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Study sees health risks for black, Latino boys

Black and Hispanic boys in California are twice as likely to have poor health as Caucasian boys, and chronic poverty and exposure to violence in the neighborhoods where they live affects their health, researchers said this week. [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids of lesbians have fewer behavioral problems, study sugge...

A nearly 25-year study concluded that children raised in lesbian households were psychologically well-adjusted and had fewer behavioral problems than their peers. The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, followed 78 lesbian [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Vitamin D essential for asthmatic kids - study

According to a novel research, asthmatic kids with low levels of vitamin D could face problems like reduced lung functions. Researchers. At National Jewish Health research institute, U.S., found that lower level of vitamin D in kids [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Overweight kids sleep less - study

Professor Tim Olds, who studied the sleep patterns of more than 4000 children from across the country, said poor sleep was known to lead to memory recall problems and impair cognition. Many children in his study were "sleep deprived [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Study Highlights Costs of Not Breast-Feeding

A new study finds that poor adherence to breast-feeding guidelines causes close to 900 child deaths in the U.S. each year, the Associated Press reports. They estimate that the nation incurs $13 billion in healthcare costs as a result. Ex [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Study: Children's health services affected

Hundreds of thousands of South Carolina children are doing without health care, going hungry, coping on their own with mental health problems and lacking intervention for addictions and pregnancies. And in neglecting the needs of chi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

1% of US children affected by autism: study

Autism, a brain disorder that interferes with communication and social skills, affected an estimated one in 110 American 8-year-olds in 2006, according to a federal study released last Friday. The US Centers for Disease Control and Preventi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

1 in 5 Kids Get Little Vitamin D, Study Says

At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.By a looser measure, almost 90 percent of bla [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Soda study aims to educate kids on sugary drinks

A University of Victoria researcher hopes to prove that when kids are taught the health facts behind sugary beverages they will opt for healthy alternatives, such as milk or water. Patti-Jean Naylor, assistant professor of exercise science [...]