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Kids benefit from strength training a few times a week
• Children's Health • Oct 26 10

While strength training was once doubted to benefit kids, a new research review confirms that children and teenagers can boost their muscle strength with… Kids benefit from strength training a few times a week   

 
 

Race, Ethnicity Impact Access to Care for Children with Frequent Ear Infections
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 26 10

Race, Ethnicity Impact Access to Care for Children with Frequent Ear Infections

Ear infections are one of the most common health problems for children, with most kids experiencing at least one by their third birthday. Annual… Race, Ethnicity Impact Access to Care for Children with Frequent Ear Infections   

 
 

Obese children have signs of heart disease typically seen in middle-aged adults
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • Oct 25 10

The blood vessels of obese children have stiffness normally seen in much older adults with cardiovascular disease, Dr. Kevin Harris today told the Canadian… Obese children have signs of heart disease typically seen in middle-aged adults   

 
 

Early hearing screening improves child development
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 19 10

Screening for hearing problems within the first weeks of life benefits children, especially when interventions quickly follow the detection of any impairments, suggests a… Early hearing screening improves child development   

 
 

Newborn hearing screening linked with improved developmental outcomes for hearing impaired children
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 19 10

Children with permanent hearing impairment who received hearing screening as newborns had better general and language developmental outcomes and quality of life at ages… Newborn hearing screening linked with improved developmental outcomes for hearing impaired children   

 
 

Small BMI change in overweight children could have big blood pressure impact
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • Oct 18 10

Small changes in weight can make bigger differences in the blood pressure for overweight children, compared to those at normal weight, according to a… Small BMI change in overweight children could have big blood pressure impact   

 
 

Screen time linked to psychological problems in children
• Children's Health • Oct 11 10

Children who spend longer than two hours in front of a computer or television screen are more likely to suffer psychological difficulties, regardless of… Screen time linked to psychological problems in children   

 
 

Children’s agitation after surgery may be preventable
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Oct 10 10

Temporary combativeness after surgery—a complication affecting up to half of anesthetized children—may be preventable with drugs that decrease epinephrine production, according to a Medical… Children’s agitation after surgery may be preventable   

 
 

Prenatal arsenic exposure quintuples infant death risk
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Oct 08 10

Babies born to mothers with high levels of arsenic exposure are five times more likely to die before their first birthday than infants whose… Prenatal arsenic exposure quintuples infant death risk   

 
 

Stressed-out mums may worsen their child’s asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Oct 07 10

Mums who are often angry or irritated and those who suppress their emotional expressions can worsen the severity of their children’s asthma symptoms, especially… Stressed-out mums may worsen their child’s asthma   

 
 

Kids With Chronic Illness, Disability More Apt to Be Bullied
• Children's Health • Oct 07 10

On top of all the other hardships they face daily, adolescent students living with a disability or chronic illness are more likely to be… Kids With Chronic Illness, Disability More Apt to Be Bullied   

 
 

Drunkenness rising in teen girls, Eastern Europeans
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 05 10

Eastern European adolescents used to drink less than their counterparts in Western Europe and North America, but over the past decade, they’ve been… Drunkenness rising in teen girls, Eastern Europeans   

 
 

Flow of empty calories into children’s food supply must be reduced
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Oct 01 10

With over 23 million children and adolescents in the US overweight or obese, the risks for many chronic diseases continue to increase. An article… Flow of empty calories into children’s food supply must be reduced   

 
 

Unique gastroenterology procedure developed in adults shows promise in pediatrics
• Children's Health • • Bowel Problems • Sep 27 10

The use of device-assisted enteroscopy, a technique that allows complete examination of the small bowel, may be just as successful pediatrics as it has… Unique gastroenterology procedure developed in adults shows promise in pediatrics   

 
 

Media leading ‘drug educator’ for kids, doctors say
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Sep 27 10

Despite severe restrictions on tobacco advertising, youths are still too often exposed to media depicting smoking and drinking in a favorable light, according to… Media leading ‘drug educator’ for kids, doctors say   

 
 

Want Children to Read More? Trying Slowing Them Down
• Children's Health • Sep 27 10

As the nation’s school children begin their summer vacations, parents hoping to keep their children engaged in the learning process may want to encourage… Want Children to Read More? Trying Slowing Them Down   

 
 

Daycare puts children with lung disease at risk for serious illness
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Sep 27 10

Exposure to common viruses in daycare puts children with a chronic lung condition caused by premature birth at risk for serious respiratory infections, according… Daycare puts children with lung disease at risk for serious illness   

 
 

Young teens who play sports feel healthier and happier about life
• Children's Health • Sep 22 10

Taking part in sports is good all round for young teens: physically, socially, and mentally, according to a new study1 by Dr. Keith Zullig… Young teens who play sports feel healthier and happier about life   

 
 

Too much TV, video and computer can make teens fatter
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 20 10

Too much television, video games and Internet can increase body fat in teens. A five-year study from the University of Montreal and the Sainte-Justine… Too much TV, video and computer can make teens fatter   

 
 

Manganese in drinking water: Study suggests adverse effects on children’s intellectual abilities
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 20 10

A team of researchers led by Maryse Bouchard, adjunct professor at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Health, Environment and Society (CINBIOSE) of… Manganese in drinking water: Study suggests adverse effects on children’s intellectual abilities   

 
 

Scottish smoking ban cuts childhood asthma attacks
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 16 10

A 2006 public smoking ban in Scotland reduced the number of serious childhood asthma attacks by 18 percent per year, researchers reported on Wednesday.

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Asthma and cavities both common in kids but not linked
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Dental Health • Sep 16 10

There is no apparent link between asthma and tooth decay, according to a study published in the September 2010 issue of the Journal of… Asthma and cavities both common in kids but not linked   

 
 

Kids’ physical activity declines with age
• Children's Health • Sep 14 10

Ten-year-olds spend more time sitting on their rears and less time running around than they did at age nine, according to a new British… Kids’ physical activity declines with age   

 
 

Children and adults see the world differently
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Sep 13 10

Unlike adults, children are able to keep information from their senses separate and may therefore perceive the visual world differently, according to research published… Children and adults see the world differently   

 
 

Kids’ brain injuries from basketball may be rising
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 13 10

Nearly 400,000 U.S. children and teenagers go to the emergency room for basketball-related injuries each year - with the number of concussions and other… Kids’ brain injuries from basketball may be rising   

 
 
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