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A North Portland school battles childhood obesity with parents and pears
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 25 10

The chubby boy considered his options in the Clarendon-Portsmouth cafeteria line, passing on the burrito or breaded chicken sandwich in favor of a sausage-studded… A North Portland school battles childhood obesity with parents and pears   

 
 

Talk to your babies
• Children's Health • Mar 25 10

Northwestern University researchers have found that even before infants begin to speak, words play an important role in their cognition. For 3-month-old infants, words… Talk to your babies   

 
 

Teenagers are programmed for risk, study finds
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Sexual Health • Mar 25 10

Teenagers are programed to take risks because they enjoy the thrill of dangerous situations more than others, British scientists said on Wednesday.

The findings… Teenagers are programmed for risk, study finds   

 
 

Report Examines Childhood Obesity in NY and London
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 24 10

Over the past quarter of a century, childhood obesity rates in London and New York have more than doubled. Before they further increase, a… Report Examines Childhood Obesity in NY and London   

 
 

Einstein-Montefiore Research Tackles Childhood Obesity in the Bronx
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 24 10

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University $1.22 million to combat childhood obesity in the Bronx.… Einstein-Montefiore Research Tackles Childhood Obesity in the Bronx   

 
 

Children with cancer often use alternative medicine
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • Mar 24 10

Many children undergoing treatment for cancer use herbal remedies, vitamins or other types of alternative therapies, a new research review suggests.

The review, of… Children with cancer often use alternative medicine   

 
 

Family therapy helps ease kids’ stomach pain
• Children's Health • • Bowel Problems • • Pain • Mar 24 10

Kids suffering from unexplained tummy aches can feel better if they - and their parents - get some therapy, according to a new study.

… Family therapy helps ease kids’ stomach pain   
 
 

Magazine makes cooking a tool in fight against child obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 23 10

As any parent of a finicky eater knows, children are more likely to eat something they made themselves. Yet until now, no one has… Magazine makes cooking a tool in fight against child obesity   

 
 

Baby Fat May Not Be So Cute After All
• Children's Health • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Mar 23 10

Schools have banned cupcakes, issued obesity report cards and cleared space in cafeterias for salad bars. Just last month, Michelle Obama’s campaign to end… Baby Fat May Not Be So Cute After All   

 
 

US child obesity problem worse than thought
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 19 10

Extreme obesity among American children is much worse than previously believed, putting them at greater risk of serious health problems as they age,… US child obesity problem worse than thought   

 
 

Supplement may slow overweight kids’ fat gain
• Children's Health • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Mar 18 10

Supplements containing the dietary fat conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may help overweight kids curb the amount of fat they gain over time, a small… Supplement may slow overweight kids’ fat gain   

 
 

Obesity challenge begins
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 18 10

The national campaign to reduce the childhood obesity rate that’s tripled in size during the past 30 years has inspired a local challenge… Obesity challenge begins   

 
 

Obesity, passive smoking dangerous for unborn child
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 17 10

Babies born to obese mothers and exposed to passive smoking are more likely to face health problems, a new study claims.

The conclusion is… Obesity, passive smoking dangerous for unborn child   

 
 

Mom’s Obesity Influences Kid’s Weight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Mar 16 10

Scientists at two ARS-funded nutrition research centers are examining how maternal influences of the unborn child and the developing newborn could increase the risk… Mom’s Obesity Influences Kid’s Weight   

 
 

New study identifies best treatment for childhood epilepsy
• Children's Health • • Epilepsy • Mar 13 10

One of the oldest available anti-seizure medications, ethosuximide, is the most effective treatment for childhood absence epilepsy, according to initial outcomes published in this… New study identifies best treatment for childhood epilepsy   

 
 

Kids outgrow growing pains: study
• Children's Health • • Pain • Mar 12 10

Most youngsters grow out of having otherwise unexplained bone and muscle aches known as growing pains, researchers from Israel report.

Of 35 children who… Kids outgrow growing pains: study   

 
 

NC State Research Tackles Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 11 10

Getting children involved in finding ways to become more physically active can not only make them more aware of local recreational opportunities, but can… NC State Research Tackles Childhood Obesity   

 
 

Adding gluten early may cause constipation in babies
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 10 10

Giving gluten-containing foods to infants too soon may trigger long-lasting tummy troubles but more study is needed before changing recommendations for parents, Dutch researchers… Adding gluten early may cause constipation in babies   

 
 

Abused Children More Likely to Suffer Unexplained Abdominal Pain, Nausea Or Vomiting
• Children's Health • • Pain • Mar 09 10

Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than children… Abused Children More Likely to Suffer Unexplained Abdominal Pain, Nausea Or Vomiting   

 
 

Childhood Obesity: Strongest Predictor of Premature Death
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 08 10

As further evidence of the impact that obesity can have on longevity, a new study indicates that childhood obesity could dramatically increase the chance… Childhood Obesity: Strongest Predictor of Premature Death   

 
 

Bugs in the gut can cause obesity: study
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 06 10

The bugs that help digest food may also cause the body to pack on the pounds if they are not properly regulated, a new… Bugs in the gut can cause obesity: study   

 
 

Childhood Obesity Prevention Should be Started at an Early Age, Says Research
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 06 10

According to the researchers of the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, children obesity prevention programs should be set in motion at infancy or even… Childhood Obesity Prevention Should be Started at an Early Age, Says Research   

 
 

Obesity Police Want to Track Your Kid’s BMI
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 06 10

Amy Oztan is one of thousands of parents who got a letter from school bluntly pointing out that her son is fat. She promptly… Obesity Police Want to Track Your Kid’s BMI   

 
 

Causes of Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 05 10

Childhood obesity is a serious widespread struggle facing many of our children today. It is an epidemic that has quadrupled in the last 40… Causes of Childhood Obesity   

 
 

Obesity ‘Set Before Age of Five’
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 05 10

Compared to children in the 1980s, today’s youngsters are fatter and most of their excess weight gain happens before school age, they will say.

… Obesity ‘Set Before Age of Five’   
 
 
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