A UNSW-led study of more than 100,000 children is the largest ever to examine who delays starting school in New South Wales, and how a child's age when they start school relates to their 'readiness' in terms of development.
Apr 9, 2019
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Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, the health commissioner of an outlying New York suburban county, is feeling "overwhelmed."
Apr 7, 2019
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Firearm-related deaths in school-age children are increasing at alarming rates in the United States where homicide rates are about 6- to 9-fold higher than those in comparably developed countries. This epidemic poses increasingly ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Currently approved in Canada and Europe for adults with medication-resistant depression and seizures, trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) has been found to be an effective and safe means of treatment for children with attention ...
Mar 12, 2019
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In the United States, the percentage of children and adolescents with obesity has more than tripled since 1970. Today, approximately one in five school-aged children (ages 6 to 19) is obese, according to the Centers for Disease ...
Mar 8, 2019
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While a growing body of research suggests that small changes to a school environment can help reduce childhood obesity and improve nutrition, 80 percent of school-aged children still fall short of national dietary guidelines ...
Nov 30, 2018
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Children may be most at risk of being stabbed on their way home from school, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Nov 6, 2018
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A new study by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) into work going on in Gloucestershire schools shows that young people are becoming more responsible for looking after their own health.
Oct 24, 2018
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It's that time of year again, when the noticeboard outside your local primary school is likely to read "Enrol your child for kindergarten/prep now". But how do you know what the "right" age to start school is?
Jun 25, 2018
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Skipping breakfast, eating junk food and doing less well in school might all result from watching TV too young, Canadian study finds.
Feb 13, 2018
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