News tagged with older children


Eating habits and exercise behaviors in children can deteriorate early

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As children transition from preschool-age to school-age, they may develop eating habits and leisure-time patterns that may not meet current recommendations and may contribute to childhood obesity. In a study published in ...





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Tests show more swine flu immunity in older folks

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- New test results show what scientists have suspected - people in their 60's and older have greater immunity to the new swine flu virus.


Research indicates toddlers can become ageists by three

Research indicates toddlers can become ageists by three

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest of places. For Sheree Kwong See, it happened during a testing session with a subject while conducting a study on language and cognitive changes ...


Children found to be most at risk from malaria

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Insecticide treated mosquito nets reduce the chances of developing life-threatening malaria in Africa, however recent research shows that older children are the least well protected by nets in the community. The research, ...


'Hygiene hypothesis' challenged: Day care doubles early respiratory problems

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New research hints that the common belief that kids who go to daycare have lower rates of asthma and allergy later in life might be nothing more than wishful thinking. While young children in daycare definitely do get more ...


Study offers tips on taming the boogie monster

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many parents of preschoolers struggle with their children's fears of real and imaginary creatures. A new study offers some ideas on how they can better manage their children's worries.


Researchers find childhood cancer risk rises with mother's age

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota indicates that a baby born to an older mother may have a slightly increased risk for many of the cancers that occur during childhood.


CDC study: Swine flu deaths higher in older kids

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- About one in 13 U.S. swine flu deaths have been children and most of the kids have been of school age, the federal government said Thursday in its first study of the new flu's youngest victims.


Testicular tumors may explain why some diseases are more common in children of older fathers

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A rare form of testicular tumour has provided scientists with new insights into how genetic changes (mutations) arise in our children. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Danish Cancer Society, could explain ...


Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study, led by researchers from The ...


Flu shot not effective in preventing flu-related hospitalizations in asthmatic children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The inactivated flu vaccine does not appear to be effective in preventing influenza-related hospitalizations in children, especially the ones with asthma. In fact, children who get the flu vaccine are more at risk for hospitalization ...



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