Theophylline effects on cognition, behavior, and learning

Article Abstract:

Theophylline does not appear to have adverse effects on children's behavior or learning ability. Researchers compared 46 hospitalized asthmatic children taking theophylline and 46 hospitalized nonasthmatic children with chronic illness who were matched for age, sex, socioeconomic status, and IQ. The use of a comparison group with chronic illness ensured that differences would be due to theophylline use, not the adverse effects of chronic disease on behavior and learning ability. The children were given tests to evaluate intelligence, learning ability, academic achievement, and hyperactivity symptoms. All children were tested within three weeks of hospital admission. No differences in score between the two groups were found on any of the tests.

Complications and side effects, Drug therapy, Asthma, Theophylline

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The Role of Parents in Protecting Colombian Adolescents From Delinquency and Marijuana Use

Article Abstract:

A close parent-child relationship seems to have a positive influence on adolescents in terms of keeping them from marijuana use and/or other types of delinquent behavior. Studies indicate the two are related. The study was done in Colombia, selected because of the high degree of drug use and violence there. In the family domain, it seemed the more distant the parent-child relationship, the stronger peer orientation was an influence, and the more likely the youth was to fall into delinquent behavior. In closer family structures, parental counseling seemed to be influential and lower risk behavior was pursued.

Laws, regulations and rules, Teenagers, Youth, Colombia, Crime, Drug use, Marijuana, Juvenile delinquency

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The Influence of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy on the Toddler's Negativity

Article Abstract:

Women who smoke during pregnancy may place their babies at risk of developing psychological and behavioral problems. In a study of 99 two-year-old toddlers, 52 of their mothers smoked throughout their pregnancy. Smoking during pregnancy was associated with negative behaviors in the child. Other studies have linked tobacco use during pregnancy with impairment in the child's intellectual ability and language skills, behavior problems such as impulsivity, attentional behavior, and hyperactivity, and delinquency and crime in adulthood.

Health aspects, Pregnant women, Smokers, Smoking

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