Search Results for 'Kids'

Depression in dads affects kids

Children who live with a father who has mental health problems and depression have higher rates of behavioural and emotional problems themselves, according to a new study. Though the effect of mother's depression upon her children is [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Obese kids at risk of adult depression

Overweight children are 50 per cent more likely to suffer mood disorders such as depression as young adults, an Australian study has shown. And the tendency is even more marked in girls, who hang on to their excess weight when they are ol [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Many kids with diabetes have other immune diseases

The findings, researchers say, underscore the importance of keeping an eye out for symptoms of those diseases in diabetic children. Type 1 diabetes is what's known as an autoimmune disease, where the immune system launches a misguide [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Mental Health Improves in Kids When Mother Treats Depression

According to a new study, when mothers are successfully treated for depression, the mental health of their children tends to improve. The basis of this research is the idea that children who come from parents that have to deal with serio [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Optimism Could Help Kids Keep Depression at Bay

Here's a reason to try to change your kid's attitude: The most optimistic adolescents may be somewhat less likely to be depressed than their peers. Researchers also have found a slight link between optimism and less heavy drug ab [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Marketing Junk Food to Our Kids: Can We Beat It?

The report Fast Food Facts, by researchers at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, quotes numerous scary statistics on the relentless marketing of fast food. The list of facts demonstrating the marketing of fast food to chil [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Depression a greater risk for ADHD kids

Children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may face a greater risk for depression in adolescence, a new study finds. University of Maryland researchers discovered kids diagnosed with ADHD between four and six years old ha [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

TV ads for kids focusing on junk food over sweets

Television advertisers are directing fewer of their commercials for sweets and beverages at children and young adults, but the number of fast food ads directed at those groups has increased, a study by U.S. researchers suggests. In [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Junk food ups diabetes in kids

A group of more than 100 diabetes experts has called for laws to ban ads of junk food that target children. The experts from Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh said that this was the best alternative for combating the rising cases [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Healthy Kids Day

The Johnston YMCA will host a Healthy Kids Expo and Field Day in conjunction with the nation's largest health day for children and families. The Expo will feature local businesses and provide hands on demonstrations and samplings. Th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Most test tube babies kids are healthy

Scientists have found only a few medical differences between children born as a result of assisted reproduction and kids conceived in the traditional way. More than three million children have been born worldwide as a result of assi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

First Lady launches kids health drive

First Lady Michelle Obama yesterday (Tuesday 9 February) unveiled a nationwide campaign called Let’s Move as part of an ambitious goal to beat childhood obesity in the US within a generation to ensure that children born today reach [...]

Posted On : Feb, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Prenatal alcohol tied to kids' social problems

Children who were exposed to large amounts of alcohol in the womb may have difficulty processing and reading emotions, leading to problems with their social skills and behavior, a new study shows. The study, published in journal Alcoholism [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Indias kids becoming super sized

In yester years most kids in India were thin and looked rather lean in comparison to their Western counterparts. Today, urban Indian kids have an excess weight problem.“Today, as our research says, 37% percent of Delhi’s school- [...]