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TV food ads make fat kids eat more

Researchers in Britain have found that obese and overweight children eat more after watching food ads on TV.

26 Apr 2007

Schools in the U.S. to lead the way in healthy eating

It was concern regarding the increasing obesity, especially amongst young people, which prompted Congress to ask the Institute of Medicine to develop a set of standards for foods that should be on sale in schools.

26 Apr 2007

Report calls for more dairy foods at school

The National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine released a report recommending nutrition standards be established for "competitive" foods in the school environment, such as a la carte cafeteria items, vending machines and school stores.

26 Apr 2007

Obese kids increase their food intake by more than 100% after watching food ads

Obese and overweight children increase their food intake by more than 100% after watching food advertisements on television; a study by the University of Liverpool psychologists has shown.

26 Apr 2007

Children exposed to food ads eat more

Obese and overweight children can double the amount they eat after watching food advertisements on television, according to a new study revealed at the European Congress on Obesity.

26 Apr 2007

Evaluation of primary urinary tract infection in infants

They reviewed the clinical and laboratory findings as well as the diagnosis and treatment. This study is important since urinary tract infection is one of the most common causes of unexplained fevers in infants with an overall reported prevalence of approximately 10%. infection.

25 Apr 2007

Babies are exposed to perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoate in the womb

An analysis of nearly 300 umbilical cord blood samples led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that newborn babies are exposed to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) while in the womb.

25 Apr 2007

Primary school children should not be routinely screened for obesity

Primary school children should not be routinely screened for obesity and overweight in the absence of effective treatment, finds research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

25 Apr 2007

Casualties of war: Child soldiers and the law

A bill introduced this week in the U.S. Senate would put restrictions on U.S. military assistance for governments that use child soldiers.

24 Apr 2007

Road accidents are the biggest killer of young people

Young people from more than 100 countries gathered at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, for the first ever World Youth Assembly for Road Safety and to mark the first UN Global Road Safety Week.

24 Apr 2007

School environment can moderate student aggression

The culture of a school can dampen ,or exacerbate, the violent or disruptive tendencies of aggressive young teens, new research indicates.

24 Apr 2007

Primary school children should not be routinely screened for obesity!

Primary school children should not be routinely screened for obesity without any sound evidence of benefit, suggests research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

24 Apr 2007

SCHIP has been successful in increasing access to health care for low income children

As the debate over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) heats up in Washington, a new survey of leaders in health policy and health care finds that large majorities feel the program has been successful in increasing access to health care for low income children (71%) and in reducing the rate of uninsured, low-income children (65%).

24 Apr 2007

Developmental problems for siblings of autistic children

Younger siblings of children with autism are at risk to suffer from delayed verbal, cognitive and motor development in their early childhood years.

24 Apr 2007

Banning sweets from school lunches helps to combat childhood obesity

Nutritious school lunches and a ban on sweets, buns and sweetened drinks in school is a good strategy for reducing the risk of obesity in children, reveals a new study from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.

24 Apr 2007

Benefits of antidepressants for children far outweigh the risks

Researchers in the United States maintain that a review of research shows that the benefits of antidepressants for children and teens during the first few months of treatment far outweigh the risk of suicide.

22 Apr 2007

Childhood sarcoma increases risk of blood clots

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have determined that children and young adults with a form of cancer called sarcoma are at increased risk of having a thromboembolic event (TE) in their veins.

20 Apr 2007

School playgrounds important in the fight against childhood obesity

A RAND Corporation study issued today says school playgrounds and athletic facilities can be important tools in the fight against childhood obesity, but many are locked and inaccessible to children on weekends - especially in poor and minority neighborhoods.

20 Apr 2007

Protecting infants from viral infections may prevent the development of asthma late in childhood

Researchers studied 198 children at high risk of atopy, from birth to five years. All episodes of acute respiratory illness in the first year were recorded, and nasal aspirates were collected for viral identification.

20 Apr 2007

Children's TV heavy with junk food

In the first Australian study of its kind, University of Sydney researchers have found two-thirds of advertisements during children's high-rating television programs promote junk food.

20 Apr 2007