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Music class may benefit kids with cochlear implants (Reuters)
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 12:10pmReuters - Music class may help improve certain types of sound perception in deaf children who have cochlear implants, a new study hints.
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Kids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the Unvaccinated (HealthDay)
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 9:48pmHealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children who get a flu shot help prevent flu from spreading in their communities, Canadian researchers say.
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Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity' (Reuters)
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 2:35pmReuters - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
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Study Looks At Cost-Effectiveness of ECG in Hyperactive Kids (HealthDay)
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 9:48pmHealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Electrocardiogram screening to check for heart problems in hyperactive children before prescribing stimulant medications may help identify those at risk, but is only borderline cost-effective compared to the current practice of taking a patient history and doing a physical examination, a new study shows.
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Oldest Epilepsy Drug Best for Children (HealthDay)
Wed, 03/03/2010 - 9:50pmHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- A landmark comparison of three drugs widely used against the most common form of childhood epilepsy finds the oldest to be the most effective.
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Typical CPR best in kids, but hands-only works too (Reuters)
Wed, 03/03/2010 - 10:14amReuters - Bystanders who start CPR on children before paramedics arrive can save lives and limit brain damage, regardless of whether they do the old-fashioned type of CPR with chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth or the newer "hands-only" CPR, a study from Japan confirms.
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Child Obesity Rates Going Up (HealthDay)
Tue, 03/02/2010 - 9:49pmHealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research finds that the prevalence of obesity has grown in recent years among children aged 10 to 17, and certain kids are being especially hard hit.
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Snacks mean U.S. kids moving toward "constant eating" (Reuters)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 10:04pmReuters - U.S. children eat an average three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, a finding that could explain why the childhood obesity rate has risen to more than 16 percent, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Kids' Peanut Allergies Might Be Tamed: Study (HealthDay)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 9:51pmHealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Help may be on the way for children with serious peanut allergies, with two new studies suggesting that slowly increasing consumption might build kids' tolerance over time.
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Risk of Childhood Obesity Higher Among Minorities (HealthDay)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 9:51pmHealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Risk factors for childhood obesity begin before birth and affect blacks and Hispanics more than whites, U.S. researchers report.
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Health Tip: Introduce Your Child to Music (HealthDay)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 9:51pmHealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Listening to music offers many benefits to children, research indicates. Musically inclined kids appear better at math and reading, have shown better focus, improved self-esteem and seem to play better with other children.
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Parents Still Worried About Vaccine Safety (HealthDay)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 9:51pmHealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Although most American parents vaccinate their children, many are concerned about the safety of vaccines and some choose not to have their children protected from potentially deadly diseases, a new study found.
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Future Heart Disease May Be in Store for Obese Kids (HealthDay)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 9:51pmHealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children as young as 3 could harbor a warning sign that they're at risk of heart disease in the future, new research suggests.
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Some Parents Consider Hastening a Sick Child's Death (HealthDay)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 9:51pmHealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Watching a child die of cancer is unimaginably heartbreaking for parents, and now a new survey shows that the urge to protect terminally ill children from any further pain led one in eight parents to consider hastening their child's death.
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Watching Special Videos May Not Make Kids Brainier (HealthDay)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 9:51pmHealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Well-intentioned parents who prop their infants in front of supposedly brain-enhancing DVDs in the hopes they will learn more words might actually be accomplishing nothing, new research shows.
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Parents say doctors hastened death for dying kids (AP)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 7:12pmAP - It's a situation too agonizing to contemplate — a child dying and in pain. Now a small but provocative study suggests that doctors may be giving fatal morphine doses to a few children dying of cancer, to end their suffering at their parents' request.
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Obese kids more likely to injure legs, ankles, feet (Reuters)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 2:05pmReuters - Obese kids' injury patterns look different from those of their slimmer peers, a new study out in Pediatrics shows.
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Striking number of obesity risks hit minority kids (AP)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 6:28amAP - The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests.
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1 in 4 parents buys unproven vaccine-autism link (AP)
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 4:23amAP - One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated.
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Existing Health Programs Could Help More Kids With Asthma (HealthDay)
Wed, 02/24/2010 - 9:50pmHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The United States could lower the number of uninsured children with asthma by 75 percent by enrolling all those who are eligible for federally funded insurance programs and expanding eligibility, a new report suggests.
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