Pediatrics
Take precautions to prevent child poisonings
(HealthDay)—From detergents to prescription medication, many common household items can poison children, an emergency medicine physician warns.
Apr 22, 2016
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Pediatrics
Low income kids eat more fruits and vegetables when they are in school
The fruits and vegetables provided at school deliver an important dietary boost to low income adolescents, according to Meghan Longacre, PhD and Madeline Dalton, PhD of Dartmouth Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center and ...
Dec 11, 2014
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Health
Later school start times let students get adequate sleep
A new study in Sleep demonstrates the significant benefits of later school start times for middle and high school students' sleep schedules.
Apr 15, 2021
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Health
Study finds vaping prevention program significantly reduces use in middle school students
In response to the youth vaping crisis, experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) developed CATCH My Breath, a program to prevent electronic cigarette use among fifth—12th grade students. ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Health
E-cigarette, Juul and vaping devices addicting youth
You might be curious to find that many of the products that look like school supplies in a student's backpack could in fact be e-cigarette devices designed for addiction. While we have seen a decrease in cigarette smoking ...
Aug 27, 2019
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Health
Junk food diet may predict future depression symptoms in teens
An innovative study finds that sodium and potassium levels—reflections of a person's typical diet—may be predictors of future depression in teens. The first-of-its-kind study is published in Physiological Reports.
Sep 19, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Students with strong hearts and lungs may make better grades, study finds
Having a healthy heart and lungs may be one of the most important factors for middle school students to make good grades in math and reading, according to findings presented at the American Psychological Association's 120th ...
Aug 3, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Positive aspects of masculinity helps improve boys' attitudes toward relationship violence
A program aimed at reducing violence against women and girls by focusing on positive expressions of masculinity changed the attitudes of middle school boys who may have been prone to harassment and dating violence as they ...
May 22, 2019
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Addiction
Educators, other experts aim to build momentum in fight against youth vaping
For more than a decade, the cloud of vaping has encompassed more and more kids in the United States.
Sep 6, 2022
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Health
Rhode Island is latest state to bar flavored vape products
Rhode Island became the latest state to restrict e-cigarettes Wednesday when Gov. Gina Raimondo signed an executive order banning the sale of flavored vaping products.
Sep 25, 2019
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