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For pre-teens, kindness may be key to popularity
• Children's Health • Dec 27 12
Nine to twelve-year-olds who perform kind acts are not only happier, but also find greater acceptance in their peer groups, according to research published…
Obesity declining in young, poorer kids: study
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 27 12
The number of low-income preschoolers who qualify as obese or “extremely obese” has dropped over the last decade, new data from the Centers for…
Obesity may be declining among preschool-aged children living in low-income families
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 26 12
“Obesity and extreme obesity in childhood, which are more prevalent among minority and low-income families, have been associated with other cardiovascular risk factors, increased…
Children with chronic conditions increasingly use available resources in children’s hospitals
• Children's Health • Dec 25 12
Children with chronic conditions increasingly used more resources in a group of children’s hospitals compared with patients without a chronic condition, according to…
Allergies, extra weight tied to bullying
• Children's Health • • Allergies • Dec 24 12
Kids who have food allergies or are overweight may be especially likely to get bullied by their peers, two new studies suggest.
Not surprisingly,…
Mount Sinai survey shows that nearly 1 in 3 children with food allergies experience bullying
• Children's Health • • Allergies • Dec 24 12
Nearly a third of children diagnosed with food allergies who participated in a recent study are bullied, according to researchers at the Icahn School…
Soda and Food Ads Aimed at Kids Decline
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 23 12
Food and beverage marketing directed at youth dropped by nearly 20% between 2006 and 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Friday.
The total…
FDA approves Roche’s Tamiflu for infants with new flu symptoms
• Children's Health • • Drug News • • Flu • Dec 22 12
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday expanded the use of Tamiflu, the flu drug from Roche, to children as young as two…
Two cups of milk daily enough for most kids: study
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Dec 19 12
Two cups of cow’s milk per day may be enough for most kids to have the recommended amount of vitamin D in their blood…
Gene therapy cocktail shows promise in long-term clinical trial for rare fatal brain disorder
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Neurology • Dec 19 12
Results of a clinical trial that began in 2001 show that a gene therapy cocktail conveyed into the brain by a molecular special delivery…
Kids are resilient in coping with trauma
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Dec 19 12
They might not want to talk about the gunshots or the screams. But their toys might start getting into imaginary shootouts.
Last week’s school…
Drain Cleaners Still Pose Risk to Kids
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Dec 18 12
Injuries caused by drinking or eating caustic agents—including cleaners and products used for unclogging drains—are less common with children today, but they continue to…
2 cups of milk per day best for toddlers, study finds
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Dec 18 12
Some pediatricians are advising that parents only give their toddlers two cups of milk a day, because too much of it could deplete them…
Targeting kids’ salt intake may curb childhood obesity rates, study says
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 12 12
When it comes to childhood obesity, experts are not shy about suggesting a link between consumption of calorie-filled sugary drinks and ballooning obesity rates…
Iron supplements may protect against behavioral problems in low birth weight kids
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 12 12
A low birth weight has been linked to a greater likelihood of long-term health problems during childhood, such as developmental delays or learning disabilities.
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Device Helps Children with Disabilities Access Tablets
• Children's Health • Dec 11 12
Imagine not being able to touch a touch-screen device. Tablets and smartphones - with all their educational, entertaining and social benefits - would be…
Metformin improves blood glucose levels and BMI in very obese children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 11 12
Metformin therapy has a beneficial treatment effect over placebo in improving body mass index (BMI) and fasting glucose levels in obese children, according to…
Bedroom TV viewing increases risk of obesity in children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 11 12
The average American child from age 8 to 18 watches about 4.5 hours of TV each day. Seventy percent have a TV in the…
Second-hand smoke increases risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 12
The dangers of second-hand smoke (passive smoking) on children continue to become ever more apparent. A new study published in BioMed Central’s open access…
Baby’s health is tied to mother’s value for family
• Children's Health • Dec 04 12
The value that an expectant mother places on family - regardless of the reality of her own family situation - predicts the birthweight of…
Obese children more vulnerable to food advertising
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 30 12
Rates of childhood obesity have tripled in the past 30 years, and food marketing has been implicated as one factor contributing to this trend.…
Gene linked to respiratory distress in babies
• Children's Health • • Genetics • Nov 28 12
Some infants are more susceptible to potentially life-threatening breathing problems after birth, and rare, inherited DNA differences may explain why, according to research at…
Medical marijuana for a child with leukemia
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 26 12
Mykayla Comstock’s family says marijuana helps her fight an especially aggressive form of leukemia, keeps infection at bay and lifts her weary spirit. Twice…
Fetal alcohol exposure affects brain structure in children
• Children's Health • • Brain • Nov 25 12
Children exposed to alcohol during fetal development exhibit changes in brain structure and metabolism that are visible using various imaging techniques, according to a…
US preterm birth rate shows 5-year improvement
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Nov 13 12
The U.S. preterm birth rate dropped for the fifth consecutive year in 2011 to 11.7 percent, the lowest in a decade, giving thousands more…