News tagged with kids
Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC
Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Many strategies to increase physical activity for kids lack injury prevention measures
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documents a need for increased injury prevention efforts in many of the most popular ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Program led to lower crime, fewer violent incidents among kids
A program built around the concept that kids can and want to reduce violence and improve their neighborhoods led to lower crime rates, better upkeep on homes and more students who said they learned to resolve conflicts without ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Bacteria in the gut of autistic children different from non-autistic children
The underlying reason autism is often associated with gastrointestinal problems is an unknown, but new results to be published in the online journal mBio on January 10 reveal that the guts of autistic children differ from o ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
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For children, some sarcastic comments can be lost in translation
(Medical Xpress) -- It turns out irony and sarcasm are completely lost on youth. Yeah, right.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 08, 2011 |
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iPads become child's play
(AP) -- Make room in the toy box for the iPad.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 05, 2011 |
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India's uranium mines cast a health shadow
Gudiya Das whines as flies settle on her face, waiting for her mother to swat them while she lies on a cot in Ichra, one in a cluster of villages around India's only functioning uranium mines.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Halloween doesn't have to be gorge-fest to be fun
Offer apples to trick-or-treaters and risk having your house get egged - maybe even by your own kids.
Oct 29, 2011 |
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Child safety expert gives Halloween safety tips
(Medical Xpress) -- Halloween has become one of the most anticipated holidays for kids. For one night it is OK to be scared, free candy is everywhere and you can pretend to be someone or something completely different. Still, ...
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Mentoring programs -- how effective are they?
Whether it's parents, teachers, coaches, or family friends, there's no question that adults serve as powerful role models for youth as they transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. Mentoring programs across ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 24, 2011 |
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'Generation Squeezed': Today's family staggering under the pressure
Canadian parents today are raising families with less money and time than the Baby Boomer generation even though the country's economy has doubled in size since 1976, says a new study released at the University of Saskatchewan ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Kids' ER concussion visits up 60 pct over decade
(AP) -- The number of athletic children going to hospitals with concussions is up 60 percent in the past decade, a finding that is likely due to parents and coaches being more careful about getting head injuries treated, ...
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Study: Whooping cough vaccination fades in 3 years (Update)
The whooping cough vaccine given to babies and toddlers loses much of its effectiveness after just three years - a lot faster than doctors believed - and that could help explain a recent series of outbreaks in the U.S. among ...
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Marketers target kids with tech
Isabella Sweet doesn't wear a target on her chest. But kid marketers covet this 9-year-old as if she does. Perhaps it's because she's a techie.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Study of childhood bullying shifts focus to victims
Many wonder why bullies bully, but a new study looks at the other side of the equation: How do children respond to bullying and why? The answer, researchers say, may lead to more effective interventions to ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 30, 2011 |
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