Posts Tagged ‘children’s health’
Spoon-fed babies may become fatter kids
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Babies fed solid finger food may be less likely to become overweight as children than those who are spoon-fed pureed food. Continue…
Thursday, February 9, 2012 14:18 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2012 17:57 - 0 Comments
Safety violations led to Mexico daycare deaths
UC DAVIS (US) — Researchers have documented the safety and building code violations that played a role in the deaths of 49 young children at a daycare center in Mexico in 2009. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2012 16:02 - 0 Comments
Abuse sends 4,500 kids to hospital in a year
YALE (US) — More than 4,500 children in the United States were hospitalized due to abuse in one year alone. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2012 12:46 - 0 Comments
At cash-strapped schools, obesity rules
PENN STATE (US) — Going to a financially impoverished school may have more of a negative impact on a child’s weight than poverty in their own home, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 11:08 - 1 Comment
Stress raises kids’ risk for teen obesity
CORNELL (US) — The more ongoing stress children are exposed to, the greater the odds they will become obese by adolescence, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 17, 2012 16:36 - 0 Comments
Parents, not doctors, recall weight advice
UC DAVIS (US) — Parents of overweight children and their pediatricians disagree about the extent of weight-related counseling that occurs during visits, researchers say. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 15, 2011 9:52 - 2 Comments
Thoughts of suicide start young
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Suicidal thoughts and behaviors seen in teens may begin much earlier in life than previously thought. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 12, 2011 12:34 - 2 Comments
Kids and TV: Tuned in to unhealthy food
U. MICHIGAN (US)— Preschoolers who spend time in front of the television are more prone to eat sweets and salty foods than fruits and vegetables. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2011 8:14 - 0 Comments
Doctors need to say ‘Your kid’s overweight’
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Less than one-quarter of parents recall ever being told by a doctor or other health care provider that their child was overweight. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 11:41 - 7 Comments
Some autistic boys have bigger brains
UC DAVIS (US) — Preschool boys with regressive autism—but not those with early onset autism—have larger brains than healthy boys their age, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 21, 2011 12:35 - 0 Comments
Air pollution inflames kids’ bronchitis
UC DAVIS (US) — Exposure to nitrogen oxides in air pollution may increase acute bronchitis episodes in young children, a new international study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 18, 2011 12:23 - 1 Comment
Big risks for lean kids turned obese adults
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Adults may be more at risk for health problems if they are lean as children and later become obese, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 11, 2011 15:57 - 1 Comment
Free school lunches linked to lower obesity
IOWA STATE (US) — Free and reduced-price meals provided through the federally funded National School Lunch Program improve the health of more than 31 million children living in low-income households. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2011 10:32 - 1 Comment
Mom’s antibody attack linked to autism
UC DAVIS (US) — Pregnant women with a particular gene variation are more likely to produce antibodies that may injure the brains of developing fetuses—increasing the risk their children will develop autism. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 24, 2011 10:49 - 1 Comment
Alcohol brand names pop up on Top 40
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The average U.S. adolescent is heavily exposed to alcohol brand references in popular music, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 21, 2011 10:34 - 1 Comment
Birth defect risk up 450% in rural China
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Pesticides and pollutants are linked to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 20, 2011 14:30 - 3 Comments
Kids with autism have distinct facial traits
U. MISSOURI (US) — The discovery of distinct differences in facial characteristics of children with autism compared to typically developing children may help pinpoint the origins of autism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 10:09 - 1 Comment
Hydrogel may help tiny skulls heal
GEORGIA TECH / EMORY (US) — Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the skull to fuse too soon. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 26, 2011 7:56 - 2 Comments
Toys turn healthy foods into ‘happy meals’
U. OREGON (US) — Kids are more likely to make healthy food choices at restaurants if those meals are paired with collectible toys, just as less nutritious fast-food options often are. (more…)
