Children's Health - Page 487

October 28, 2015

Unsupervised teens more likely to use tobacco, pot and alcohol

A small U.S. study appears to confirm adult fears that teens who spend more than the average amount of unsupervised time "hanging out" with peers have higher odds of smoking cigarettes and marijuana and drinking alcohol.

October 28, 2015

Why Do Teens Hurt Themselves? The Science of Self-Injury

Over the last couple decades, more young people appear to be pulling out razor blades and lighters in order to injure themselves, according to anecdotal reports from counselors.

October 28, 2015

New blood test predicts gestational diabetes risk early in pregnancy

In order to better identify gestational diabetes in pregnant women earlier, researchers have identified a biomarker in pregnant women’s blood that can help determine her risk of developing the condition.

October 28, 2015

Teens' e-cigarette use linked with later smoking

A study at 10 Los Angeles high schools links e-cigarettes with later tobacco use.

October 28, 2015

Parents beware: Kids' wire hampers pose eye dangers

Pop-up clothes hampers with wires inside their fabric may do more than hold dirty laundry.

October 28, 2015

Underage tobacco sales at record lows, report says

New statistics show that the sale of tobacco to minors in the U.S. were held near all-time lows last year under a federal-state inspection program intended to curb underage usage.

October 28, 2015

How a dying baby was revived by a 'last hug'

Kate and David Ogg held onto their dying baby five years ago as a way of saying goodbye, only to find him come miraculously back to life.

October 28, 2015

How 'disease' label in kids affects treatment

Once a child's behavior is labeled as a "disease," parents are more willing to use medications to treat their child, even if they are told the medications aren't effective, a new study suggests.

October 28, 2015

CDC: Teens Skimp on Exercise, but Not Sodas

Only about one in 10 U.S. teens is getting enough exercise and one in four has a soda a day, adding to concerns about obesity among American youth

October 28, 2015

Slapping, shoving tied to kids' future health problems

Children who are punished through pushing, shoving and slapping are more likely to be obese and have other health problems when they grow up, a new study suggests.