Health
To fight obesity, even babies should exercise
(AP) -- Preschoolers, even babies, need daily exercise, the British government says in its first-ever exercise advice for its youngest citizens.
Jul 11, 2011
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News tagged with child care
Health
Flame retardants linked to lower-birth-weight babies
Exposure during pregnancy to flame retardant chemicals commonly found in the home is linked to lower birthweight babies, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public ...
Aug 30, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The mental health of America's children is only getting worse
A fresh review of recent government surveys suggests the well-being of 73 million American kids is under strain and seems to be getting worse.
Mar 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Many kids separated from families at U.S. border suffer PTSD: study
Parents and children who were separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy have shown lasting psychological trauma—even after being reunited, a new study finds.
Nov 25, 2021
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Addiction
Gender-tailored treatment could ease opioid epidemic
Gender-tailored methods to address the harmful mental health effects of childhood adversity may help alleviate the current opioid crisis and make treatment more effective, concludes University of Massachusetts Amherst epidemiology ...
Dec 20, 2019
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Diabetes
Breastfeeding may reduce diabetes risk for women with gestational diabetes
The longer a woman with gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes breastfeeds her infant, the lower her risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life, suggests an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of ...
Feb 17, 2020
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Health
Cleaning products could expose children to dangerous contaminants at childcare facilities
Toddlers and young children spend much of their day crawling, playing and climbing. For parents and child care providers, that means constant mopping and dusting to keep floors and furniture clean and safe. But a new peer-reviewed ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread
Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for many days to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without child care, and a growing sense of dread about how to stay safe and ...
Mar 15, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Doctors under stress from COVID-19 say they need mental health services: 'We're human beings, just like everyone else'
Chicago emergency room doctor Meeta Shah wiped down her face shield and stethoscope as she rushed from one patient to the next, some of them very sick with COVID-19, some of them dying.
Mar 1, 2021
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Pediatrics
Head Start may protect against foster care placement
Participating in Head Start may help prevent young children from being placed in foster care, finds a national study led by a Michigan State University researcher.
Oct 10, 2017
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