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Kids with ADHD need to fidget, study says

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 10

If you've got a kid with ADHD, you've probably spent countless hours pleading with him to sit still. Well, stop it.


FTC: Children still marketed violent content

Technology / Other

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The video game industry is doing a better job at keeping young kids away from violent and other inappropriate content than the music and movie businesses, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission.


Things To Ponder While Eating Halloween Candy

Things To Ponder While Eating Halloween Candy

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

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 ...


Researchers identify a protein critical for memory, learning

Biology /

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

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 ...


Autistic teens master social cues, find friends

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(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.


Teachers cutting paper usage; kids loving it

Technology / Hi Tech

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In some school classrooms, paper is becoming more of a relic than an educational staple.


Research suggests children can recover from autism (AP)

Research suggests children can recover from autism

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(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 ...


Places to play, but 'stranger danger' fears keep inner-city kids home

Places to play, but 'stranger danger' fears keep inner-city kids home

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(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.


Study: Being active as a preschooler pays off later in childhood

Study: Being active as a preschooler pays off later in childhood

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.


Teens who believe they'll die young are more likely to engage in risky behavior

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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 ...


Doctors say kidney stones in kids are on the rise

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(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.


Kids who watch R-rated movies are more likely to smoke

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

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.


Kids with contact lenses like their looks better than kids with glasses

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Too much TV linked to future fast-food intake

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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 ...


Research on Childhood Obesity May Help Fight Epidemic

Research on Childhood Obesity May Help Fight Epidemic

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(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 ...