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Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Repeated use of antibiotics to
treat acute ear infections in young children increases the risk of
recurrent ear infections by 20 percent, according to researchers in the
Netherlands who called for more prudent use of antibiotics in young
children.
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Talk With Kids, Not At Them (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- If you want to help children
develop language and speech skills, UCLA researchers say, listening to
what they have to say is just as important as talking to them.
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Harder for heavy moms to see child's weight status (Reuters)
Reuters - The ability of a mother to identify a weight problem in her child appears to be dependent on her own weight, with overweight mothers tending to underestimate her child's weight. On the other hand, a mother's ability to correctly determine the weight status of a child who is unrelated to her appears to depend on her socioeconomic level, new research in Pediatrics shows.
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Supply of Key Children's Vaccine Almost Back to Normal (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A children's vaccine
that's been in short supply for 18 months is now being produced at levels
that allow its traditional widespread use, officials at the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
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For Kids With Leukemia, Radiation May Be Safe to Skip (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation to the brain
isn't necessary for most children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic
leukemia, new research has found.
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Genes May Raise Risk of Neuroblastoma in Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have
identified a genetic trait that appears to boost the risk that a child
will develop an often-fatal cancer that targets the nervous system.
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ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death in Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Stimulant medications
commonly prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) are associated with an increased risk of sudden death, but those
deaths are still rare, new research finds.
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New program seeks to deliver vaccines to poor (Reuters)
Reuters - Five governments and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $1.5 billion on Friday to help give poor countries better access to vaccines against pneumococcal disease such as pneumonia and meningitis.
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FDA Panel OKs Newer Antipsychotics for Children (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug
Administration advisory panel voted overwhelmingly Wednesday that
Seroquel and Zyprexa, two powerful antipsychotic drugs, be approved to
treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children aged 13 to 17.
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Rear-facing seats safer for bigger kids too: study (AFP)
AFP - Parents should keep their children in rear-facing car seats at least until the age of four, according to a British study released Friday.
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Rear-facing seats safer for bigger kids too: study (AFP)
AFP - Parents should keep their children in rear-facing car seats at least until the age of four, according to a British study released Friday.
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If Mom or Dad Is Depressed, Kids Need Help Too (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- When parents are
depressed, their children can suffer too.
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FDA Panel OKs Antipsychotic Seroquel for Children (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug
Administration advisory panel on Wednesday voted "overwhelmingly" that
Seroquel, a powerful antipsychotic drug, be approved to treat
schizophrenia in children.
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FDA Panel Mulls Newer Antipsychotics for Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug
Administration advisory panel is expected to vote Wednesday on whether
several powerful but controversial antipsychotic drugs be approved for use
by children.
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Daytime Nap Has Benefits Beyond Rest for Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- Children's nap time is not only
beneficial to caregivers who may need a break. For children aged 4 to 5
years, taking a nap during the day may help reduce hyperactivity, anxiety
and depression, new study findings show.
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Parental Eating Habits Don't Rub Off on Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Parents' eating habits don't seem to
influence their children's food choices as much as experts have thought,
new research suggests.
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WHO recommends rotavirus vaccine for all children (Reuters)
Reuters - The World Health Organization recommended on Friday that oral rotavirus vaccines be included in all national immunization programs to avert half a million diarrhoeal deaths and 2 million hospitalizations a year.
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Tourette Syndrome Diagnosed in 3 in Every 1,000 Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- In the first estimate of its
kind, U.S. health officials report that three of every 1,000 children,
mostly boys, are diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome.
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Many Overweight Kids Not Getting a Good Night's Sleep (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children with chubby
bellies are more likely to have sleep-disordered breathing, a condition
that's associated with behavioral problems, hyperactivity and difficulty
staying awake at school, new research shows.
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US kids at risk of 'recession obesity': report (AFP)
AFP - Children in the United States are at risk of "recession obesity" as parents substitute cheap, fast food for healthy meals to try to weather the economic slump, a report published Wednesday showed.
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