Showing posts with label CHILDREN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CHILDREN. Show all posts
July 18, 2013
One in 50 School-Aged Children in U.S. Has Autism
Significant increase in the prevalence of the condition over the past five years, researchers say.
The number of children in the United States with autism spectrum disorder has jumped dramatically since 2007, federal health officials reported Wednesday.
As of 2012, one in 50 kids between the ages of 6 and 17 has some form of autism, compared with one in 88 only five years earlier, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
July 15, 2013
If you want your kids to spend less time parked in front of a television
If you want your kids to spend less time parked in front of a television, you need to set the example.
That’s the message of a new study that links TV viewing habits in kids to how much time their parents spend in front of the tube.
10 Tips to Get Your Kids to Eat Vegetables and Fruits
American Heart Association tips
In a new study, children who ate the most vegetables and fruits had significantly healthier arteries as adults than children who ate the fewest. Here are 10 tips to encourage your children to eat more vegetables and fruits.
Slapping, shoving tied to kids' future health problems
Children who are punished through pushing, shoving and slapping are more likely to be obese and have other health problems when they grow up, a new study suggests.
"This is one study that adds to a growing area of research that all has consistent findings that physical punishment is associated with negative mental and now physical (health) outcomes," said Tracie Afifi, who led the study at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada.
July 10, 2013
Irregular Bedtimes May Sap Kids’ Brainpower
By Health Editor
Going to bed at different times every night appears to reduce children’s brainpower, a new British study suggests.
The research included 11,000 children in the United Kingdom whose family routines, including bedtimes, were recorded when they were aged 3, 5 and 7. At age 7, the children were given tests to assess their math and reading skills and spatial awareness.
Using a Robot to Ease a Child’s Pain
By SOPHIE EGAN
Health care workers have a new tool to ease needle anxiety in children: a talking robot.
The robot, named MEDi, is programmed to greet a child with a high-five, collect toys from a tray and ask questions like “Do you like movies?” Children who engaged with the robot while receiving a flu shot had much less pain and distress than children who got a shot the usual way, according to a study published in the June issue of Vaccine.
Link Between Obese Adults and Childhood ADHD
By Children's Health Team
New study links childhood ADHD to obesity in adult men.
If you battled attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a child, there’s a good chance you’ll be fighting the battle of the bulge as an adult, according to a new study.
A long-term study of more than 200 boys with ADHD by New York University researchers found a strong link between childhood ADHD and adult obesity. In fact, boys who were diagnosed with ADHD as children were more than twice as likely to experience higher body mass index (BMI) and obesity rates in adulthood compared to men who did not have childhood ADHD.
Cat Poop: Home to Life-Threatening Parasites
Parasites that live in your kitty's feces could increase risk for contracting dangerous diseases.
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