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New study raises concerns about screen time among urban children with asthma
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Urban children with asthma engage in an average of an hour more of screen time daily than the maximum amount American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends. This is the first study to examine screen time among children with ...
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Study examines relationship between low birth weight and psychiatric problems in children
Sep 01, 2008 |
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Low-birth-weight children appear to be at higher risk for psychiatric disturbances from childhood through high school than normal-birth-weight children, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Ps ...
Farm kids have lower risk of asthma, study shows
Oct 16, 2007 |
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Farm children appear to have a lower risk of asthma than their urban counterparts or even those living in a non-agricultural rural environment, according to a University of Alberta study.
A child's IQ can be affected by mother's exposure to urban air pollutants
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A mother's exposure to urban air pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can adversely affect a child's intelligence quotient or IQ, a study reports. PAHs are chemicals released into the air from the burning ...
Witnessing violence affects kids' health
Apr 21, 2009 |
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School-aged children who witness violence in urban communities show symptoms of post-traumatic stress. They also suffer physiological effects with a disruption to their normal cortisol production pattern during the day, which ...
Gene mutation may reveal clues for treating lung diseases
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A genetic mutation found in four children born with multiple abnormalities may provide insight into potential treatments for newborn lung distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Can middle class families make urban schools better?
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Apr 24, 2009 |
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Due to the economy, more middle-class families are passing on private schools in favor of the local public school.
Sunlight could stop short-sightedness
Jan 06, 2009 |
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A spreading pandemic of myopia among the world’s urban children may be avoided if children spend at least two to three hours each day outdoors.
Indoor air pollution increases asthma symptoms
Feb 19, 2009 |
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A study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University found an association between increasing levels of indoor particulate matter pollution and the severity of asthma symptoms among children. The study, which followed a ...
Parent mentors can improve the asthmatic care of minority children, researchers find
Nov 30, 2009 |
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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that informed adults can help families stave off complications associated with asthma. The findings, available online and in the December issue of Pediatrics, suggest that i ...
Poor kids 4 times as likely to be seriously injured on roads as rich kids
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Rates of serious injury among child pedestrians in poor areas of England are four times as high as those among children in affluent areas, finds research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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