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Kids often victims of secondhand smoke

There's a new warning out about secondhand smoke. Researchers say second hand smoke kills 600,000 people a year worldwide and the World Health Organization reports 165,000 of those deaths are children. Researchers say kids whose pare [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Kane County focuses on Fit for Kids program

Kane County is moving forward with a program that targets childhood obesity and health issues affecting young people. The county board public health committee this week recommended that the board renew the contract of Jane Maxwell, a die [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Fears for kids' health as sports programmes are axed

Teachers fear that children will get fatter and lazier after the government axed sports programmes at schools across Macclesfield. The School Sports Partnership scheme, created 10 years ago by the Labour government, use [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Parental Stress Makes Kids Unhealthier

Does it feel like your “stress temperature” has gone up around ten degrees the last few years? According to the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America survey, your kids are feeling it too. The new [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Waist size says a lot about kids' health

Waist size may communicate more about a child's cardiovascular health than measuring height, weight and body mass index, according to new research. With the number of children who are overweight and obese on the rise, it's n [...]

Posted On : Nov, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

California's health care system failing kids

California ranks last in the nation on key measures of a quality health care system for children with special needs, according to a report based on federal data released yesterday. One in seven children in the state – an estim [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Diabetes screening for kids soon

India will soon roll out the world's largest juvenile diabetes screening and detection programme for children. Kids will also be checked for high blood pressure. India's tremendous burden of patients suffering from diabetes and h [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Beatle Bob's new move targets kids' health

Beatle Bob has a new gig. St. Louis' most loved and hated superfan — known for his 14-year concert-going streak, '60s attire and unabashed dance moves — has a part on a new CD aimed to help children eat healthier. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids make up largest group with traumatic brain injuries

Austin Story doesn't remember the late-summer outing at a friend's lakefront home in New Jersey, or the rocks he climbed near a waterfall. Or how he lost his footing and, as his horrified mother looked on, fell about 50 feet. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids' Mental Health May Dip When Parents Are Deployed

The young children of U.S. service members may suffer more mental health or behavioral problems when a parent is deployed overseas, a study published Monday suggests. Military researchers found that among more than 640,000 children [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Insure the kids

The nonprofit child-advocacy group Voices for Utah Children has a good idea to help kids who have been dropped from insurance plans. According to the group, its proposal would be affordable for many families and wouldn’t cost the s [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Medical: As kids get bigger, youth sports injuries mount

Bigger, stronger, faster. If you don't happen to be the parent of a kid engaged in a competitive sport, this trend among youthful athletes of all ages may have gone unnoticed. Pewee football teams often have kids who 20 or 30 years a [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

San Francisco Passes Ordinance on Kids' Meals, Addressing Ch...

On Tuesday, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to vote in favor of an ordinance that will limit toy giveaways in children's meals that are excessively high in fat, sodium and calories. With the 1979 introduction of the McDonald [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Health Tip: Running Errands With Your Kids

Going on even a quick errand can be a daunting prospect when you've got kids in tow. The Nemours Foundation offers these suggestions to help keep fits, tears and whining in check: Before you leave, chat with the kids about where [...]