Children's Health - Page 772

November 20, 2014

Family Meals, Vegetables May Keep Kids Trim

Children who regularly sit down to family meals and get plenty of vegetables in their diet tend to be thinner than their peers without such eating habits, a new study finds.

November 20, 2014

Nestle Agrees to Drop 'Deceptive' Ad Claims

Nestle SA has agreed to drop allegedly deceptive advertising claims about the health benefits of its children's drink Boost Kid Essentials as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Dow Jones Newswires reported Wednesday.

November 20, 2014

Babies Born Outside Normal Working Hours Face Higher Risks

About 100 babies in Britain are dying each year because they are born outside normal working hours and do not get the best possible care, researchers said Friday.

November 20, 2014

New York Girl, 2, Set to Become Youngest Person to Undergo Fertility Procedure

Thanks to a new miracle surgery, the hope that little Violet Lee can one day have children won't be killed by chemotherapy, the New York Post reported Sunday.

November 20, 2014

Lice Shouldn't Keep Kids Home From School, Report Says

Kids shouldn't be forced to miss school because they have head lice, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

November 20, 2014

British Retailer Sells 'Plus Size' Clothes to 3-Year-Olds

A "plus-size" clothing line for children as young as 3 years old has gone on sale in Britain, The Daily Telegraph reported.

November 20, 2014

Benefit Confirmed in 'Bubble Boy' Treatment

A 10-year study of nine boys born without the ability to ward off germs has found that gene therapy is an effective long-term treatment, but it carries a price: four of them developed leukemia.

November 20, 2014

Babies Who Get Affection From Mom Are Less Likely to Be Stressed Adults

Moms who give their babies lots of love and affection have children that are less stressed or anxious as adults, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

November 20, 2014

Medical Device Problems Hurt 70,000+ Kids Annually

More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests.

November 20, 2014

California Child Care Centers Not Reporting Pesticide Use

A new survey finds that a majority of California child care centers have pest problems and many are turning to pesticides without notifying parents.