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Combo Vaccine May Raise Babies’ Risk for Fever-Caused Seizures
Feb. 21, 2012 -- Babies and toddlers can sometimes spike fevers that lead to seizures, which can be terrifying for parents. Those seizures, called febrile seizures, have sometimes been linked to childhood vaccines. Now a large new study from Denmark shows that babies have an increased risk of gettin
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Kids With Gender Noncomformity at Increased Risk for Abuse
Feb. 20, 2012 -- Boys won’t always “act” like boys, and girls won’t always “act” like girls. Some boys may choose dolls over tools, and some girls prefer cars, trucks, and football to Barbie dolls and princesses. Unfortunately, kids who tend to make choices that are not considered typical for their
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Study: Even Some Vigorous Activity Boosts Kids’ Heart Health
Feb. 14, 2012 -- Kids who exercise vigorously for more than 30 minutes a day may be at lower risk of heart disease than their peers who don’t break a sweat quite as often. This is true regardless of how much time the kids spent sitting on the couch. Kids who exercised at a moderate or vigorous pace
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Brain Development Harmed in Mistreated Kids
Feb. 13, 2012 -- A new study shows that the stress of child abuse appears to shrink a key region of the brain that regulates emotion, memory, and learning. The finding may help explain why mistreated kids often experience lasting mental problems like depression and other psychiatric disorders. The s
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Kids' Lack of Sleep: Nothing New About Blaming It on Modern Life
Feb. 13, 2012 -- It is a common complaint of our modern age that kids and teens don’t get enough sleep. Video games, TV, social media, and other trappings of our increasingly tech-centric lives are often blamed, but a new study shows that long before Facebook or PlayStation 3, kids were sleeping les
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FDA Approves No-Comb Treatment for Head Lice
Feb. 7, 2012 -- The FDA today approved Sklice, a no-comb, 10-minute treatment for head lice. The announcement comes from Sanofi Pasteur U.S., which last year acquired the developer of the treatment, Topaz Pharmaceuticals. Sklice is a prescription topical (on-the-skin) lotion containing a 0.5% soluti
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Rotavirus Vaccine Not Linked to Risk of Intestinal Disorder
Feb. 7, 2012 -- Despite studies showing that the rotavirus vaccine can reduce the number of children hospitalized for severe diarrhea, some U.S. doctors are slow to embrace it for fear that this vaccine may increase an infant’s risk of a life-threatening bowel blockage (intussusception). It’s a case
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Kids Who Feel Left Out Are Less Active
Feb. 6, 2012 -- Children who feel left out, even for a little while, may be less active. A new study shows that kids who are ostracized by other children are more likely to choose non-active pastimes over physical ones. The results showed that children who were excluded during an online computer gam
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Fiber-Rich Sack Lunches to Help Ease Constipation
Most kids don’t get enough fiber in their daily diet -- and that can lead to a host of digestive problems, the most obvious of which is constipation. Fiber doesn’t get digested by the human body, so it moves through your digestive tract and cleans up the pipes -- allowing a smoother, easier passage
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A Nutritionist Speaks: How to Promote Your Child’s Digestive Health
If there’s anyone in the world who focuses almost as much attention on our children’s diets as parents do, it’s the dietitians who help parents deal with kids’ digestive problems. If you’re wondering how to set your child up for good digestive health now and later on, ask a dietitian. There’s a very
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