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Are Our Kids Oversnacked?
• Children's Health • Feb 09 11

Kids aren’t the only ones who smile when the words “snack time” are heard. We are obsessed with snacking. Aisle after aisle in the… Are Our Kids Oversnacked?   

 
 

The great tonsil dilemma
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Feb 08 11

Without fanfare, hundreds of thousands of children surrender their tonsils to a surgeon’s scalpel each year, usually to alleviate recurring infections and obstructive sleep… The great tonsil dilemma   

 
 

Processed food diet in early childhood may lower subsequent IQ
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 08 11

A diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods in early childhood may lower IQ, while a diet packed full of vitamins and nutrients… Processed food diet in early childhood may lower subsequent IQ   

 
 

Indoor Coal Use Associated With Possible Impairment of Early Childhood Growth
• Children's Health • Feb 08 11

Children raised in homes using indoor coal for cooking or heating appear to be about a half-inch shorter at age 36 months than those… Indoor Coal Use Associated With Possible Impairment of Early Childhood Growth   

 
 

Road traffic tied to poverty-stricken kids’ asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Feb 07 11

Teenagers living close to a busy road are more likely to have allergies and asthma than those living farther from traffic, a study of… Road traffic tied to poverty-stricken kids’ asthma   

 
 

Mom’s age linked to newborn’s size
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Pregnancy • Feb 07 11

Older women are more likely to give birth to bigger babies, while smaller newborns are more common among younger moms, Dutch researchers say.

Prior… Mom’s age linked to newborn’s size   

 
 

New Approach Suggested for Monitoring Child Health in Developing Countries
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 03 11

In a paper published in the January issue of the journal Economics and Human Biology, a team of applied economists including William A. Masters,… New Approach Suggested for Monitoring Child Health in Developing Countries   

 
 

Vision screening of kids under 3 lacks data: panel
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 31 11

A federal expert panel backtracked on Monday on its 2004 recommendation to screen all kids younger than five years for poor vision, lazy eye… Vision screening of kids under 3 lacks data: panel   

 
 

Childhood obesity linked to health habits, not heredity: U-M study
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 31 11

Are some children genetically tuned to be overweight, or is lifestyle to blame for childhood obesity?

Check-ups of 1,003 Michigan 6th graders in a… Childhood obesity linked to health habits, not heredity: U-M study   

 
 

Genetic Clues to Rare Childhood Disorder
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Jan 30 11

Research from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine provides new clues for the compulsive behavior and cognitive defects associated with a… Genetic Clues to Rare Childhood Disorder   

 
 

Researchers discover age of onset of puberty predicts adult osteoporosis risk
• Children's Health • • Gender: Female • Jan 28 11

A team of researchers led by Vicente Gilsanz, MD, PhD, director of Clinical Imaging at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles,… Researchers discover age of onset of puberty predicts adult osteoporosis risk   

 
 

Early Oral Health Care Is Important to a Child’s Development
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • Jan 28 11

Good oral health is a key component of good overall health in children, which is why an early visit to the dentist is very… Early Oral Health Care Is Important to a Child’s Development   

 
 

Baby bliss?
• Children's Health • Jan 27 11

The baby and toddler phase is not necessarily the happiest time in life. Satisfaction with life and one’s relationship can deteriorate for most new… Baby bliss?   

 
 

Can adjustable glasses help kids in poor countries?
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 27 11

For many children in poor nations, a simple pair of glasses can be out of reach. But a new study suggests relatively cheap specs… Can adjustable glasses help kids in poor countries?   

 
 

More research needed on diet and environmental influences on childhood asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Dieting • Jan 24 11

Asthma is one of the world’s most common chronic diseases, affecting as many as 300 million people. It is estimated that by 2025 there… More research needed on diet and environmental influences on childhood asthma   

 
 

Some child hearing loss tied to virus in pregnancy
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Pregnancy • Jan 24 11

Hearing loss in a child may have links to a virus that Mom got while she was pregnant, according to a new study.

In… Some child hearing loss tied to virus in pregnancy   

 
 

Surgeon General calls for more breastfeeding
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Gender: Female • Jan 21 11

Surgeon General calls for more breastfeeding

America’s chief doctor called on Americans to support breast-feeding on Thursday and outlined guidelines for mothers and communities to support that most natural nutrition… Surgeon General calls for more breastfeeding   

 
 

Hoarseness rare in kids with cleft palate: study
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Surgery • Jan 20 11

Kids born with cleft palate were no more likely than kids in the general population to suffer from hoarseness in a new study of… Hoarseness rare in kids with cleft palate: study   

 
 

Protect Your Kids This Flu Season
• Children's Health • • Flu • Jan 17 11

Doctors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center want to make sure children are protected from influenza this flu season. The flu is an infection… Protect Your Kids This Flu Season   

 
 

Enhanced early childhood education pays long-term dividends in better health
• Children's Health • Jan 14 11

Intensive early education programs for low-income children have been shown to yield numerous educational benefits, but few studies have looked more broadly at their… Enhanced early childhood education pays long-term dividends in better health   

 
 

Risks associated with secondhand smoke in cars carrying children
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 11 11

While the evidence is incomplete there is enough available to support legislation against letting people smoke in cars with children, states an article in… Risks associated with secondhand smoke in cars carrying children   

 
 

Autism-vaccine researcher a “fraud”: medical journal
• Children's Health • • Drug Abuse • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 07 11

Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the-now disgraced British doctor who published studies linking vaccines with autism, committed an “elaborate fraud” by faking data, the British Medical… Autism-vaccine researcher a “fraud”: medical journal   

 
 

Yale researchers find double doses of chicken pox vaccine most effective
• Children's Health • • Immunology • • Infections • Jan 05 11

When vaccinating children against varicella (chicken pox), researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found, two doses are better than one. In fact, the… Yale researchers find double doses of chicken pox vaccine most effective   

 
 

Children in formal child care have better language skills
• Children's Health • Jan 05 11

Fewer children who attend regular formal centre- and family-based child care at 1.5 years and 3 years of age were late talkers compared with… Children in formal child care have better language skills   

 
 

Mother’s milk improves the physical condition of future adolescents
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 05 11

Enrique García Artero, the principal author of the study and researcher at the University of Granada pointed out that, “Our objective was to analyse… Mother’s milk improves the physical condition of future adolescents   

 
 
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