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Experts urge screening for obesity in kids
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 18 10
Doctors should screen children and teens between 6 and 18 years for extra pounds, a federal task force recommends.
For children who are found…
Starting spoonfeeding later may trim obesity risk
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 18 10
Waiting longer to start infants on solid food could make for slimmer adults, new research shows.
“The later you introduce complementary feeding to an…
Movies for kids still depict unsafe behaviors
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 14 10
While movie makers have gotten better at portraying appropriate injury-prevention tactics in movies made for kids, many scenes still show characters riding bikes…
US adult obesity still high, but recent data suggest rates may have stabilized
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 13 10
The prevalence of adults in the U.S. who are obese is still high, with about one-third of adults obese in 2007-2008, although new data…
Prevalence of high body mass index among children and teens remains steady
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 13 10
The prevalence of high weight for length or high body mass index (BMI) among children and teens in the U.S. (i.e., at or above…
Major Grant Amplifies Efforts of Childhood Anti-Obesity Alliance
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 12 10
CAN DO Houston (Children and Neighbors Defeating Obesity) will expand its community-based efforts with a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Healthy…
It’s Not Too Late to Vaccinate against H1N1 and Seasonal Influenza!
• Children's Health • • Immunology • • Public Health • Jan 11 10
It is not too late for those who have not been immunized against the novel H1N1 influenza A virus or seasonal influenza to…
Allergy Vaccinations Reduce Children’s Health Care Costs by One-Third
• Children's Health • • Immunology • • Public Health • Jan 11 10
Allergy immunotherapy, generally referred to as allergy vaccinations or shots, reduce total health care costs in children with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) by one-third,…
A Sonata a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • Jan 08 10
The music they listen to doesn’t have any lyrics that tell them to grow, but new research from Tel Aviv University finds that premature…
Exposure to tobacco smoke in childhood home associated with early emphysema in adulthood
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 28 09
Children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home were more likely to develop early emphysema in adulthood. This finding by researchers at Columbia University’s…
Do multivitamins curb kids’ allergy risk?
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 25 09
Giving multivitamins to kids 5 to 8 years old does not seem to alter their overall likelihood of having allergies, hint findings of a…
A Novel Gene Found for Childhood-Onset Asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Dec 24 09
Pediatric researchers have identified a novel gene involved in childhood asthma, in one of the largest gene studies to date of the common respiratory…
Prenatal baby aspirin not harmful to infants: study
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • Dec 22 09
Baby aspirin taken for high-risk pregnancy complications does not appear to harm brain development among very premature children assessed when 5 years old,…
One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine May Provide Sufficient Protection for Infants and Children
• Children's Health • • Swine Flu • Dec 21 09
One dose of vaccine may be effective to protect infants and children and reduce transmission of the H1N1 virus, according to a study in…
Proximity to convenience stores fosters child obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 17 09
Childhood obesity is directly related to how close kids live to convenience stores, according to the preliminary findings of a major Canadian study presented…
Cannabis and adolescence
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 17 09
Canadian teenagers are among the largest consumers of cannabis worldwide. The damaging effects of this illicit drug on young brains are worse than originally…
Premature birth tied to later behavioral problems
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 16 09
Children who were born prematurely and at a very low weight may have an increased risk of certain behavior problems and symptoms of depression…
Birth weight, early weight gain may hasten puberty
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 11 09
A relatively low birth weight and early-age weight gain may increase the likelihood of early puberty, hint findings from a German study. Earlier onset…
Study Confirms Association between Tobacco Smoke and Behavioral Problems in Children
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 09
Children who are exposed to tobacco smoke during their early development can develop abnormal behavioral symptoms by the age of ten years. This association…
People affected by autism believe increase is ‘real,’ not diagnostic
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 10 09
There has been a major increase in the number of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders over the last two decades - the question…
A little Mozart might benefit preemies’ growth
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • Dec 08 09
The sounds of Mozart might help slow premature infants’ metabolism, potentially helping them to put on needed weight, a study published Monday suggests.
Most…
Pediatrician Offers Tips for Talking to Kids about Sexting, Internet Use
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • Dec 08 09
In the good old days, responsible parents talked to their children about dating and sex. But these days, in our ever-changing digital world, that’s…
Urine Test for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Possible
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • • Sleep Aid • Dec 07 09
Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered a technique that is able to determine whether a child has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or…
Chickenpox vaccine may protect kids from shingles
• Children's Health • • Infections • Dec 04 09
Children who get vaccinated against chickenpox may have a lower risk of developing shingles, a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus, U.S. researchers…
Susceptibility predicts smoking risk among Mexican-American youth
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 03 09
Whether non-smoking Mexican-American adolescents go on to experiment with smoking depends largely on their initial attitude toward the habit, researchers at M. D. Anderson…