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RSSArchived Child Health News Stories - December 2008

Date Title Comments Rating
2008-12-30 Family rejection of lesbian, gay and bisexual children linked to poor health in early childhood 0 None
2008-12-30 90% of overweight children may not be properly diagnosed 0 None
2008-12-29 Partnerships take aim at improving children's asthma 0 None
2008-12-22 Baby girl due soon will be minus breast cancer causing gene 0 None
2008-12-22 Rise in births for couples on benefits 0 None
2008-12-22 Alcohol consumption during pregnancy damages offspring's white matter - brain's connective network 0 None
2008-12-18 Smoking during the first trimester of pregnancy linked to oral clefts 0 None
2008-12-17 More can be done to prevent lung disease in Southeast-Asian babies 0 None
2008-12-17 Chemical engineer mother works to help kids on feeding tubes 0 None
2008-12-17 Preventing food allergies in children - a change of strategy? 0 None
2008-12-17 Expert says gross over-reaction to peanuts to blame for 'nut hysteria' 0 None
2008-12-17 Selling cigarettes to children will cost retailers dearly 0 None
2008-12-16 Study to examine how breastfeeding impacts cost of healthcare for very low birth weight babies 0 None
2008-12-16 Proof that girls have better taste than boys! 0 4
2008-12-16 Benefits of breastfeeding outweigh risk of exposure to environmental chemicals 0 None
2008-12-16 White children have lower educational aspirations than most ethnic minorities 0 None
2008-12-15 Three-quarters of youths with type 1 diabetes have vitamin D deficiency 0 None
2008-12-15 Integrated Children's System fails the children it was designed to protect 0 None
2008-12-15 New system of scoring IQ tests benefits children with intellectual disabilities 0 None
2008-12-14 CDC report details child and teen injuries / fatalities in the U.S. 0 None
2008-12-14 Potential new avenue for altering lung development in the embryo - will help premature babies 0 None
2008-12-12 Link between childhood obesity and asthma 0 None
2008-12-12 Serious health problems related to late preterm births 0 None
2008-12-12 Researchers create model of different components that contribute to an obesity-prone home food environment 0 None
2008-12-11 Warning on heavy toilet seats and toddler penis injuries 0 None
2008-12-10 Eating disorders in diabetic children 0 None
2008-12-10 Magnets in toys pose serious health risks 0 None
2008-12-10 Children who are overweight or obese have increased risk of arm and leg injuries following motor vehicle crash 0 None
2008-12-10 California's low-income teens three times more likely to be obese 0 None
2008-12-10 12 percent of U.S. children use alternative medicine 0 None
2008-12-10 Death rates in hospital highest for infants, and children without insurance 0 None
2008-12-10 Discovery of gender gap in spatial skills that starts in infancy 0 None
2008-12-10 Overweight children may inherit faster eating behaviour 0 None
2008-12-08 Low-income settings require local guideline development for childhood illness 0 None
2008-12-08 Lupin allergy in children 0 None
2008-12-08 Study finds it generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medication in children with epilepsy 0 None
2008-12-05 Environmental tobacco smoke linked to behavioral problems in boys with asthma 0 None
2008-12-03 Children walking less 0 None
2008-12-03 Childhood obesity may change thyroid 0 None
2008-12-03 Toddlers actively participate in complex interactions with their parents 0 None
2008-12-03 Brains of low-income children function differently from brains of high-income kids 0 5
2008-12-03 Researchers study newborns' umbilical cord blood to better understand fetal health risks from smoking mothers 0 None
2008-12-03 Unstable housing linked to child hunger and poor health 0 None
2008-12-01 Exposure to pseudoephedrine common among young children 0 None
2008-12-01 Babies exposed to tobacco in utero more irritable, difficult to soothe 1 None
2008-12-01 High levels of prenatal smoking exposure affects sleep in early babies 0 None
2008-12-01 Epilepsy drug valproate may increase risk of autism in children 0 None
2008-12-01 Elementary school social development intervention leads to better-functioning young adults 0 None
2008-12-01 Children of farm workers less likely to have health cover 0 None
2008-12-01 Kick, catch and throw - key to obesity prevention 0 None

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