Search Results for 'Kids'

Smoking during pregnancy ups kids cancer risk

Smoking during pregnancy has long been known to cause birth complications, and now, a new research has revealed that babies born to women who smoke during pregnancy are five times more likely to develop a childhood cancer. Researchers at t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Mom's Fatty Diet During Pregnancy Triggers Overeating, Obesi...

High-fat diet during pregnancy produces permanent changes in the offspring's brain that lead to increased appetite and obesity early in life, a study in rats has shown. The surprising new research by Rockefeller University scientists [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Health Officials Recommend More Kids For Flu Shots

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come out and recommended that more kids get vaccinated with a flu shot this year.Typically, the recommendation has always been for kids to get a flu shot if they are 2-years an [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Junk food can make kids naughty

Sugary and fatty snacks have been blamed for naughtiness and poor concentration, leading to campaigns for healthier lunches. But research has now found that if children are given bad diet as young as three the damage has already been d [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2008 | Comments : 0

Kids still targeted by junk food marketing

We found that some companies who had pledged to stop marketing unhealthy food to under-12s have continued to target kids via cartoon characters, film tie-ins, celebrity endorsements and free offers. That’s despite 88% of consumers sa [...]

Posted On : Jul, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Health Care for Kids Varies Widely Across US

When an American child needs medical attention, the quality of care expected varies widely from one state to the next, with a four-fold measure of quality separating children covered under a medical insurance plan and those who are uninsure [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Second Hand Smoke And Kids

The impact of second-hand smoke on kids health Second-hand smoke (which is sometimes called environmental tobacco smoke or ETS) contains toxic substances, over 40 of which cause cancer. Some of these substances are in stronger concentratio [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2008 | Comments : 1

Stopping Kids From Over Eating

Are we setting up our children for a lifetime of weight problems and unhealthy eating? Apparently, yes, according to the first study on how serving sizes influence a young child's food intake.The study by nutrition professors at Penn [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Junk food firms use Internet and mobile phones to attract ki...

Campaigners have warned that junk food firms will target kids over the Internet and mobile phones, because of the introduction of new rules on television advertisements. The warning has come after television adverts of junk food aimed at [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Study: Maine Tops Kids Smoke Prevention

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine ranks No. 1 for the sixth year in a row in funding programs to protect children from tobacco, while Vermont dropped two places to 16th place and New Hampshire improved from dead last to 41st place, accord [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2007 | Comments : 0

Brain Matures Late in Kids With ADHD

Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder lag three years behind their peers when it comes to brain development, a new study suggests.The study is the first to quantify the differences in brain development between children with ADH [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

PTSD In Cancer Patients Kids

Children whose parents have cancer often suffer post-trauma [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

Nearly 1 In 3 Kids Take Supplements

Almost a third of U.S. kids and teens take dietary supplements (mainly multivitamins and multiminerals), experts report.That news appears in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.Since supplements are so widely used, suppleme [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

Ads for junk foods cause kids to eat more.

On average, kids eat nearly twice as much after seeing junk food ads on TV, than they do after watching ads for non-food items. That's the result of a new study at the University of Liverpool in England. Psychologist Jason Halford says [...]