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New Study Finds Child E-Cigarette Exposures up 1,500%
As the household presence of e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine has increased, so have exposures among young children. A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute and the Central Ohio Poison Center, both at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, found
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Spina Bifida and Myelomeningocele
Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect, which is a problem with the spinal cord or the structures that cover it.
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), is a rare congenital condition where the muscles in the diaphragm do not grow together, leaving a hole. The hole allows the intestines and other organs (stomach, liver) to move up into the baby’s chest. When this happens, it makes it hard for the lungs to grow.
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The Mental Load of Moms
Who is in charge of “remembering,” otherwise known as “the mental load?” Historically, mothers have mostly been the ones to take care of all the details.
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Celebrates Opening of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion
Nationwide Children’s Hospital held a Community Dedication Celebration of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion today. At nine stories tall, it is America’s largest and most comprehensive center dedicated exclusively to child and adolescent behavioral and mental health on a pediatric medical campus in the United States.
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Kids and Self-Injury: What Parents Need to Know
Self-injury is the act of physically hurting oneself without the intent to die. It is a sign of emotional distress and indicates a person has a lack of healthy coping skills. The most common forms of self-injury are cutting, burning, or scratching the skin and bruising the body tissue.
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Giant Neck Mass
A giant neck mass is an abnormal growth of the neck. There are two different types of masses including cervical teratomas and lymphatic malformations. The cause of it is unknown, but it can be treated.
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Abdominal Pain
Functional abdominal pain is a common problem that interferes with a child’s daily life. Some red flags to look for include weight loss, vomiting, lack of energy and bloody diarrhea. A physician can perform tests to determine the cause of abdominal pain. Treatment plans vary depending on the cause.
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International Symposium Explores Hybrid Approach to Congenital Heart Disease
Interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons from throughout the United States, North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia will gather at Columbus Childrens Hospital from June 27-29, 2007, for the second International Symposium on the Hybrid Approach to Congenital Heart Disease
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From Tragedy to Education: The ABCs of Safe Sleep
It was a Tuesday evening. It was a typical night that turned out to not be typical at all. My baby, Jaya, and I were together in my room. I had just changed her diaper and she was doing her usual tummy time. Dad came by, but didn’t stay long because he had to go to work.