat feces from under a hollow tree and devour it. In 60 years of observations at Budongo, no one had ever seen such a thing, recalls veterinary epidemiologist Tony Goldberg of the University of Wisconsin—Madison. “Aside from the ick factor, we all had the exact same thought,” he says. “They must be exposed to horrible bat-borne viruses.” That suspicion proved correct. Though the bat feces is rich in nutrients, it contains dozens of previously unknown viruses , Goldberg and...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Lidocaine Nerve Block Effective for Severe Migraine in Kids Lidocaine Nerve Block Effective for Severe Migraine in Kids
Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Heat-related emergency department visits - United States, May-September 2023 - Vaidyanathan A, Gates A, Brown C, Prezzato E, Bernstein A.
Unprecedented heat waves can affect all persons, but some are more sensitive to the effects of heat, including children and adults with underlying health conditions, pregnant women, and outdoor workers. Many regions of the United States experienced record-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Teenage blues: predictors of depression among adolescents in Nigeria - DadeMatthews A, Nzeakah C, Onofa L, DadeMatthews O, Ogundare T.
BACKGROUND: Depressive disorders, with a prevalence of 15-21%, are among the most common disorders in children and adolescents, and increases the risk of suicide, the second leading cause of death in children aged 10 to 19. AIM: To determine the pr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The antiepistemology of organized abuse: Ignorance, exploitation, inaction - Salter M, Woodlock D.
Organized abuse, in which multiple adults sexually abuse multiple children, has an important role to play in the production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) but has been relegated to the margins of criminological concern. This paper presents the findi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Response to Drake (2024) "A commentary on recent announcements by American professional society on the abuse of children and child maltreatment" - Palusci VJ.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Teaching children pedestrian safety in virtual reality via smartphone: a noninferiority randomized clinical trial - Schwebel DC, Johnston A, McDaniel D, Severson J, He Y, McClure LA.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether child pedestrian safety training in a smartphone-based virtual reality (VR) environment is not inferior to training in a large, semi-immersive VR environment with demonstrated effectiveness. METHODS: Five hundred 7- a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Sleep and internalizing problems in primary school children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - Dong HY, Miao CY, Xue Y, Zhang Y, Shan L, Jia FY, Du L.
This study aimed to explore the relationship between sleep and internalizin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Paternal depression in the postpartum year and children's behaviors at age 5 in an urban U.S. birth cohort - Schmitz K, Jimenez ME, Corman H, Noonan K, Reichman NE.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate associations between postpartum depression in fathers and children's behaviors at age 5 in a national high-risk U.S. sample. STUDY DESIGN: A secondary data analysis of 1,796 children in a national birth cohort study that oversampl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news