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For Kids With Asthma Flu Season Is More Dangerous

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With cold and flu season quickly approaching, doctors are urging parents to take steps now to protect their children, especially those with asthma. You may not realize it, but even something as simple as a common co [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

More Than 1 in 10 Parents Skip, Delay Kids' Shots

By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. More than 1 in 10 parents reject that, refusing some shots or delaying others mainly because of safety con [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids in Need Get Free Dental Care

Children from across southern Nevada traveled to TPC Summerlin to see a dentist Monday. The free dental clinic was part of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Golf Tournament. It is the fourth year TeamSmile has put on the event. About 225 kid [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids' mental health given two boosts

New funding and the recent recruitment of a child psychiatrist to the area are being hailed as good news for young people who need the support of local mental health care services. The Huron-Perth Centre for Children and Youth has just be [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids cage fight club may lose its licence

THE social club which staged a child cage fight is in danger of losing its licence over the scandal. Horrified town hall bosses have launched a review of the venue and ordered the owners not to host any other such events. Their move came [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids' mental-health requests soar

The number of children seeking intensive, in-home mental-health services in Virginia more than doubled in June, just before new state requirements took effect to better screen who really needs the help. The rush for state approval of t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids seriously ill after Adelaide Show petting zoo visit

Two cases of the Shiga-E.coli (STEC) infection and one case of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) have been reported in children who attended the recent Royal Adelaide Show. Two of the three children - all aged between 4 and 12 years - had [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

`Formula doesn`t keep kids from gaining weight`

Kids who were fed on formula for the first few months of life gained just as much weight up to age ten as those who were exclusively breastfed, according to new research from Germany. It has been unclear just what effect breastfeeding, [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Study casts wider net for risky blood pressure in kids

More kids than previously thought could be at risk for dangerously high blood pressure, with as many as a quarter having blood vessels that look like those of much older people, according to a new study. Because there is a theoretical pos [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Smoker's kids have more ear infections

Kids whose parents smoke are more likely to get ear infections and have hearing problems, according to a new review paper. When moms lit up, kids were also almost twice as likely to need surgery for recurrent ear infections or similar pro [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids tend to bunk school if there’s a smoker at home

“Among children aged 6 to 11 who live with smokers, one quarter to one third of school absences are due to household smoking,” said lead researcher Douglas Levy of the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at MGH. “On a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Obese kids have more asthma flare-ups

Shaving off extra pounds might help asthmatic kids prevent flare-ups of the disease, according to a study that found obese children have a harder time controlling their symptoms. The work is the first to show that even after taking race a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Health Shocker: Unhealthy Moms Have Unhealthy Kids

It's fairly obvious that the children of sick parents are more likely to get sick themselves, but a new study found that this is true even when genetic factors are ruled out. Among disadvantaged families, the children of sick mothers [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Program gets $1M to enroll more Arizona kids for health care

The federal government this week awarded $1 million to the Pima Community Access Program, a low-cost health-insurance program, to ensure more of the state's children have medical coverage. The local, nonprofit Pima Community Access P [...]