Friday, November 11th, 2011
More children should be screened for high cholesterol before puberty, beyond those with a family history of problems, according to wide-ranging new guidelines expected from government-appointed experts who are trying to prevent heart disease later in life.
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
A series of interactive computer exercises designed to encourage healthy eating and physical activity didn't keep middle schoolers in the Netherlands from gaining extra weight, according to a new study.
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
American children are being prescribed antibiotics too frequently, often for viral respiratory infections for which they provide no benefits, researchers reported in the journal Pediatrics. The authors add that the use of broad spectrum antibiotics has been on the rise for several years, adding extra avoidable costs to medical ...
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Monday, October 31st, 2011
A new study suggests that when parents are deployed in the military, their children are more than twice as likely to carry a weapon, join a gang or be involved in fights.
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
At least one in every four children and one fifth of teachers had a problem telling medicines from candy in a new study carried out by two seventh-grade students. Casey Gittelman and Eleanor Bishop presented their study at the American Academy of Pediatrics National conference Exhibition, Boston, Mass. They ...
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