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Physically active kids get into less trouble
• Children's Health • Apr 06 06
Teenagers who are physically active in any way are less likely than their TV-watching peers to smoke, drink or take other health risks, a…
Kids who wear alcohol logos start drinking sooner
• Children's Health • Apr 02 06
Middle-schoolers who sport alcohol-branded T-shirts and caps may start to drink sooner than their peers, according to a new study.
The findings, researchers point…
Weight-bearing Sports Build Bone Strength in Girls
• Children's Health • Mar 31 06
For adolescent girls, sports such as soccer - which combines weight-bearing exercise with repetitive impact from running and jumping - have the greatest effect…
Health experts meet in Asia to discuss preventing deadly childhood diseases
• Children's Health • Mar 30 06
The deadly diseases pneumonia and meningitis kill an estimated 1.8 million children under the age of 5 years across the globe every year. Of…
Teens life quality affected by a lack of sleep
• Children's Health • Mar 29 06
According to a new survey of teenagers across the U.S., many of them are losing out on quality of life because of a lack…
Infant snoring may harm cognitive development
• Children's Health • Mar 24 06
Infants who snore so loudly that they wake themselves have lower scores on standardized mental development tests, a study shows. The study also hints…
Early diagnosis important in muscle disorder
• Children's Health • Mar 23 06
Prompt diagnosis and treatment of dermatomyositis (JDM) in children is important, researchers report. Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory disorder in which the immune system…
The birth of words: Ten-month-olds learn words through perceptual salience
• Children's Health • Mar 22 06
Infants are listening and learning their first words as young as 10 months, but they are only learning the words for objects that are…
Children’s earliest words stem from what interests them
• Children's Health • Mar 22 06
A child’s first word is always a time for celebration. Whether it’s “ma,” “da,” or “cookie,” the fact that your child has begun to…
Study confirms that the children with dental decay are not underweight in comparison to their peers
• Children's Health • Mar 22 06
New evidence from pediatric dentists at the University at Buffalo has shown that, contrary to previous findings, most young children with decayed “baby” teeth…
Premature birth, low birthweight raises abuse risk
• Children's Health • Mar 20 06
Infants who are born prematurely and with a low birthweight may be at risk for child abuse, according to new research from a…
Small birthweight and premature births associated with higher risk of child abuse
• Children's Health • Mar 15 06
Small birthweight and premature birth may be associated with a higher risk of child abuse and neglect, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology…
Antibiotic use in infants may double asthma risk
• Children's Health • Mar 14 06
Children exposed to at least one course of antibiotics in their first year of life may have an increased risk of developing childhood asthma.
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‘Baby blues’ linked to poorer parenting
• Children's Health • Mar 14 06
New mothers who suffer from depression after giving birth - sometimes known as the baby blues - are more likely to have unfavorable parenting…
TV may not cause kids’ attention disorders
• Children's Health • Mar 06 06
In contrast to an earlier finding, it does not appear children who watch a lot of television wind up with behavior problems in school,…
Excessive Sweating in Teens Can Cause Physical, Emotional Problems
• Children's Health • Mar 02 06
Few things can be harder for a teen than being different, especially when that difference is due to an embarrassing and isolating condition like…
Criterion for Diagnosing Child Abuse Not Always Accurate
• Children's Health • Feb 27 06
When it comes to looking for damage to the eyes to prove child abuse, new research shows that things aren’t always as they seem,…
Suit may prevent maternal deaths during childbirth
• Children's Health • Feb 27 06
A re-usable, lightweight suit could help save the lives of thousands of women in poor countries who die each year during childbirth, researchers said…
Criterion for Diagnosing Child Abuse Not Always Accurate
• Children's Health • Feb 25 06
When it comes to looking for damage to the eyes to prove child abuse, new research shows that things aren’t always as they seem,…
Dyslexic children exhibit a different pattern of brain activity while reading
• Children's Health • Feb 24 06
Brain images of children with dyslexia taken before they received spelling instruction show that they have different patterns of neural activity than do good…
Boys are almost twice as likely as girls to burn themselves
• Children's Health • Feb 17 06
Boys are almost twice as likely as girls to burn themselves and children under three face particular risks, according to research published in the…
Marital conflict and its effects on children
• Children's Health • Feb 17 06
Fighting with your spouse in front of your kids, or even ignoring each other, leads to negative thoughts and distress in your kids about…
Reading problems and behavior problems in boys are intertwined
• Children's Health • Feb 17 06
It’s been known for more than a decade that children with reading problems, particularly boys, also tend to have behavior problems, and vice versa.…
Mystery disease blinds Amazon children in Brazil
• Children's Health • Feb 16 06
Researchers are scrambling to discover what is blinding children in the Amazon city of Araguatins in the remote northern Brazilian state of Tocantins, health…
Music therapy helps sick babies
• Children's Health • Feb 15 06
A project led by a researcher from the University of Western Sydney has found that music therapy can help sick babies in intensive care…