| Hair Beads Spurring Head Trauma in Kids(By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter by Serena Gordonhealthday Reporter 2008-11-27 05:01) | | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Although head trauma is a common injury seen in young children, U.S. doctors report on two recent cases of skull fracture with a surprising cause -- hair beads. What's worse, because the beads were translucent, they... |
| Drug to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit( 2008-11-27 05:01) | | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A muscle relaxant drug widely used to prevent premature birth when women go into early labor is no more effective than a placebo at maintaining pregnancy, after the initial spell of preterm labor is stopped. So say U... |
| More evidence ties media violence to teen violence( 2008-11-27 00:44) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children who get heavy doses of media violence may be at greater risk of violent behavior as teenagers -- even when a range of other influences is considered, according to a new study. The findings, the authors say, add t... |
| Influenza vaccine effective in young children(By Megan Rauscher Megan Rauscher 2008-11-27 00:43) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even in an influenza season where there is not an optimal match between circulating strains of influenza and the strains contained in the influenza vaccine, the vaccine is likely to significantly protect young children, a... |
| Dairy foods help kids build stronger bones( 2008-11-27 00:43) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Eating plenty of dairy foods, meat, and other high-protein foods in childhood result in stronger and healthier bones in adolescence , a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics shows. Boys and girls who ate at least two ser... |
| Drug to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit( 2008-11-27 00:34) | | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A muscle relaxant drug widely used to prevent premature birth when women go into early labor is no more effective than a placebo at maintaining pregnancy, after the initial spell of preterm labor is stopped. So say U... |
| Nigeria doctors on alert after drug kills 25 infants(By Randy Fabi Randy Fabi 2008-11-27 00:34) | | ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria's drug administration agency warned doctors across the country Wednesday to be on the lookout for symptoms of toxic poisoning in babies after contaminated teething syrup killed at least 25 infants. The National Agency for F... |
| Hair Beads Spurring Head Trauma in Kids(By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter by Serena Gordonhealthday Reporter 2008-11-27 00:22) | | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Although head trauma is a common injury seen in young children, U.S. doctors report on two recent cases of skull fracture with a surprising cause -- hair beads. What's worse, because the beads were translucent, they... |
| Teething drug kills 25 children in Nigeria( 2008-11-26 21:54) | | LAGOS (AFP) – Nigeria's food and drug control agency NAFDAC said 25 children have died in the last fortnight after taking a teething mixture discovered to contain a harmful susbstance, local media said Wednesday. NAFDAC boss Dora Akunyili said the c... |
| Nigeria to launch mass polio immunization drive(By Tume Ahemba Tume Ahemba 2008-11-26 00:11) | | LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria will launch a new campaign to vaccinate millions of children against polio Wednesday in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease that has crippled hundreds this year, the World Health Organization said. Africa's most po... |
| Teething syrup suspected of killing 24 Nigerian kids( 2008-11-26 00:07) | | ABUJA (Reuters) – Two dozen children have died and nine have fallen ill in Nigeria during the last three weeks after being given teething syrup, the health minister said on Tuesday. Dr. Hassan Lawal ordered a government investigation into the deaths... |
| Nigeria to launch mass polio immunization drive(By Tume Ahemba Tume Ahemba 2008-11-26 00:07) | | LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria will launch a new campaign to vaccinate millions of children against polio Wednesday in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease that has crippled hundreds this year, the World Health Organization said. Africa's most po... |
| J&J helped plan child research institute: report( 2008-11-25 01:30) | | CHICAGO (Reuters) – Internal company documents suggest Johnson & Johnson, maker of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, agreed to fund a child psychiatry research center at Massachusetts General Hospital to generate data to support use of the drug in c... |
| Study: Many kids in Katrina trailer park anemic(By JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press Writer Janet Mcconnaughey, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-24 20:09) | | NEW ORLEANS – Dozens of infants and toddlers who lived in Louisiana's biggest trailer park for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina were anemic because of poor diets, at a rate that health experts said was four times the national average. About 41 p... |
| Health Tip: Keep Bathroom Chemicals Locked Up( 2008-11-24 19:37) | | (HealthDay News) -- The bathroom may be full of potential dangers and temptations for young children. Here are suggestions to prevent little hands from getting into bathroom chemicals or medications, courtesy of the National Safety Council: Always keep dr... |
| Health Tip: What to Eat During Morning Sickness( 2008-11-24 19:37) | | (HealthDay News) -- When you're pregnant and battling morning sickness, the last thing you may feel like doing is swallowing food. But it's important that you and your baby continue eating. The American Pregnancy Association says these foods may help tame... |
| 39,000 children in Indonesian province have malnutrition: report( 2008-11-24 19:37) | | JAKARTA (AFP) – Tens of thousands of children on a remote island chain in eastern Indonesia are not getting proper nutrition, a report said Monday. At least 39,080 children in the province of West Nusa Tenggara suffer from malnutrition, local news a... |
| Health Tip: Keep Bathroom Chemicals Locked Up( 2008-11-24 10:53) | | (HealthDay News) -- The bathroom may be full of potential dangers and temptations for young children. Here are suggestions to prevent little hands from getting into bathroom chemicals or medications, courtesy of the National Safety Council: Always keep dr... |
| Health Tip: What to Eat During Morning Sickness( 2008-11-24 10:52) | | (HealthDay News) -- When you're pregnant and battling morning sickness, the last thing you may feel like doing is swallowing food. But it's important that you and your baby continue eating. The American Pregnancy Association says these foods may help tame... |
| Health Tip: Signs That a Child May Be Autistic( 2008-11-24 03:09) | | (HealthDay News) -- Autism is a childhood developmental disorder that has no cure. Autistic children have problems with social interaction, communication, and may engage in repetitive behaviors. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke... |
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