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Parental warning: second-hand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 30 08
Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware – second-hand smoke may trigger symptoms of nicotine dependence in children. The…
Research Shows Rehabilitation Benefits of Using Nintendo Wii
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Sep 23 08
A UMDNJ case study focused on use of the Nintendo Wii for rehabilitation of a teen with cerebral palsy is believed to be the…
Marijuana use in adults
• Addiction • • Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 22 08
“Marijuana” refers to the dried material (leaves, stems, seeds) of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa; this is the form used most commonly in the…
Immigrant Children Are More Likely to Lack Health Coverage
• Children's Health • Sep 22 08
Contrary to public perceptions, foreign-born children are increasingly uninsured, rather than publicly insured, in the wake of immigration policy changes, according to a study…
Breastfeeding may boost post-baby weight loss
• Children's Health • • Weight Loss • Sep 17 08
New moms may be better able to return to their pre-pregnancy weight by exclusively breastfeeding their infants, according to new research.
“The practice of…
Early parenting plays key role in infants’ physiological response to stress
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 16 08
In infancy, genes are the key influence on a child’s ability to deal with stress. But as early as 6 months of age, parenting…
Nicotine nasal spray a no-go for teen smokers
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 11 08
Nicotine nasal spray won’t help teen smokers kick the habit, at least in its current formulation, new research published in Pediatrics suggests.
Adolescents who…
Eating Fish While Pregnant, Longer Breastfeeding, Lead to Better Infant Development
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Pregnancy • Sep 10 08
Both higher fish consumption and longer breastfeeding are linked to better physical and cognitive development in infants, according to a study of mothers…
Bilingual children more likely to stutter
• Children's Health • Sep 09 08
Children who are bilingual before the age of 5 are significantly more likely to stutter and to find it harder to lose their impediment,…
Low-birth-weight Children Should Have Their Blood Pressure Checked
• Children's Health • • Heart • Sep 04 08
Blood pressure in low-birth-weight children younger than 3 years of age not only can be measured but should be, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical…
New Device Helps Premature Babies Suck Better, Faster—and That’s Good
• Children's Health • Sep 04 08
As if things weren’t tough enough for premature babies who have tubes down their throats and noses to survive, once the tubes are removed,…
Mom, School’s Making Me Sick!
• Children's Health • Sep 03 08
With summer ending and school underway, parents are transitioning from hearing their children moan about not being able to swim everyday, to their child…
Most Vaccine-allergic Children Can Still be Safely Vaccinated, Experts Say
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Infections • Sep 02 08
With close monitoring and a few standard precautions, nearly all children with known or suspected vaccine allergies can be safely immunized, according to a…
Children’s calorie expenditure, heart rate increase during active video games
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 01 08
Children burn more than four times as many calories per minute playing an active video game than playing a seated game, and their heart…
Magnesium Sulfate Infusions Reduce Cerebral Palsy Risk in Preterm Births
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Aug 28 08
Giving an infusion of magnesium sulfate just before delivery to pregnant women who were at high risk for preterm birth cut the rate of…
Medication slows progression of myopia in children
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 27 08
Daily treatment with a medication called pirenzepine can slow the rate of progressive myopia, or nearsightedness, in children, reports a study in the August…
Spanish adolescents who play a sport do not smoke
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 26 08
8 of every 10 Spanish adolescents who play a sport do not smoke, and more than 40% do not practice any physical activity
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Exercise, limited TV time may keep kids trim
• Children's Health • Aug 23 08
Children who regularly exercise and limit their time in front of the TV and computer are much less likely to be overweight than their…
Study Shows Link Between Spanking and Physical Abuse
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 21 08
Spanking has been, and still is, a common method of child discipline used by American parents.
But mothers who report that they or their…
Infant deaths linked to cold medications
• Children's Health • Aug 07 08
At least 10 infant deaths in Arizona in 2006 were linked to over-the-counter cough and cold remedies - underscoring the danger of giving the…
Are Your Kids Driving You Crazy This Summer?
• Children's Health • Aug 05 08
Kids are still off from school and keeping them entertained is getting tougher by the day. But, can children have fun this summer…
Zinc Could Saves Lives of Children With Diarrhea
• Children's Health • • Infections • Jul 29 08
An estimated 2 million children in developing countries die each year from diarrhea, but simple zinc treatment could reduce the risk of such deaths.
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Attention disorder rising among older children
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 24 08
A growing number of older U.S. children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, while diagnoses among younger children have held steady, government…
No Single Approach Keeps Tobacco Away From Minors
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 15 08
Tobacco addiction starts early, and public health experts agree that it is important to keep tobacco out of the hands of adolescents. Still,…
Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Jul 14 08
With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the…