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Pregnancy & Parenting – Yahoo! News
Healthy baby campaign uses texts to reach mothers
WASHINGTON – Expectant mothers are getting a new tool to help keep themselves and their babies healthy: pregnancy tips sent directly to their cell phones. Full Story;
Youngsters in Spanish-speaking homes watch less TV
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Young Latino children whose mothers speak Spanish watch less television than their peers with English-speaking moms, a new study shows. Full Story;
FDA probes candy-like tobacco products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. health officials are seeking more information about the possible attraction and addiction of flavored, dissolvable tobacco products that regulators worry look too much like candy and can entice children. Full Story;
Children Likelier to See Dentist if Parents Go Too
TUESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) — Parents who make regular visits to
the dentist are more likely to take their children to the dentist, a new
study shows. Full Story;
Spanish-Speaking Mothers Less Likely to Turn on TV
TUESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) — Young children of Hispanic mothers
whose main language is Spanish watch less TV than children of Hispanic
moms who speak mostly English, a U.S. study has found. Full Story;
Michelle Obama flexes muscles against child obesity
WASHINGTON (AFP) – First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday went to war against childhood obesity, meeting with US lawmakers to prepare the battle plans. Full Story;
Abstinence-only program helps kids postpone sex
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Abstinence-only sex education can work — if it's based on established strategies for helping young people change their attitudes about other types of risky behavior like smoking and drinking, new research shows. Full Story;
Studies Reveal Why Kids Get Bullied and Rejected
Kids who get bullied and snubbed by peers may be more likely to have
problems in other parts of their lives, past studies have shown. And
now researchers have found at least three factors in a child's behavior
that can lead to social rejection. Full Story;
China investigates as tainted milk reappears
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has launched nationwide checks for melamine-tainted milk products after the industrial compound, which killed at least six children in 2008, reappeared on shop shelves, an official newspaper said on Tuesday. Full Story;
Loving Foster Homes Improve Kids' Attention, Impulsivity
MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — Foster children who are placed in
stable, loving homes show noticeable improvement in symptoms of
inattention and hyperactivity compared to children who get moved around a
lot and live with parents who are often annoyed or angry at them, research
finds. Full Story;
Fewer Childhood Deaths From Rheumatic Disease
MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — Death rates for U.S. children with
rheumatic diseases are much lower than previously reported, a new study
has found. Full Story;
As Kids Age, Secondary Schools Offer Less Support
MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — Fewer than one in four U.S.
parents give their local secondary schools an “A” grade for how they deal
with students who have behavioral, emotional or family problems, a new
survey shows. Full Story;
Study links infections in womb to asthma
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. researchers have linked mothers' infection during pregnancy to asthma, the most common chronic disease among American children, in their offspring. Full Story;
Doc Who Tied Vaccine to Autism Ruled Unethical
British medical authorities rule that Andrew Wakefield, the doctor behind research that linked the triple Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism, acted “dishonestly and with “callous disregard” for the children involved in his study Full Story;
Abstinence Programs for Children Work, Study Finds
Sex-ed programs with an abstinence-only message may help to delay the start of sexual activity for certain populations of children, a new study suggests. Full Story;
Mexico tackles record child obesity
MEXICO CITY (AFP) – Mexico's rich diet of tacos, tortillas and tortas (large sandwiches), which is jokingly nicknamed “Vitamin T,” has steered its children to the top of world obesity charts. Full Story;
Walmart pendants recalled as Disney bans cadmium
Federal consumer safety regulators on Friday announced the recall of “The Princess and The Frog” pendants sold at Walmart stores because of high levels of the toxic metal cadmium, an unprecedented action that reflects concerns of an emerging threat in children’s jewelry. Full Story;
Expanding waist worsens kids' sleep apnea
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For children who have trouble breathing during sleep, gaining weight around the middle may make things worse, new research shows. Full Story;
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