In Cambodia, tuberculosis is the number-one killer of children, causing endless suffering and death. This killer acts directly as a severe and aggressive disease; indirectly, it weakens the immunity and resistance of children, making them more vulnerable to simple viral diseases, all the tropical diseases (dengue, malaria, etc.), suppurating diseases, and kidney problems (nephrotic syndromes), ...

Research is one of the cornerstones of environmental health, providing the foundation for sound public policy and for appropriate education of communities and professionals in a myriad of disciplines. Until very recently, little research in environmental health focused on exposure patterns and health outcomes for children. Pediatric medicine shows that children are not just little adults; they ...

Protecting the Health of Vulnerable Children and Adolescents During COVID-19–Related K-12 School Closures in US

This article discusses family interactions that devalue female children in India and the role of government in enriching family life. Child development is dependent upon the family and the social environment. Patriarchy establishes the structure, roles, and responsibilities of the family through hierarchies of age, gender, and generation. Males hold authoritative positions because of their c...

Children may be more susceptible to exposures to environmental toxins than adults and may be more vulnerable to their effects. Because of this, the health care community and those responsible for children need to be alert to possible environmental factors in identifying and responding to the health problems of children. Their focus should be on the causes of the health problem, emphasizing envi...

Children constitute a vulnerable group since a new drug gets released to the market without the benefit of even limited experience in them. Adequate controlled clinical trials in children, with the notable exceptions of pediatric oncology and vaccinations, are lacking because of ethical considerations. Only a vigilant postmarketing surveillance detects ADRs occurring uniquely in children, for e...

The study evaluated the psychosocial functioning levels of a group of chronically ill (diabetic, asthmatic, cystic fibrotic, and hearing-impaired) children across a battery of standardized personality instruments. The assessments were performed to provide a rigorous test of the popular hypothesis that chronically ill children are especially vulnerable to psychopatholgy. In contrast to this ster...