http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- More than 16 percent of children and adolescents in the United States are overweight-a doubling of the estimated incidence of overweight among children and a tripling of the rate among adolescents in the past two decades. But scientists funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and based at the ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas, are fighting back. http://www.physorg.com/news176044383.html Medicine & Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:40:07 EST news176044383 For kids, ringing a neighbor's doorbell, yelling "trick or treat," and receiving candy brings plenty of smiles, but for many the real fun of Halloween happens when you turn your plastic jack-o'-lantern candy bucket upside down, unleashing a candy tsunami onto a tabletop or bedspread. From there it's easy to pick out the holiday-inappropriate items that somehow made it into the mix -- kids need pencils, and eating the occasional apple is swell, but not on Halloween night. http://www.physorg.com/news175971356.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:56:33 EST news175971356 (PhysOrg.com) -- Kids and teens in inner-city neighbourhoods have parks and places in which to play and be physically active, but their perceptions of "stranger danger" keep many of them away. http://www.physorg.com/news174064181.html Other Sciences Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:11:21 EST news174064181 (AP) -- Thirteen-year-old Andrea Levy ticked off a mental list of rules to follow when her guest arrived: Greet her at the door. Introduce her to the family. Offer a cold drink. http://www.physorg.com/news170053709.html Medicine & Health Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:40:01 EST news170053709 (AP) -- The government is urging parents to have a backup plan for caring for their kids in case they are hit by swine flu once the new school year begins. http://www.physorg.com/news169645362.html Medicine & Health Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:20:01 EST news169645362 Parents, do you know what your teen is texting? Got any clue what's on her Facebook page? Chances are you don't. http://www.physorg.com/news169404986.html Technology Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:01 EST news169404986 A few minutes might not seem like a long time, but there are circumstances when it can mean the difference between life and death. During the "dog days" of summer, children are at serious risk for heat stroke if left alone, even for a few minutes, in a closed vehicle. Last year at least 42 children across the United States died from heatstroke brought on by entrapment in a vehicle. http://www.physorg.com/news169314452.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:20:04 EST news169314452 With the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States, there is concern that overweight and obese children need to be screened for chronic medical conditions, including high cholesterol levels. http://www.physorg.com/news168538390.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:20:05 EST news168538390 Being active at age 5 helps kids stay lean as they age even if they don't remain as active later in childhood, a new University of Iowa study shows. http://www.physorg.com/news168010187.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:30:36 EST news168010187 (AP) -- The number of young kids online is growing faster than their parents and older siblings. http://www.physorg.com/news166191131.html Technology Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:30:01 EST news166191131 University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Iris Borowsky, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues found that one in seven adolescents believe that it is highly likely that they will die before age 35, and this belief predicted that the adolescents' would engage in risky behaviors. http://www.physorg.com/news165473786.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:56:53 EST news165473786 If you've got a kid with ADHD, you've probably spent countless hours pleading with him to sit still. Well, stop it. http://www.physorg.com/news162554898.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 May 2009 11:11:22 EST news162554898 (AP) -- Leo Lytel was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. But by age 9 he had overcome the disorder. His progress is part of a growing body of research that suggests at least 10 percent of children with autism can "recover" from it - most of them after undergoing years of intensive behavioral therapy. http://www.physorg.com/news161026455.html Medicine & Health Fri, 08 May 2009 18:34:47 EST news161026455 In some school classrooms, paper is becoming more of a relic than an educational staple. http://www.physorg.com/news157640113.html Technology Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:55:56 EST news157640113 (AP) -- Doctors are puzzling over what seems to be an increase in the number of children with kidney stones, a condition some blame on kids' love of cheeseburgers, fries and other salty foods. http://www.physorg.com/news157300490.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:35:23 EST news157300490 (AP) -- NFL players are coming to Capitol Hill to tackle an important issue - physical education in schools. http://www.physorg.com/news156664054.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:48:08 EST news156664054 It's estimated that more than a half million kids in the U.S. go to the hospital each year with a concussion.* That's an average of a kid per minute- every minute of every day. Some concussions are worse than others but it might surprise you to know that almost all of them are treated the same. New research is pointing toward a more sophisticated way of diagnosing and treating concussions in kids. http://www.physorg.com/news155188604.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:57:23 EST news155188604 Children wearing contact lenses felt better about how they look, their athletic abilities and acceptance by their friends than did children wearing eyeglasses in a recent study. http://www.physorg.com/news155188309.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:52:24 EST news155188309 Researchers from the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) have made a breakthrough discovery that may eventually change the way physicians approach treatment of learning and memory defects in children and adults. Their findings are published in the current issue of PLoS Biology. http://www.physorg.com/news154712372.html Biology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:42:09 EST news154712372 A new study finds that kids who are allowed to watch R-rated movies are much more likely to believe it's easy to get a cigarette than those who aren't allowed to watch such films. http://www.physorg.com/news154583254.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:48:24 EST news154583254 The kids who pass through juvenile detention facilities are among the most troubled youths in the community. How do they fare a few years after this significant brush with the legal system? http://www.physorg.com/news154105043.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:57:40 EST news154105043 Irish kids now weigh 24 kilos more than they did in 1948, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://www.physorg.com/news153473661.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:37:25 EST news153473661 (PhysOrg.com) -- There's no handbook on parenting athletes. University of Alberta researcher Nick Holt is trying to help though. http://www.physorg.com/news152809188.html Other Sciences Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:00:23 EST news152809188 High-school kids who watch too much TV are likely to have bad eating habits five years in the future. Research published in BioMed Central's open access International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity followed almost 2000 high- and middle-school children and found that TV viewing times predict a poor diet in the future. http://www.physorg.com/news152525679.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:15:25 EST news152525679 As 2008 comes to a close, Akron, Ohio, Children's Hospital has compiled "10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch" in 2009. This year's list includes both mental and physical health issues. However, one common thread factors into many of these issues and so became the country's focus of attention: the economy. The financial crunch, here and around the world, will undoubtedly affect the physical and mental health of parents and kids throughout 2009 - and beyond. http://www.physorg.com/news150398654.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:24:14 EST news150398654 Only 3 percent of kids' meals served at fast-food restaurants met federal dietary guidelines in the first study to examine the nutrient quality of such meals in a major U.S. metropolitan market. http://www.physorg.com/news149186570.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:42:50 EST news149186570 Aren't you ashamed of yourself? All these years, you've been trying to build up your child's self-esteem, and now a growing body of research suggests you may be making a big mistake. A study published in the December issue of Child Development finds that early adolescents with high self-esteem are more likely to react aggressively when they feel ashamed than their peers with lower levels of self-esteem. http://www.physorg.com/news148970322.html Medicine & Health Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:38:42 EST news148970322 University of California, Berkeley, researchers have shown for the first time that the brains of low-income children function differently from the brains of high-income kids. http://www.physorg.com/news147532883.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:21:23 EST news147532883 Halloween is supposed to be a spooky night, but parents don`t have to be scared about their kids` safety if they follow some simple safety tips from Safe Kids Dauphin County, led by Penn State Hershey Children`s Hospital, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. It`s essential for parents to prepare their children properly to stay safe while trick-or-treating. According to Susan Rzucidlo, pediatric trauma program manager and coordinator for Safe Kids Dauphin County, `roughly four times as many children ages 5-14 are killed while walking on Halloween evening compared with other evenings of the year." http://www.physorg.com/news143909830.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:57:10 EST news143909830 People who began drinking and using marijuana regularly prior to their 15th birthday face a higher risk of early pregnancy, as well as a pattern of school failure, substance dependence, sexually-transmitted disease and criminal convictions that lasts into their 30s. http://www.physorg.com/news143379525.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:38:45 EST news143379525