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Study shows calories drive earlier puberty

(Medical Xpress) -- Environmental pollutants, eating habits, lack of exercise and genetic traits have all been raised as possible causes of earlier puberty onset in girls in recent years.

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Doctors: Test all kids for cholesterol by age 11

Every child should be tested for high cholesterol as early as age 9 - surprising new advice from a government panel that suggests screening kids in grade school for a problem more common in middle age.

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created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Toxins could make you fat - depending on gut bugs

Could persistent pollutants like DDT and PCBs or chemicals found in plastics be making you fat or diabetic? The answer may depend on what sort of bacteria you have churning around in your gut, according to Cornell scientists.

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created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boys with absent fathers more likely to become young dads

Boys who grow up without a dad around are more likely to reach puberty later, but father their own children earlier, according to a new study.

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created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Faster progress through puberty linked to behavior problems

(Medical Xpress) -- Children who go through puberty at a faster rate are more likely to act out and to suffer from anxiety and depression, according to a study by researchers at Penn State, Duke University and the University ...

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created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Boys reach sexual maturity younger and younger

(Medical Xpress) -- Boys are maturing physically earlier than ever before. The age of sexual maturity has been decreasing by about 2.5 months each decade at least since the middle of the 18th century. Joshua ...

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created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Poor growth, delayed puberty and heart problems plague kids with mild kidney disease

Children with only mildly to moderately impaired kidney function experience poor growth, delays in puberty, and heart problems, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American So ...

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created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low vitamin D linked to earlier first menstruation, a risk factor for health problems throughout life

(Medical Xpress) -- A study links low vitamin D in young girls with early menstruation, which is a risk factor for a host of health problems for teen girls as well as women later in life.

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created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anorexic at five in Britain

Nearly 100 children aged between five and seven in Britain have been treated for anorexia or bulimia in the past three years, according to figures released on Monday.

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created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Is it asthma, or something else?

Asthma affects nearly 300 million people worldwide, and 24.6 million Americans had asthma in 2009. In severe forms, asthma can be deadly; however asthma-related deaths have been decreasing thanks to medical advances.

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created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Girl's Puberty Book Project provides an international model for promoting female health in Africa

The onset of puberty is a critical moment for reaching girls with health messages and information, and the stakes are particularly high in countries where the HIV/AIDS epidemic rages and where threats to female reproductive ...

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created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists uncover a new understanding of male puberty

Scientists from Monash University have uncovered a new understanding of how male puberty begins.

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created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Less than one-third of children ages 5-15 will wake up to home smoke alarms

An Australian study to determine the likelihood of school-aged children waking up to their home smoke alarm found that 78% of children slept through a smoke alarm sounding for 30 seconds. The outcomes of the study are published ...

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created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Doctors aim to save fertility of kids with cancer

(AP) -- The treatment beating back 9-year-old Dylan Hanlon's cancer may also be destroying his chances of fathering his own children when he grows up.

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created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Orchid children' bloom, wither in response to surroundings

(PhysOrg.com) -- A UA-led study backs evidence that some children are more susceptible to adverse environmental factors than others. So-called "orchid children" bloom spectacularly in positive environments but often are at ...

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created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0