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Burger diet linked to higher childhood asthma risk
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Dieting • Jun 03 10

Burger diet linked to higher childhood asthma risk

Children who eat three or more burgers a week may be at a higher risk of asthma and wheezing, but a healthy diet rich… Burger diet linked to higher childhood asthma risk   

 
 

How to avoid teenager obesity?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jun 03 10

Chubby kids always tend to look adorable. But what separates chubby kids from those who are obese? Obesity has been a growing concern for… How to avoid teenager obesity?   

 
 

Hear Today…Gone Tomorrow
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 03 10

Use of ear bud headphones by youngsters may save your ears from being assaulted by the noise of your teenagers’ music or electronic game… Hear Today…Gone Tomorrow   

 
 

New Answers on Rare Childhood Disease
• Children's Health • Jun 01 10

Children born with multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE) suffer from abnormal growths on their bones. These bony protrusions stunt their growth and can cause pain… New Answers on Rare Childhood Disease   

 
 

Infants at Risk for Measles in First Year
• Children's Health • • Infections • May 31 10

Infants’ protection against measles from mom’s antibodies wears off quickly, leaving them susceptible most of the time up until their 12-month vaccination, researchers found.

… Infants at Risk for Measles in First Year   
 
 

Vitamin E linked to less of the skin disease eczema
• Children's Health • • Dermatology • • Skin Care • May 28 10

Kids who eat lots of foods containing vitamin E may have a lower risk of the itchy skin condition called eczema, a new study… Vitamin E linked to less of the skin disease eczema   

 
 

Should some kids take fish oil supplements?
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Heart • May 28 10

Fish oil supplements could lower blood pressure in slightly overweight teenage kids, a new study suggests, and their hearts may reap the benefits years… Should some kids take fish oil supplements?   

 
 

Parents’ physical inactivity influences children
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • May 25 10

Children are more likely to watch high levels of television if their parents do, but parents do not need to be physically active to… Parents’ physical inactivity influences children   

 
 

Study finds big decrease in global child mortality
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • May 24 10

Fewer children are dying around the world, with deaths among children younger than 5 falling in almost every country, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

… Study finds big decrease in global child mortality   
 
 

British ban for doctor at heart of MMR vaccine row
• Children's Health • • Immunology • May 24 10

A doctor whose claims of links between vaccination and autism triggered a scientific storm before being widely discredited was struck off Britain’s medical… British ban for doctor at heart of MMR vaccine row   

 
 

‘Button’ batteries a growing hazard for children
• Children's Health • May 24 10

The rate of severe poisonings from battery ingestion among U.S. children has risen in the past 25 years, along with the growing use of… ‘Button’ batteries a growing hazard for children   

 
 

Game Designers Target Child Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 24 10

Video games are largely one of a myriad of entertainment devices that individuals point to as causes for obesity. However, some game designers are… Game Designers Target Child Obesity   

 
 

Reducing Risk of Childhood Obesity Starts Very, Very Early
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 21 10

A new report finds combating childhood obesity may start in the womb. Health experts and even First Lady Michelle Obama agree that’s why it’s… Reducing Risk of Childhood Obesity Starts Very, Very Early   

 
 

WHO targets child obesity with food marketing curbs
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 21 10

Health ministers, alarmed at the growing number of obese children, agreed on Thursday to try to reduce children’s consumption of junk food and soft… WHO targets child obesity with food marketing curbs   

 
 

Prescription drug use by US children on the rise
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 20 10

Children were the leading growth demographic for the pharmaceutical industry in 2009, with the increase of prescription drug use among youngsters nearly four times… Prescription drug use by US children on the rise   

 
 

Breast-fed babies less feverish after immunization
• Children's Health • • Immunology • May 20 10

Breastfeeding may protect babies from post-vaccine fevers, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.

It’s not uncommon for an infant’s temperature to… Breast-fed babies less feverish after immunization   

 
 

Smoking Hits New Low for White California Kids
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 19 10

California kids are less likely than ever to start smoking, thanks to the most ambitious, longest-running anti-tobacco program in the world.

Yet, when it… Smoking Hits New Low for White California Kids   

 
 

Now an anti-binge nasal spray to tackle obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 17 10

Tackling obesity may become a little easier as a nasal spray developed by a group of researchers can restrain people from having temptation of… Now an anti-binge nasal spray to tackle obesity   

 
 

Green Bay joins nationwide effort to promote exercise, fight childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 17 10

The Green Bay area is pumping up efforts to fight childhood obesity and promote exercise, mirroring a national movement toward trying to raise fit… Green Bay joins nationwide effort to promote exercise, fight childhood obesity   

 
 

P&G being sued over Pampers Dry Max diapers
• Children's Health • • Dermatology • • Skin Care • • Drug Abuse • May 14 10

Procter & Gamble Co is being sued by parents claiming new Pampers diapers have caused severe rashes and other skin conditions on their children,… P&G being sued over Pampers Dry Max diapers   

 
 

Skin condition more likely in educated parents’ kids
• Children's Health • • Dermatology • • Skin Care • May 14 10

Children of highly educated parents may be more prone to an irritating skin disorder than peers from less educated families, a new study… Skin condition more likely in educated parents’ kids   

 
 

Implanted lenses may not be superior to contacts for babies with cataracts
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • May 10 10

Among infants who undergo surgery to treat congenital cataract, surgical lens replacement appears to cause more complications while achieving the same treatment benefit as… Implanted lenses may not be superior to contacts for babies with cataracts   

 
 

Hearing loss in one ear impairs kids’ language
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • May 10 10

Hearing loss in one ear is enough to cause language problems for kids, doctors reported on Monday.

However, they write in the journal Pediatrics,… Hearing loss in one ear impairs kids’ language   

 
 

Bottle-fed babies may eat more, study hints
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 10 10

Babies who are bottle-fed early on may consume more calories later in infancy than babies who are exclusively breastfed, a study published Monday suggests.

… Bottle-fed babies may eat more, study hints   
 
 

Smoking moms tied to lasting kids’ sleep woes
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • • Sleep Aid • May 10 10

Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have children with sleep problems from birth all the way through age 12, new research… Smoking moms tied to lasting kids’ sleep woes   

 
 
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