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Report shows improvment in child health in England

(Medical Xpress)—Research published today gives an improved picture of child health in England. Young people in England were eating more fruit and smoking less and fewer were overweight.

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Child maltreatment linked to mental and physical health disorders in later life

(Medical Xpress)—Child physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect is linked to mental health disorders, drug use, suicide attempts, sexually transmitted infections and risky sexual behaviour in adulthood, according to ...

Health created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Less than half of youth with mental illness received adequate follow-up care, study finds

Youth with mental illness are among the most vulnerable, but new research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found that less than half of Ontario youth aged 15 to 19 hospitalized with a psychiatric ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eating more fish could reduce postpartum depression

Low levels of omega-3 may be behind postpartum depression, according to a review lead by Gabriel Shapiro of the University of Montreal and the Research Centre at the Sainte-Justine Mother and Child Hospital.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flame retardants linked to neurodevelopmental delays in children

Prenatal and childhood exposure to flame retardant compounds are linked to poorer attention, fine motor coordination and IQ in school-aged children, a finding by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, that ...

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Babies born to stressed mothers more likely to be bullied at school, longitudinal study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Children whose mothers were overly stressed during pregnancy are more likely to become victims of bullying at school.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many smokers light up with kids in car, study says

(HealthDay)—Only one-quarter of smoking parents adopt a strict smoke-free car policy, and nearly half who don't enforce such a ban light up while driving with their children, a new study indicates.

Pediatrics created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers examine the importance of a mother's soothing touch

Mothers who stroke their newborn infants in the first few weeks of their life could change the effects that stress during gestation has on early-life development, new research from the United Kingdom shows. ...

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Greater parental stress linked to children's obesity, fast food use and reduced physical activity

Parents with a higher number of stressors in their lives are more likely to have obese children, according to a new study by pediatric researchers. Furthermore, when parents perceive themselves to be stressed, their children ...

Pediatrics created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

One-third of parents concerned about losing jobs, pay when they stay home with sick kids

Many child care providers have rules that exclude sick children from care, spurring anxious moments for millions of working parents. In a new University of Michigan poll, one-third of parents of young children report they ...

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Mother's touch could change effects of prenatal stress

Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Kings College, London, have found that mothers who stroke their baby's body in the first few weeks after birth may change the effects that stress during pregnancy ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Marriage, education can help improve well-being of adults abused as children

Researchers investigating the long-term consequences of child abuse have identified some protective factors that can improve the health of victims during their adulthood.

Health created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Furore in Belgium over psychiatrist's TV sex confession

A Belgian pyschiatrist specialising in eating disorders triggered a national furore Wednesday after confessing on a TV show to "inappropriate" sex with several patients.

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Curb kids' screen time to stave off major health and developmental problems

Curbs on children's daily screen time and delaying the age at which they start "the world's favorite pastime" are urgently needed to stave off the risk of serious health and developmental problems, argues a leading psychologist ...

Health created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

BPA linked to thyroid hormone changes in pregnant women, newborns

Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-like compound that has drawn increased scrutiny in recent years, has been linked to changes in thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women and newborn boys, according to a new study by researchers ...

Health created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast