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Air pollution may slightly increase SIDS risk
• Children's Health • Jun 08 04
High levels of common air pollutants may cause a slight increase in the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, new research shows.
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Computers may help kids get ready for school
• Children's Health • Jun 07 04
Experience with computers may give young children a head start when it comes to being prepared for pre-school and beyond, according to the results…
Teens’ TV watching leads to disrupted sleep later
• Children's Health • Jun 07 04
Teenagers who spend 3 hours a day or more in front of the television are at risk of developing sleep problems later in life,…
Children, teens prefer forearm glucose testing
• Children's Health • Jun 03 04
One reason why diabetes is often not well controlled in young people is their dislike of regular finger pricks to test glucose levels in…
Lead-in-vitamins report creates controversy
• Children's Health • Jun 01 04
A company that tests vitamins and supplements is standing by its claim that a popular brand of children’s vitamins contains unhealthy levels of lead…
Ask kids, not mom, if they wear helmets
• Children's Health • May 31 04
Many parents seem to think their kids take more safety precautions than is really the case, new study findings show.
While most parents…
Even the children are bigger in Texas, study finds
• Children's Health • May 30 04
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the children.
A study released on Thursday by the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston…
Early sleep troubles, later drug problems?
• Children's Health • May 27 04
Boys who have trouble sleeping between the ages of 3 and 5 may be at higher risk of drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes and using…
Television alcohol ads on rise, study shows
• Children's Health • May 27 04
Alcohol is being advertised more often on U.S. television and more teen-agers and children are seeing it, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
The number…
Blood pressure higher in caffeine-drinking teens
• Children's Health • May 27 04
Teens who habitually drink lots of caffeine - mainly from soft drinks - tend to have higher blood pressure than other teens, researchers report.
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Heavy kids more likely to bully, be bullied
• Children's Health • May 27 04
Overweight children are more likely than their peers to be the victims, and in some cases the perpetrators, of teasing, name-calling and physical…
Blood pressure rise in U.S. kids, teens bodes ill
• Children's Health • May 27 04
The average blood pressure for Americans ages 8 to 17 has increased over the past 10 years, meaning that more are putting themselves at…
Teenagers not told of cancer treatment risks - study
• Children's Health • May 27 04
More than two-thirds of British teenagers with cancer are not being warned that treatments they receive could cause infertility, a cancer charity said on…
Survey: U.S. children not wearing bike helmets
• Children's Health • May 27 04
Fewer than half of all U.S. children wear helmets while biking, skating and riding scooters, a survey by safety researchers said on Tuesday.
Many…
Feds push blood pressure treatment for kids
• Children's Health • May 27 04
New federal guidelines recommend checking children for possible heart and blood vessel damage if they have high blood pressure - a hazard increasing among…
Behavior at age 10 may predict later depression
• Children's Health • May 27 04
A child’s behavior during the preteen years may predict whether he or she will experience depression, violent behavior or social phobia as a young…
Helping underage smokers to quit
• Children's Health • May 24 04
Emma Hughes quit smoking two months. Aged 15, she had been smoking for the past two years.
“It’s still hard sometimes but I hope…