Depressed Kids May Be Targets for Bullying, Study Suggests
2012-02-08
New research challenges notion that bullying leads to mental health woesContinue Reading
Female Soccer Players May Face Health Problems: Study
2012-02-08
Intense training, poor nutrition might lead to menstrual abnormalities, stress fractures in young playersContinue Reading
Playing Sports May Help Keep Kids From Smoking
2012-02-08
But the risk of taking up the habit rises if teammates smoke, study findsContinue Reading
Quality Day Care Predicts Later Parental Involvement in School
2012-02-08
Mothers whose kids attended good day care were more involved in their children’s schools later onContinue Reading
Kids' Diarrhea Vaccine Appears Safe After All: Study
2012-02-07
Risk of intestinal side effect didn’t rise; children should be vaccinated, experts sayContinue Reading
Moving Homes Often in Childhood Might Affect Long-Term Health
2012-02-07
Frequently uprooted kids were more likely to drink heavily, smoke as adults, study saysContinue Reading
Letting Baby Eat Finger Foods May Spur Healthier Weight
2012-02-07
Babies who are spoon-fed purees more likely to prefer sweets, become overweight, study saysContinue Reading
Many U.S. Kids Still Buy Unhealthy Snacks at School
2012-02-06
Regulation needed to reduce students’ access to junk food, researchers sayContinue Reading
Antidepressants May Not Raise Suicide Risk in Youth: Study
2012-02-06
Despite ‘black box warning’ for drugs such as Prozac, no increase — or decrease — was foundContinue Reading
Constipation May Help Explain Some Bedwetting
2012-02-06
Study found it could pressure bladder, lower capacity to hold urineContinue Reading
Spanking Produces Troubled Kids, Study Contends
2012-02-06
Punishment linked to more aggression in children, two decades of research showsContinue Reading
Fewer Teens Exposed to Tobacco Smoke in Cars: Report
2012-02-06
But researchers add that too many are still breathing in secondhand smoke while in vehiclesContinue Reading
Thousands of U.S. Kids Hospitalized for Abuse
2012-02-06
Infants, poor children most vulnerable, study suggestsContinue Reading
Health Tip: Common Reasons for Potty Training 'Accidents'
2012-02-06
They’re just a step backward in the learning process, experts sayContinue Reading