News tagged with kids
Doctors say kidney stones in kids are on the rise
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(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.
NFL players promoting improved physical education
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NFL players are coming to Capitol Hill to tackle an important issue - physical education in schools.
Classifying concussions could help kids
Mar 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
Kids with contact lenses like their looks better than kids with glasses
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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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.
Researchers identify a protein critical for memory, learning
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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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 ...
Kids who watch R-rated movies are more likely to smoke
Feb 23, 2009 |
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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.
Troubled youths struggle after time in detention center
Feb 17, 2009 |
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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?
Increasing prosperity has prompted Irish kids to balloon 24 kilos since 1948
Feb 10, 2009 |
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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.
Supportive soccer moms have better relationships with kids, says study
Feb 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There's no handbook on parenting athletes. University of Alberta researcher Nick Holt is trying to help though.
Too much TV linked to future fast-food intake
Jan 30, 2009 |
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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 follow ...
Top 10 kids health issues to watch
Jan 05, 2009 |
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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 ...
Nutritious fast-food kids' meals are scarce, researchers find
Dec 22, 2008 |
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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.
Shame on us: Shaming some kids makes them more aggressive
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 20, 2008 |
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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 ...
EEGs show brain differences between poor and rich kids
Dec 03, 2008 |
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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.
The Medical Minute: There's no trick to a safe Halloween
Oct 22, 2008 |
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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, ...
