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	Regulating Wax Removal Approximately 12 million people seek removal for compacted earwax a year in the United States. However, people seek services from a variety of medical physicians, prompting to publish national guidelines for an issue that affects 10 percent of adults, 5 percent of children and more than 33 percent of adults.
	Asthma Rate Higher in Sexually Abused In a study released in the Sept. 2008 issue of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers studied a sample of more than 1,300 Puerto Rican children and their parents. They found that children who are physically or sexually abused were twice as likely to develop asthmas as their peers.
	Jumping toward Health A study involving a group of 99 children underwent an eight-month process of jumping for 10 minutes twice a week to measure the effects of the weight-bearing exercise on bone mass. The study revealed that the jumping warm-up improved muscle and bone strength, particularly in the hips and lower spines of the girls and increased fat loss in the boys.
	Women's Changing Oral Health The Pennsylvania Dental Association is reminding women to be mindful of their oral health needs, which can change throughout the lifespan. Oral health is tied to women?s hormone levels.
	Added Benefits of Magnesium Sulfate During a 10-year study involving 18 centers, researchers tried to see if there was a link between magnesium sulfate and cerebral palsy. What they found was that the offspring of women at risk for premature birth who received doses of magnesium sulfate, were 50 percent less likely to develop cerebral palsy.
	Controlling Dyslexia through Exercises Researchers from the University of Finland studied preschool-age children; one group had a parent with dyslexia while the other did not. They found that with the children who showed signs of future problems with reading and writing, benefited from “game-like exercises” and repetition.
	Scientists find link between infections and prematurity Researchers at Stanford University studied the amniotic fluid of women who had preterm labor only to find that 15 percent of the samples revealed evidence of bacteria and fungus. The more bacteria or fungus present in the fluid, the more likely a woman was to have a younger and sicker baby.
	C-section Babies may have Increased Risks Researchers from the Queen’s University Belfast conducted a study of 10,000 children from 20 published studies and found the children had an increased chance of developing Type I diabetes if they were delivered via C-section.
	Effects of Alcohol on Unborn Scientists at the Medical College of Georgia are looking to find out what quantity of alcohol and how the timeframe of the drinking leads to malformations of the face of babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome and other lifelong disabilities.
	Combating Childhood Obesity A report issued during the third week of August draws attention to the fact that obesity rates in adults have risen in every state except for Colorado, leaving rates above 20 percent in the 49 states. Oregon State University Researcher Stewart Trost views obesity as a problem that begins during childhood and encourages 60 minutes of daily activity for young people.
	Sleep Linked to Blood Pressure A study published in the Aug. 19 issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association found a link between lack of sleep or poor sleep habits and higher blood pressure rates in teens.
	Child’s Play can Hurt Doctors find that overtraining due to year-round sports can lead to early onset of injuries in children as early as kindergarten.
	Breastfeeding – A Healthy Start for Mom and Baby The Office of Minority Health (OMH) needs your help in spreading the word about the benefits of breastfeeding. Today is a good time to start.
	December 12, 2006 STATE OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA, UNITED STATES: 1980-2005 The percentage of children who had asthma more than doubled between 1980 and 1995, from 3.6 percent to 7.5 percent. In 2001, CDC introduced a more precise measurement of asthma and the five years since then the trend has remained stable at historically high levels.