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Research in the area of life sciences in children reported from University of Maryland

Published in Hospital Business Week, February 10th, 2008

Data detailed in 'Update on child abuse prevention' have been presented. "Child abuse remains a significant problem in the United States with 2.9 million reports and 825 000 indicated cases in 2005. This report will highlight recent efforts toward child abuse prevention, focusing on home visiting programs, abusive head trauma primary prevention, parent training programs, sexual abuse prevention, and the effectiveness of laws banning corporal punishment," scientists writing in the journal Current Opinion In Pediatrics report.

"Most home visitation programs have demonstrated a lack of effectiveness in recent randomized trials. One exception is the Nurse Family...

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