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Breastfeeding may help prevent bedwetting
• Children's Health • Jul 06 06

Breastfeeding may help prevent bedwetting

Kids who wet the bed are less likely to have been breastfed as infants than infants who stay dry at night, a new… Breastfeeding may help prevent bedwetting   

 
 

Kids on growth hormone can reach height potential
• Children's Health • Jul 04 06

Growth hormone therapy can help some shorter-than-normal children reach their genetic height potential, but much depends on how early treatment is begun, according to… Kids on growth hormone can reach height potential   

 
 

Consumer Fireworks Found to Cause Preventable Injury to Children in U.S.
• Children's Health • Jul 03 06

Conscientious parents would not knowingly hand their children dangerous explosive devices to play with and yet every Fourth of July thousands purchase firecrackers and… Consumer Fireworks Found to Cause Preventable Injury to Children in U.S.   

 
 

Parents Advised to Use Minimum Dose to Treat Childhood Fever
• Children's Health • Jun 30 06

Parents Advised to Use Minimum Dose to Treat Childhood Fever

Parents should be advised to use the minimum dose necessary when treating a child with fever, say researchers in an editorial in this week’s… Parents Advised to Use Minimum Dose to Treat Childhood Fever   

 
 

Community Intervention Boosts Vaccination Rates for Minority Kids
• Children's Health • Jun 25 06

African-American children in Harlem and Hispanic children in Washington Heights caught up with other U.S. children and surpassed their peers nationwide in achieving up-to-date… Community Intervention Boosts Vaccination Rates for Minority Kids   

 
 

Parental smoking still a threat to kids’ lungs
• Children's Health • Jun 21 06

Parental smoking still a threat to kids' lungs

A new international study of more than 20,000 children confirms that exposure to cigarette smoke before and after birth impairs their lung function, and… Parental smoking still a threat to kids’ lungs   

 
 

Helping Children Handle Stress, Emotions May Help Stuttering
• Children's Health • Jun 19 06

Children who stutter often face greater challenges managing their behavior and emotions than other children, researchers have found, offering new insight into how to… Helping Children Handle Stress, Emotions May Help Stuttering   

 
 

Link between child abuse and schizophrenia proposed
• Children's Health • Jun 19 06

There is strong evidence to support the theory that child abuse can cause schizophrenia, two researchers argued at medical conferences in London and Madrid… Link between child abuse and schizophrenia proposed   

 
 

Children in Large Families May Get Smaller Share of Health Care
• Children's Health • Jun 17 06

Children in Large Families May Get Smaller Share of Health Care

Children living with many siblings or with adults in addition to their parents visit the doctor less often and use fewer prescriptions than children… Children in Large Families May Get Smaller Share of Health Care   

 
 

Study shows taste for meat and fish inherited
• Children's Health • Jun 14 06

Children inherit their taste for meat and fish, but when it comes to vegetables and desserts it’s more nurture than nature, according to a… Study shows taste for meat and fish inherited   

 
 

School anti-bullying programs work: study
• Children's Health • Jun 09 06

School programs that aim to stop bullying do work, but they need to be a long-term part of the curriculum, new research suggests.

In… School anti-bullying programs work: study   

 
 

Breast milk eases addicted newborns’ withdrawal
• Children's Health • Jun 09 06

Babies of drug-dependent mothers are born with the same addiction, and have to go through withdrawal. The severity of symptoms is reduced, Australian researchers… Breast milk eases addicted newborns’ withdrawal   

 
 

Dancing helps boys with ADHD
• Children's Health • Jun 08 06

Dance therapy can be a successful method for reaching children and adolescents with problems. This has been shown in a research project at Karlstad… Dancing helps boys with ADHD   

 
 

Child restraints safer in a crash than seat belts
• Children's Health • Jun 08 06

In a car crash, toddlers and other young children are less likely to be killed if they ride in a booster seat or use… Child restraints safer in a crash than seat belts   

 
 

Aggressive teens more likely to try tobacco, pot
• Children's Health • Jun 07 06

Aggressive teens more likely to try tobacco, pot

Among young adolescents, aggression is linked to a likelihood of experimenting with cigarettes or marijuana for the first time, while impulsivity confers a greater… Aggressive teens more likely to try tobacco, pot   

 
 

Pediatric Genomics Project to Hunt Genes Behind Common Childhood Diseases
• Children's Health • Jun 07 06

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is launching an ambitious program to identify the genes responsible for common childhood diseases. Making use of advanced automated… Pediatric Genomics Project to Hunt Genes Behind Common Childhood Diseases   

 
 

Severe fatigue common in adolescent girls
• Children's Health • Jun 06 06

One in five adolescent girls may suffer from severe fatigue, according to a new survey.

“It is very intriguing that we found such a… Severe fatigue common in adolescent girls   

 
 

Back-Over Injuries to Children Greater with Trucks, Minivans
• Children's Health • Jun 06 06

Back-Over Injuries to Children Greater with Trucks, Minivans

Every year Utah children are seriously injured and killed when they’re hit by a vehicle backing out of a driveway. But a child is… Back-Over Injuries to Children Greater with Trucks, Minivans   

 
 

Fractures, joint pain common in overweight kids
• Children's Health • Jun 05 06

Fractures, joint pain common in OVERWEIGHT kids

Overweight children are more likely than their normal-weight peers to suffer fractures, muscle and bone pain and other orthopedic complications, a new study shows.

… Fractures, joint pain common in overweight kids   
 
 

Newborn Screening Can Cause Unnecessary Parental Stress
• Children's Health • Jun 05 06

Virtually all babies in the U.S. have their heels pricked soon after birth to get a blood sample for genetic testing. These “heel stick”… Newborn Screening Can Cause Unnecessary Parental Stress   

 
 

Very Few Mothers Reject Childhood Immunisation
• Children's Health • Jun 02 06

Differences in risk factors for partial and no immunisation in the first year of life: prospective cohort study BMJ Volume 332, pp 1312-13

The… Very Few Mothers Reject Childhood Immunisation   

 
 

Are Antibiotics for Suspected Childhood Meningitis Harmful?
• Children's Health • Jun 02 06

Parenteral penicillin for children with meningococcal disease before hospital admission: case-control study BMJ Volume 332, pp 1295-7

Effectiveness of antibiotics given before admission in… Are Antibiotics for Suspected Childhood Meningitis Harmful?   

 
 

Kids’ Chronic Headache and Sleeplessness Go Hand-in-Hand
• Children's Health • Jun 01 06

Frequent headaches in children appear linked with sleep problems, although researchers aren’t sure which comes first.

A team from the Mayo Clinic studied data… Kids’ Chronic Headache and Sleeplessness Go Hand-in-Hand   

 
 

Are Sleepy Kids at Risk for Obesity?
• Children's Health • Jun 01 06

Are Sleepy Kids at Risk for OBESITY?

Kids today tend to sleep less and weigh more than their peers growing up just a few decades ago. Now intriguing new research suggests… Are Sleepy Kids at Risk for Obesity?   

 
 

Early deprivation has long-lasting effects: study
• Children's Health • May 29 06

Early deprivation has long-lasting effects

Severe malnourishment and other forms of deprivation for sustained periods during a child’s early years may have lasting consequences on his or her… Early deprivation has long-lasting effects: study   

 
 
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