Overweight & Obesity
Teasing teens about weight may do lasting harm
(HealthDay)—Teens who are taunted about their weight may be more likely to become obese adults who struggle with poor body image, a new study finds.
May 25, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight-based teasing has long-term impact
A new study from researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut and the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota shows that weight-based teasing in adolescence predicts ...
May 4, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Strong parent connections enhance children's ability to develop healthy response to stress
Children in low-income families have an increased chance of thriving when their caregiver relationships include certain positive characteristics, according to new research from the National Center for Children in Poverty ...
Apr 27, 2017
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Health
Philippines to offer free contraceptives to poor
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to ensure free access to contraceptives for 6 million women who cannot obtain them, officials said Wednesday, in a move expected to be opposed by the dominant ...
Jan 11, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poverty influences children's early brain development
Poverty may have direct implications for important, early steps in the development of the brain, saddling children of low-income families with slower rates of growth in two key brain structures, according to researchers from ...
Dec 11, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pain of poverty sticks, despite support of neighbors or spouses
Being married or having the support of neighbors to rely on does little to alleviate the symptoms of depression associated with economic hardship often experienced by poor mothers. With these findings, published in Springer's ...
Oct 15, 2013
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Health
Austerity programs hurt children, say scholars
(Medical Xpress)—Austerity programs in several countries in North America and Europe are resulting in cuts to services for poor families that will have lasting impacts on children's health and well-being, warns Paul Wise, ...
Jul 2, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study uncovers cost of resiliency in kids
Children living in poverty who appear to succeed socially may be failing biologically. Students able to overcome the stress of growing up poor are labeled "resilient" because of their ability to overcome adversity, but University ...
May 30, 2013
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Health
In minutes a day, low-income families can improve their kids' health
When low-income families devote three to four extra minutes to regular family mealtimes, their children's ability to achieve and maintain a normal weight improves measurably, according to a new University of Illinois study.
Jan 17, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pakistan child measles deaths surge in 2012
Measles cases surged in Pakistan in 2012 with hundreds of children dying of the disease, an international health body said Tuesday.
Jan 1, 2013
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