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Video Games May Boost Focus in Kids With Dyslexia
By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Here's one possible treatment for dyslexia that kids won't complain about: video games. Italian researchers report that they found that children with the reading disability scored better on tests after they played an action vi
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Little-Known Virus Sends Many Kids to Hospital
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Chances are you've never heard of human metapneumovirus. But, it's quite possible that you've been sick with this respiratory germ at some point in your life. Discovered only 12 years ago, human metapneumovirus (HMPV) shares
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Treating Trauma in Children: No Long-Term Benefit
Feb. 13, 2013 -- Treating children after they've been exposed to a traumatic event such as a school shooting or natural disaster is challenging, as many treatments don’t seem effective in the long-term, new research suggests. A review of 22 studies looking at traumatic stress disorders in children a
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High BP in Kids May Be Less Common Than Thought
TUESDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The number of U.S. kids with full-blown high blood pressure could be lower than previously thought, if new research findings are on the mark. In a study of nearly 200,000 children aged 3 to 17 years, researchers found that only 0.3 percent met the standard for hi
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How to Teach Your Child Healthy Digestive Habits
After-school events, sports practice, homework, and socializing: These days, kids are as busy as adults. And just like us, our children can fall into bad habits with how, when, and what they eat. Here are some nutrition mistakes that children are making, and what parents can do to help them develop
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5 Signs Your Child’s Digestive Health Needs Help
Kids can be picky or non-stop eaters -- and they'll complain about stomach pain when they’re grumpy, or not say a word when they truly feel bad. While most kids eventually settle into predictable eating patterns and most childhood stomachaches will go as quickly as they come, some digestive problems
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Pediatricians Promote Benefits of Recess
Dec. 31, 2012 -- The American Academy of Pediatrics has two New Year's resolutions for schools: Keep the school nurse and don't drop recess. The recommendations are part of two new policy statements published in Pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says there's a growing trend in sch
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Rates of Childhood Obesity Fall Slightly
Dec. 25, 2012 -- New data suggest that we may have turned an important corner in the childhood obesity epidemic. While rates of obesity and extreme obesity in preschoolers rose from 1998 to 2003, they began to plateau soon thereafter. And childhood obesity rates decreased slightly in 2010. "We are v
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Low Vitamin D More Common in Overweight Kids
Dec. 24, 2012 -- Overweight and obese children and teens are more likely to have low vitamin D levels than kids with healthy weights, a new study suggests. The study is published in Pediatrics. Vitamin D is essential for bone health. Bone growth is high during childhood and adolescence. So it may be
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2 Cups of Milk a Day Optimal for Most Preschoolers
Dec. 17, 2012 -- Milk is an important source of vitamin D and calcium in young children’s diets. But drinking more than two glasses a day may lower how much iron is stored in their bodies, raising the risk for anemia, a new study suggests. When researchers looked at daily milk intake as it related t
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