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BPA exposure may be associated with wheezing in children
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • May 01 11

Exposure to the chemical bisphenol A during early pregnancy may be associated with wheezing in children, according to a Penn State College of Medicine… BPA exposure may be associated with wheezing in children   

 
 

Low vitamin D in kids may play a role in anemia
• Children's Health • • Anemia • May 01 11

Pediatricians from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere have discovered a link between low levels of vitamin D and anemia in children.

The findings,… Low vitamin D in kids may play a role in anemia   

 
 

Child malnutrition caused by more than lack of food
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 01 11

Giving poor families land on which to grow crops has been shown to improve child nutrition. New research also shows that giving families non-agricultural… Child malnutrition caused by more than lack of food   

 
 

Children held captive in smoky vehicles
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 01 11

It is absolutely unacceptable to subject children to any tobacco smoke exposure in cars, according to the authors of an abstract to be presented… Children held captive in smoky vehicles   

 
 

Little fingers, big trouble
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 01 11

It’s tough to keep kids safe when you’re traveling by car. First, you need to install a car seat, which many parents can attest… Little fingers, big trouble   

 
 

How to raise a child who doesn’t bully
• Children's Health • • Weight Loss • May 01 11

With all of the media attention on young people being tormented by bullies and cyberbullies, parents may wonder what they can do to protect… How to raise a child who doesn’t bully   

 
 

Errors put infants, children at risk for overdose of painkillers
• Children's Health • • Pain • May 01 11

Parents who give young children prescription painkillers should take extra care to make sure they give just the right amount. What they may be… Errors put infants, children at risk for overdose of painkillers   

 
 

Rural kids have more asthma, get less medicine
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Apr 28 11

Asthma is known to be a major health issue for children in inner cities, but a new study suggests that it may be an… Rural kids have more asthma, get less medicine   

 
 

Low-fat dairy doesn’t help kids drop pounds: study
• Children's Health • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Weight Loss • Apr 28 11

Kids who swap out regular dairy products for low-fat varieties consume less saturated fat but don’t seem to lose weight, according to Australian researchers.

… Low-fat dairy doesn’t help kids drop pounds: study   
 
 

New immigrants less likely to have premature babies in the first 5 years in Canada: Study
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • Apr 28 11

Immigrants living less than five years in Canada are less likely than their Canadian-born counterparts to have premature babies regardless of where they live,… New immigrants less likely to have premature babies in the first 5 years in Canada: Study   

 
 

Pediatric flu vaccination: Understanding low acceptance rates could help increase coverage
• Children's Health • • Immunology • • Infections • Apr 28 11

A study of H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccination in a sample of black and Hispanic children in Atlanta found a low rate of vaccine… Pediatric flu vaccination: Understanding low acceptance rates could help increase coverage   

 
 

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with different types of obesity in black and white children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 27 11

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that while black and white children… Vitamin D deficiency is associated with different types of obesity in black and white children   

 
 

For egg-allergic kids, one-dose flu shot may be OK
• Children's Health • • Allergies • Apr 27 11

Children with egg allergies may be able to safely get their flu shot in one dose, just like other kids, a new study suggests.

… For egg-allergic kids, one-dose flu shot may be OK   
 
 

What Does My Child’s Sneeze Mean?
• Children's Health • Apr 26 11

Though much of the beauty of spring is its vivid colors, rosy-red eyes and noses aren’t a part of them. Runny noses, sneezing and… What Does My Child’s Sneeze Mean?   

 
 

Pediatricians call for stricter laws for chemicals
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 25 11

The U.S. is not doing enough to protect kids from exposure to potentially dangerous chemicals, pediatricians said in a new statement released today.

The… Pediatricians call for stricter laws for chemicals   

 
 

Crying babies ‘more likely to grow into problem children’
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 21 11

Babies who persistently cry are more likely to become problem children with behavioural disorders, researchers say.

According to their study, around one in five… Crying babies ‘more likely to grow into problem children’   

 
 

Babies ‘may be affected by pregnancy drug prescribed to their GRANDMOTHERS decades ago’
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • Apr 21 11

Forty years ago doctors realised a drug used to prevent pregnancy complications could have devastating consequences for babies. Now a new study has found… Babies ‘may be affected by pregnancy drug prescribed to their GRANDMOTHERS decades ago’   

 
 

How can we measure infants’ pain after an operation?
• Children's Health • • Pain • Apr 20 11

It turns out to be difficult to find out exactly how much a child who cannot yet speak suffers after a surgical operation. Researchers… How can we measure infants’ pain after an operation?   

 
 

Quality of Parent-Toddler Relationships Could Affect Risk for Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 19 11

Toddlers who do not have a secure emotional relationship with their parents, and particularly their mothers, could be at increased risk for obesity by… Quality of Parent-Toddler Relationships Could Affect Risk for Childhood Obesity   

 
 

Quality of parent-toddler relationship could affect risk for childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 19 11

Toddlers who do not have a secure emotional relationship with their parents, and particularly their mothers, could be at increased risk for obesity by… Quality of parent-toddler relationship could affect risk for childhood obesity   

 
 

Many parents would get gene tests for kids: study
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Genetics • • Heart • Apr 18 11

If given the chance, many parents would test their children to see if they are genetically predisposed to diseases like diabetes or heart disease,… Many parents would get gene tests for kids: study   

 
 

Chronic fatigue rare but serious in teens
• Children's Health • Apr 18 11

A new survey of Dutch doctors and their patients suggests that chronic fatigue syndrome affects only about 1 in 900 teenagers - but takes… Chronic fatigue rare but serious in teens   

 
 

BYU, U. of U. discover method to predict premature birth
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • Apr 18 11

Though more than one in 10 American babies are born prematurely, there have been few clues to predict whether a particular baby is going… BYU, U. of U. discover method to predict premature birth   

 
 

Integrative medicine, spirituality improves outcomes in urban adolescents with asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Apr 14 11

A new study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that urban adolescents with asthma may experience worse outcomes when not using… Integrative medicine, spirituality improves outcomes in urban adolescents with asthma   

 
 

Vitamin D may not explain fractures in babies
• Children's Health • Apr 12 11

Unexplained bone fractures in babies are usually due to abuse, but researchers have suspected that sometimes they could be due to low vitamin D… Vitamin D may not explain fractures in babies   

 
 
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