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5/25/12 - More than half of school-aged kids with autism diagnosed at 5 or older

5/25/12 More than half of school-aged kids with autism diagnosed at 5 or older

‎CBS News

More than half of school-aged children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are on some sort of medication. More work is being done to help diagnose ...

5/25/12 - Study links lower education levels to higher obesity rates

5/25/12 Study links lower education levels to higher obesity rates

‎American Medical News

Obese children are more likely to live in homes where the heads of the households lack high school diplomas.

5/24/12 Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults

5/24/12 Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults

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Fox News

Survivors of childhood cancers have an increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss later in life, and for some that may lead to long-term emotional ...

5/22/12 - Pre-diabetes Found In Greater Number Of US Teens

5/22/12 Pre-diabetes Found In Greater Number Of US Teens

RedOrbit

Government researchers recently announced that they found a higher percentage of U.S. teens with “pre-diabetes” and type 2 diabetes over ...

5/22/12 - CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk

5/22/12 CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk

BusinessWeek 

Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks ...

5/21/12 - Overweight, Obese Teens Show Early Heart Risks

5/21/12 Overweight, Obese Teens Show Early Heart Risks

WebMD 

Two new studies show the early health risks the ever-enlarging number of obese U.S. teens face, from diabetes to heart damage.

 

5/17/12 - Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds

5/17/12 Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds

‎U.S. News & World Report

Targeted therapy is effective, has few side effects, but larger trials needed, researchers say.

5/14/12 - Whooping cough outbreak has public health officials wary

5/14/12 Whooping cough outbreak has public health officials wary

‎USA TODAY

This school year, the kindergarten religious exemption rate reached 5.8 percent statewide. Public health officials say the ideal is for at least 95 percent ...

5/11/12 - Blood test may help identify kids' smoke exposure, study finds

5/11/12 Blood test may help identify kids' smoke exposure, study finds

‎Fox News

Secondhand smoke exposure in children has been tied to sudden infant death syndrome, respiratory problems, ear infections and asthma. "What the test does is ...

5/7/12 - Vaccination Laws Lead to More Middle School Immunizations

5/7/12 Vaccination Laws Lead to More Middle School Immunizations

‎ABC News

A group of parents, health care providers recently lobbied against a bill in Vermont that would mandate vaccines for all school children by eliminating ...

5/7/12 - No Longer Just 'Adult-Onset'

5/7/12 No Longer Just 'Adult-Onset'

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New York Times 

A study of diabetes in overweight and obese youngsters bears an ominous warning about ... It found that Type 2 diabetes, a new scourge among young people, ...

5/1/12 - Health Care Disparities Might Affect Black Kids' Cancer Survival

5/1/12 Health Care Disparities Might Affect Black Kids' Cancer Survival

‎MSN Health & Fitness

TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Equal access to health care would reduce the disparity in survival rates between white and black children with cancer, ...

4/30/12 - Children Usually Excluded From Clinical Drug Trials: Study

4/30/12 Children Usually Excluded From Clinical Drug Trials: Study

‎MSN Health & Fitness

In a new study, researchers looked at all clinical trials registered worldwide from 2006 to 2011 for drugs to treat these common conditions: asthma, ...

4/27/12 - Some Schools Don't Let Kids Carry Asthma Inhalers

4/27/12 - Some Schools Don't Let Kids Carry Asthma Inhalers

‎U.S. News & World Report

By Serena Gordon (HealthDay News) -- Although all 50 states have laws that allow children with asthma to carry inhalers at school and 48 ...

4/25/12 - Many first-graders shun overweight, obese kids

4/25/12 Many first-graders shun overweight, obese kids

‎WFMJ

By Carina Storrs  (HealthDay News) -- Even first-graders might be shunned by their peers if they are overweight or obese, new research ...

4/20/12 - Childhood Obesity May Raise Odds of Adult Liver Cancer

4/20/12 Childhood Obesity May Raise Odds of Adult Liver Cancer

‎U.S. News & World Report

FRIDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Adults who were obese as children are at increased risk for liver cancer, a new study suggests.

4/17/12 - 12-Step Meetings May Help Teens Beat Alcohol, Drug Abuse

4/17/12 12-Step Meetings May Help Teens Beat Alcohol, Drug Abuse

‎U.S. News & World Report

 (HealthDay News) -- Teens undergoing treatment for alcohol or drug abuse can benefit from the 12-step program used by groups such as ...

4/16/12 - Death From Accidental Injuries Among Kids Drops 30%: CDC

4/16/12 Death From Accidental Injuries Among Kids Drops 30%: CDC

‎U.S. News & World Report 

The increase in suffocation deaths among infants could be curbed by following ... state health officials, health care providers, government and community ...

4/12/12 - Waist measures for teens who are overweight, obese yield ...

4/12/12 Waist measures for teens who are overweight, obese yield ...

‎ModernMedicine

Increased waist-to-height ratio is associated with worsened lipid profiles and increased odds of hypertension in adolescents who are overweight or obese, ...

4/9/12 - Emotional issues may follow motor problems in kids

4/9/12 Emotional issues may follow motor problems in kids

‎Reuters

By Andrew M. Seaman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests the way kids ... "Traditionally it was believed that children would outgrow any motor ...