Kids’ Obesity Risk Rises With Parents’ Divorce: Study
2014-06-04
Stress, unhealthy coping strategies may be to blame, experts say
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Taking Antipsychotic Drugs While Pregnant May Harm Newborns: Study
2014-06-04
These medications linked to respiratory distress, withdrawal symptoms in babies, researchers reportContinue Reading
Pot Isn’t Harmless, Top U.S. Health Official Says
2014-06-04
Addiction, brain changes in young users are proven concerns, according to head of National Institute on Drug AbuseContinue Reading
Among New Smokers, Teen Boys More Likely to Quit Than Girls: Study
2014-06-03
Being scared by cigarette warnings, playing team sports also increased chances of kicking the habitContinue Reading
Hormone Levels in Womb Tied to Autism Risk in Boys: Study
2014-06-03
Experts caution that finding is preliminary, with no current implications for treatment or preventionContinue Reading
Health Tip: Help Improve Your Child’s Sleep
2014-06-03
Regulate the youngster’s exposure to light
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1 of 8 U.S. Kids Mistreated Before Age 18, Study Finds
2014-06-02
Risk highest early in life, with 2 percent of children having a confirmed report by 1st birthday, researchers sayContinue Reading
E-Cigarette Advertising Soars on American TV, Study Finds
2014-06-02
Youthful audience exposed to pitches for the nicotine product has tripled in recent yearsContinue Reading
Boston Marathon Bombings Left Psychological Scars on Kids
2014-06-02
11 percent of parents surveyed months later described PTSD symptoms in children, study foundContinue Reading
Prom Isn’t a Good Reason to Hit the Tanning Salon
2014-05-30
Indoor tanning increases the risk of skin cancer, experts sayContinue Reading
Scientists Spot Clues to Why Males Have Tougher Time in the Womb
2014-05-30
Girls grow more slowly, placenta more protective, researchers sayContinue Reading
5 or More Bad Sunburns While Young Tied to Higher Melanoma Risk
2014-05-30
Odds for deadly skin cancer rise 80 percent, nurses’ study findsContinue Reading
Scientists See Environmental Changes to Genes in Kids With Autism
2014-05-29
Double whammy of mutated genes and environmental genetic changes may make disorder more severeContinue Reading
U.S. Measles Cases at 20-Year High
2014-05-29
Almost all infections involve unvaccinated residents who traveled abroad, CDC saysContinue Reading