Pediatrics
Public places through kids' eyes: What do they value?
Children are too rarely asked their perspectives on public spaces. Traditionally, adults make choices for children, particularly about how they live and play.
Nov 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists identify bombali ebolavirus in bats in Guinea
The sixth ebolavirus, Bombali virus, has been detected in insect-eating bats in Guinea. In addition to findings reported by researchers earlier this month, scientists from the University of California, Davis, detected the ...
Sep 10, 2019
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Pediatrics
Head start programs alleviate supply gap of center-based childcare in NJ
The availability of Head Start and Early Head Start in New Jersey, federal programs designed to serve low-income families' childcare needs, reduces the likelihood that a community will experience a severe childcare supply ...
Aug 26, 2019
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Health
Toxic lead removed from Paris schools after Notre Dame fire
Workers in full protective gear began Thursday to decontaminate some Paris schools tested with unsafe levels of lead following the blaze at the Notre Dame Cathedral, as part of efforts to protect children from risks of lead ...
Aug 8, 2019
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Health
Notre-Dame cathedral site, schools shut over lead fears
Work to shore up the fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris was halted Thursday to stop workers being exposed to hazardous levels of lead hours after two nearby schools were also closed because of contamination fears.
Jul 25, 2019
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Health
Children drink sweet drinks when they lack clean drinking water
Children deserve to get clean and safe drinking water. But, in developing countries such as Indonesia, not all children have access to it.
Jul 23, 2019
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Health
Four ways children say their well-being can be improved
Good emotional health as a child lays the foundation for good life satisfaction in adulthood. However, in the UK children and young people's happiness with their life is now at its lowest since 2010.
Nov 13, 2018
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Health
School violence, gun-related injury among top 10 child health concerns nationally
Childhood obesity remains the top health concern for children in 2014, but when asked about national concerns, adults put school violence and gun-related injuries in the top 10, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. ...
Aug 11, 2014
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Health
Health 'Mutual accountability' pilot program launching
(HealthDay)—The State of Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services has chosen MedEncentive to conduct a three-year heath improvement program pilot among HealthChoice beneficiaries.
Aug 1, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research supports importance of father figures in children's education
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Bath have worked with local schools and families to assess how important father figures are in their children's education and upbringing.
Nov 7, 2012
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