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Link found between teens’ stress levels and acne severity
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Neurology • Mar 05 07

The largest study ever conducted on acne and stress reveals that teenagers who were under high levels of stress were 23 percent more likely… Link found between teens’ stress levels and acne severity   

 
 

Kids’ chest illness not tied to later lung trouble
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Feb 26 07

Wheezing, pneumonia, or whooping cough in early life is not associated with a decline in lung function in adulthood, new research suggests.

Previous reports… Kids’ chest illness not tied to later lung trouble   

 
 

Children should not be left unsupervised with dogs, say experts
• Children's Health • Feb 24 07

Children should not be left unsupervised with dogs

Children should not be left unsupervised to play with a dog, say experts in this week’s BMJ. Their advice is part of a review… Children should not be left unsupervised with dogs, say experts   

 
 

Overuse sports injuries widespread in kids
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 15 07

With child athletes becoming increasingly competitive and training more rigorous at younger ages, orthopedic physicians are seeing an alarming rise in sports injuries simply… Overuse sports injuries widespread in kids   

 
 

Study looks at benefits of 2 cochlear implants in deaf children
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Feb 13 07

Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining… Study looks at benefits of 2 cochlear implants in deaf children   

 
 

Kids often exposed to Internet porn
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • Feb 10 07

Kids often exposed to Internet porn

In a survey of 1,500 Internet users aged 10 to 17 years, 42 percent said they had been exposed to Internet pornography in the… Kids often exposed to Internet porn   

 
 

Newborn Brains Grow Vision and Movement Regions First
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Fertility and pregnancy • Feb 08 07

The regions of the brain that control vision and other sensory information grow dramatically in the first few months following birth, while the area… Newborn Brains Grow Vision and Movement Regions First   

 
 

Blindness from Smoking Terrifies Teens, but Few Realise the Two Are Linked
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 06 07

Teenagers fear blindness more than lung cancer or stroke, but nine out of 10 don’t know that smoking can rob them of their sight… Blindness from Smoking Terrifies Teens, but Few Realise the Two Are Linked   

 
 

Sedentary teens more likely to have higher blood pressure
• Children's Health • • Heart • Feb 05 07

Teenagers who spend a lot of time planted in front of the TV are more likely to have higher blood pressure, regardless of whether… Sedentary teens more likely to have higher blood pressure   

 
 

Skinny teens warned about osteoporosis risk
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 01 07

Skinny teenagers and girls suffering from anorexia could be seriously damaging their bones and increasing their risk of osteoporosis later in life.

The debate… Skinny teens warned about osteoporosis risk   

 
 

Today’s Teens Slacking on Fruit, Veggie Intake
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 26 07

Despite recent national initiatives to encourage healthy eating habits, teens in middle adolescence are eating fewer fruits and vegetables than in 1999, a new… Today’s Teens Slacking on Fruit, Veggie Intake   

 
 

Family Programs Can Help Keep Kids From Smoking
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 25 07

A review of research on smoking prevention programs has turned up several family-based initiatives that helped keep children from becoming smokers.

Successful approaches included… Family Programs Can Help Keep Kids From Smoking   

 
 

Spinal manipulation may not be safe for children
• Children's Health • Jan 15 07

A new research review suggests that chiropractic spinal adjustments in children carry a risk of injury, with sometimes severe consequences.

Though researchers found only… Spinal manipulation may not be safe for children   

 
 

Cough and cold remedies may be lethal to infants
• Children's Health • Jan 11 07

After investigating the deaths of three infants between 1 and 6 months of age linked to cough and cold medication use, officials with the… Cough and cold remedies may be lethal to infants   

 
 

More in US say formula is “as good as” breast milk
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 11 07

A growing number of Americans incorrectly believe that infant formula is as good as breast milk, white more are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with mothers… More in US say formula is “as good as” breast milk   

 
 

Overweight 9-year-old girls at heart risk
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jan 08 07

Girls as young as age 9 who are overweight are at heightened risk for serious short-term and long-term health problems that put them at… Overweight 9-year-old girls at heart risk   

 
 

For Kids with High BP, Surgery Can Help When Medicines Fail
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Dec 28 06

For Kids with High BP, Surgery Can Help When Medicines Fail

High blood pressure may seem like something that only adults get, after years of smoking, overeating and little exercise. But children can develop it… For Kids with High BP, Surgery Can Help When Medicines Fail   

 
 

A Reason Why Video Games Are Hard to Give Up
• Children's Health • Dec 26 06

Kids and adults will stay glued to video games this holiday season because the fun of playing actually is rooted in fulfilling their basic… A Reason Why Video Games Are Hard to Give Up   

 
 

Divorce may raise children’s eczema risk
• Children's Health • • Dermatology • Dec 22 06

Young children whose parents are divorced may be more likely than other children to develop the allergic skin condition eczema, a new study… Divorce may raise children’s eczema risk   

 
 

Kidney Stones Occurring More Often in Children
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • Dec 20 06

Kidney stones in children -considered all but a medical aberration until recently -are now becoming a fairly common condition. It’s a growing and… Kidney Stones Occurring More Often in Children   

 
 

Smart children “more likely to become vegetarians”
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Dec 16 06

Smart children more likely to become vegetarians

Children with high IQs are more likely to be vegetarians when they grow up, according to research reported on Friday.

A British study of… Smart children “more likely to become vegetarians”   

 
 

Tobacco Industry Prevention Ads May Actually Have Negative Effects on Teens
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 13 06

Tobacco company-sponsored anti-smoking advertising aimed at youths not only has no negative effect on teen smoking, it may actually encourage youngsters to smoke, according… Tobacco Industry Prevention Ads May Actually Have Negative Effects on Teens   

 
 

California wildfires making children sick?
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Dec 11 06

California wildfires making children sick?

The wildfires that swept through Southern California in 2003 may have caused wheezing and other respiratory problems in many children, even those without asthma,… California wildfires making children sick?   

 
 

Kids see too many anti-impotence ads: doctors
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Dec 05 06

Children should be exposed to fewer television ads for anti-impotence drugs and need to be shielded from an advertising onslaught in general, the leading… Kids see too many anti-impotence ads: doctors   

 
 

Fortified Milk Reduces Morbidity in Preschool Children
• Children's Health • Dec 04 06

Fortified Milk Reduces Morbidity in Preschool Children

Consumption of milk fortified with specific micronutrients - zinc, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E - significantly reduce diarrhea and… Fortified Milk Reduces Morbidity in Preschool Children   

 
 
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