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Test May Spot Autism in Young Children
June 26, 2012 -- A noninvasive test that measures and records the brain's electrical activity may reliably detect autism in children as young as age 2, a new study shows. There is currently no objective test to help doctors diagnose autism, a developmental disorder that strikes about 1 in 100 childr
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Food Allergy Reactions in Kids Undertreated
June 25, 2012 -- Severe allergic reactions are common among young children with food allergies, but nearly two-thirds do not get the emergency treatment they need, a new study shows. To find out how food allergy exposures happen and how often, researchers followed more than 500 kids with allergies t
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High Blood Pressure a Rising Risk for Kids, Teens
June 18, 2012 -- The number of young people sent to the hospital for high blood pressure rose steeply during a recent 10-year period, according to a new study published online in the journal Hypertension. Hospital stays for Americans ages 18 and under due to high blood pressure nearly doubled from 1
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Kids' Prescription Drug Trends: What's Up, Down
June 18, 2012 -- Children and teens got fewer prescriptions in 2010 than they did in 2002 -- but what they got changed. Overall, the number of prescriptions dispensed for children and teens was down 7% during that time, according to the new study, published in Pediatrics. When the researchers, from
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Study: Self-Injury Common in Grade School
June 11, 2012 -- Self-injury is a common emotional disorder among teens and young adults, and now new research confirms that young children also injure themselves on purpose. In one of the first studies ever to assess self-injury rates among children as young as age 7, close to 7% of 3rd grade girls
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Friends Influence How Active Kids Are
May 28, 2012 -- Kids who like to be active can influence others to do the same, or at least that's what new research finds. Children in social groups that included others who were physically active were six times more likely to be physically active themselves in a study published today in the journa
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C. diff on Rise in Kids -- and Outside Hospital
May 21, 2012 -- The potentially deadly diarrhea bug Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is spreading among children in the community, a new study shows. "The typical person with C. difficile is thought of as being older, taking antibiotics, and in the hospital. For the first time, we are describing a
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Drowning Top Cause of Injury Deaths in Kids 1-4
May 17, 2012 -- Although the death rate for drowning in the U.S. has gone down in the last decade, drowning leads to more deaths among young children aged 1 to 4 than any other cause except birth defects, a new report from the CDC reveals. Between 2005 and 2009, the death rates from accidental drown
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Survey: 1 in 3 Kids Hurt Playing Sports
April 24, 2012 -- About 1 in 3 kids who plays sports will need medical attention due to injuries sustained on the field or court, such as concussions, broken bones, and dehydration, a new survey shows. While some of these injuries can be serious, some easy-to-follow prevention tips including drinkin
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Bedwetting Misunderstood but Often Treatable
April 23, 2012 -- Researchers are getting closer to uncovering why children wet the bed and what can be done, but many parents are still in the dark. A new report highlights misconceptions about bedwetting as well as progress in finding out the cause behind the often-embarrassing and traumatic child
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