All Posts Tagged With: "children’s health"

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9
Oct
2009

Study: Working Moms Have Less Healthy Kids

Findings of a recent British study are certain to unnerve working moms. Children whose mothers work outside of the home are more likely to eat unhealthy foods, watch too much television and are less likely to exercise.

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20
Dec
2008

Health Canada: Cough Syrup Not To Be Used For Children Under 6

The cough syrup issue has been a concern for parents since last winter when it was revealed that the deaths of three infants between 1 and 6 months old were linked to cough and cold medication use.
In that time there have been many warnings and even a recall on many different brands of cough syrup [...]

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9
Nov
2008

Toddler On Life Support After A Tick Bite Goes Unnoticed

A 3-year-old Australian boy has been on life support for almost two weeks after a tick stayed unnoticed behind his ear for several days.
Matthew Williams awoke on Oct. 28 with double vision and was unable to walk unassisted, so his mother Toni rushed him to the hospital, but tests came back negative.
When the [...]

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23
Oct
2008

Study: More Children Getting Allergies

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today that about 3 million U.S. children have a food or digestive allergy – an 18 percent increase over the past 10 years.
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found eight types of food account for 90 percent of these food allergies: milk, eggs, peanuts, [...]

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25
Sep
2008

Greenguard Certification Offers Parents Piece Of Mind

Even though chemicals emitted by products can affect everyone, children are more vulnerable to indoor air pollution than adults. Their physiological systems are still developing, and they breathe at a faster rate than adults, taking in more air relative to their body weight. Indoor air pollution is typically 2-5 times higher than outdoors. Since children [...]

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19
Sep
2008

Study:Acetaminophen May Raise Asthma Risk In Kids

A large study covering children in 31 countries has found that infants who have been given the common pain reliever paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, may have a higher risk of developing asthma and eczema by the time they are 6 or 7.
The findings were published in the journal Lancet together with two other studies, [...]

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15
Sep
2008

The Corn Refiners Association Want You To Know ‘Corn Syrup Is OK’

In a new video released by the Corn Refiners Association, sweetsurprise.com wants parents to know that corn syrup is OK.

Here are their facts:

The American Medical Association (AMA) recently concluded that “high fructose corn syrup does not appear to contribute to obesity more than other caloric sweeteners.”
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7
Sep
2008

More Parents Vaccinating Their Toddlers

Federal health officials recently announced that U.S. toddlers got the recommended vaccinations against childhood diseases at record levels in 2007.
The findings based on data from 17,017 children:

A record 77.4% of children in this age group received the full recommended series of vaccinations
99% of children got all but one of the six individual vaccines in [...]

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16
Aug
2008

Should Obese Children Be Taken Away From Their Parents?

The Local Government Association in Britain has warned that the worst cases of obesity will be increasingly seen as evidence of “parental neglect,” and that social workers will have to step in to offer advice to protect the child’s welfare.
They believe that in the most extreme cases, children could be taken away from parents.
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26
Jul
2008

New Research May Show That Cellphones Are Dangerous To Children Under 10

If your child has a cellphone then you may want to take note of this new warning.
A prominent cancer specialist in the United States is cautioning parents to limit the use of cellphones by kids to emergencies because he claims the electromagnetic energy the mobile emits likely penetrates the brain of a child more deeply [...]

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20
Jul
2008

Should Your Toddler Be Drinking Low-fat milk?

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) revised a previous recommendation that had all toddler drinking whole milk once weaned from breast-milk or formula.
They are now saying that some babies as young as 12 months of age should be given reduced-fat (2 percent) milk instead of whole milk.
Specifically, the new recommendation states that the use [...]

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16
Jul
2008

Study: Eating Peanuts During Pregnancy Could Increase Your Child’s Chances Of Asthma

A recent Dutch study has found that pregnant women who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily raise the risk their children will develop asthma by 50 percent.
Eating nuts in that moderation didn’t not seem to have an effect, meaning it is too soon to say whether pregnant women should give up nuts [...]

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