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Does Junk Food in Schools Matter?
Jan. 18, 2012 -- Junk food sales in schools, long blamed for contributing to childhood obesity, do not make a difference overall in the weight of middle school students, according to a new study. The researchers followed more than 19,000 students from grades five through eight in 1,000 private and p
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Exercise Boosts Kids’ Academic Performance
Jan. 3, 2012 -- Physical activity may help children exercise their brains as well as their bodies. A new review suggests that children who are active in sports or physical activity perform better at school. Researchers say physical activity may enhance children’s brain function and thinking skills b
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Very Early Experiences May Stick in Memory
Dec. 22, 2011 -- The ability to remember our earliest childhood experiences may be in place sooner than experts thought, according to new research. Some children who played a unique game when they were just 2 years old were able to remember it six years later, the researchers found. Other researcher
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Overweight Children May Be at Risk for Asthma
Dec. 20, 2011 -- Overweight children may be more likely to develop asthma by the time they go to school, but losing weight early on may counter that risk. A new study shows children who were overweight at ages 1, 4, and 7 were up to twice as likely to have asthma by age 8 as normal-weight children.
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Germs in the School Room
The average American child has six to 10 colds a year. In fact, children's colds cause more doctor visits and missed school days than any other illness. And every parent knows how easily colds passed to other family members once one child gets sick. What can a parent do? Stopping cold germs where th
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Adult Obesity May Be All in the Family
Dec. 15, 2011 -- A few years back, a study made headlines by suggesting that weight gain is socially contagious and that people often catch it from their friends. Now, new research finds that these social interactions may have little impact on body weight, and that early-life family dietary habits a
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Obesity Rates Fall Among New York City School Kids
Dec. 15, 2011 -- Slowly but surely, New York City seems to be making some inroads in its childhood obesity epidemic. New research documents a 5.5% drop in the number of obese children in kindergarten through eighth grade in New York City’s public schools from 2006-2007 to 2010-1011. Since 1970, the
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Concussions Might Affect Kids and Adults Differently
Nov. 29, 2011 -- A blow to the head might injure a child’s brain differently than it would an adult’s, a new study shows. On the one hand, that’s good news, researchers say, because the brain damage caused by concussions appears to be less serious in kids than it is for adults. But the study also fo
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Infants May Sleep Better When Vaccinated in Afternoon
Nov. 29, 2011 -- Scheduling infant immunizations in the afternoon may lead to an increase in the infant's sleep over the next 24 hours. A new study shows that infants who received their vaccinations after 1:30 p.m. were more likely to sleep longer and have a small increase in body temperature in the
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Chickenpox Vaccination of Children Helps Protect Infants, Too
Nov. 28, 2011 -- Chickenpox infection can be life-threatening for infants who are too young to receive the chickenpox vaccine. The good news is that the routine vaccination of children aged 1 and older has shown spillover benefits for infants. The U.S. began recommending a single dose of the chicken
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