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U.S. parents talking less to kids about drugs
• Children's Health • Feb 23 05
The number of U.S. parents talking to their teenagers about drugs has dropped, perhaps reflecting the more relaxed attitudes of a generation that came…
Tummy-time helps infants’ heads stay round
• Children's Health • Feb 21 05
Leaving newborns on their tummies for a few minutes at a time helps prevent their heads from becoming misshapen, a concern if they spend…
Parents see pros, cons to notification laws
• Children's Health • Feb 17 05
Many parents hold mixed views on laws that would require parental notification when teens get a prescription for birth control, according to a new…
Kids with diabetes often have impaired hearing
• Children's Health • Feb 16 05
Hearing loss occurs early during the course of uncontrolled type 1 diabetes in children, researchers report. They say diabetic damage to nerves or blood…
Air pollution damages babies in womb - study
• Children's Health • Feb 16 05
Babies’ DNA can be damaged even before they are born if their mothers breathe polluted air, according to a study published on Tuesday.
“This…
Study Links Prenatal Pollutant Exposure To Genetic Changes In Babies
• Children's Health • Feb 15 05
A study of New York City newborns suggests that prenatal exposure to air pollution may be linked to genetic changes associated with an…
CDC calls for meningitis vaccination in teens
• Children's Health • Feb 11 05
Teen-agers and preteens should be routinely immunized against meningitis using Sanofi-Aventis’s newly approved Menactra, U.S. vaccine advisers agreed on Thursday.
The vaccine can prevent…
Flu vaccination rate up among high-risk children-CDC
• Children's Health • Feb 10 05
The number of toddlers vaccinated against influenza in the United States has jumped during the current flu season, but fewer older Americans are lining…
Mom’s work schedule affects child’s development
• Children's Health • Feb 10 05
Children whose mothers work nights, evenings or rotating shifts are more likely to be behind the curve in mental development at age 2 and…
Flu vaccine safe for infants, but monitoring needed
• Children's Health • Feb 09 05
New information from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) provides “generally reassuring, although limited” data on the safety of trivalent influenza vaccine administration…
Rare muscle-forming cells found in newborn hearts
• Children's Health • Feb 09 05
Scientists have discovered very rare cells in newborn hearts that divide and develop into mature heart muscle and could provide a new approach to…
Girls may be undertreated for short stature
• Children's Health • Feb 08 05
New research indicates a possible gender bias in referrals for evaluation of short stature, such that the problem could be overlooked in girls and…
Mothers Urged to Breastfeed Longer
• Children's Health • Feb 08 05
Citing ongoing research that points to the benefits of breastfeeding, the American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday issued a revised policy statement that recommends…
Genetic ‘Sweet Tooth’ Wears Off with Age - Study
• Children's Health • Feb 07 05
Children genetically predisposed to favor sugary foods may lose their “sweet tooth” as adults, a finding that could explain why children may be at…
Vaccine program reduces chickenpox deaths
• Children's Health • Feb 03 05
Since the universal childhood varicella vaccination program was implemented in the United States in 1995, there has been a sharp decline in chickenpox-related deaths,…
Healthy eating scheme launched for low income families
• Children's Health • Feb 03 05
The government has unveiled a new scheme that allows parents of toddlers to claim free fruit and vegetables, in an attempt to give these…
State receives more funding for kids’ health coverage
• Children's Health • Feb 03 05
Louisiana’s efforts to reduce the number of children living without health insurance have received a significant boost from the U.S. Department of Health and…
Many parents apply insect repellant incorrectly
• Children's Health • Feb 02 05
More than one third of parents visiting Maryland campgrounds disregard label directions when applying potentially toxic insect repellant to their kids, new research reports.
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Hazard posed by infant bath seats and rings
• Children's Health • Feb 01 05
Parents should not use bath seats and bath rings to bathe their infants, according to a Canadian child health organization. Their survey findings show…
Head cooling may reduce brain damage in infants
• Children's Health • Jan 28 05
Cooling the head with a special cap may help reduce brain damage in infants with neonatal encephalopathy, a serious neurologic condition that occurs…
Bruise patterns may point to child abuse
• Children's Health • Jan 26 05
Some patterns and locations of bruising are suggestive of abuse and warrant further investigation, researchers in Wales report.
Bruising is the commonest feature of…
Booster seats not getting used, study finds
• Children's Health • Jan 26 05
Just 40 percent of children aged 4 to 8 use car safety seats or booster seats at least occasionally - meaning that most children…
Stuttering kids need help to cope with bullying
• Children's Health • Jan 21 05
Parents and teachers need to do more to help kids who stutter deal with any bullying or teasing, according to a speech pathologist.
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Tonsillectomy for sleep apnea helps kids’ behavior
• Children's Health • Jan 17 05
Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at increased risk for behavioral and emotional difficulties, but tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy can improve both these problems as…
Child cancer ‘link to pollution’
• Children's Health • Jan 17 05
Exposure to environmental pollution while in the womb might increase a child’s risk of cancer, a study suggests.
Children born near emission “hotspots” were…