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Coverage for treating kids’ obesity gets more comprehensive (Denver Post)
By admin at 24 February, 2010, 3:52 am
Coverage for treating kids’ obesity gets more comprehensive (Denver Post)
Parents of overweight and obese children face a major burden in navigating a complex health care system that does little to help them change their kids’ course. But a growing number of employers and health insurers are trying to make it easier to get such help.
Risks From Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents [Letters] (Journal of the American Medical Association)
By admin at 24 February, 2010, 3:52 am
Risks From Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents [Letters] (Journal of the American Medical Association)
To the Editor: In their cohort study, Dr Correll and colleagues 1 reported that first-time use of antipsychotic medications in children was associated with weight gain and adverse effects on serum lipids.
Vital Signs: Tackling childhood obesity at the doctor’s office (Market Watch)
By admin at 24 February, 2010, 3:52 am
Vital Signs: Tackling childhood obesity at the doctor’s office (Market Watch)
Parents of overweight and obese children face a heavy burden in navigating a complex health-care system that does little to help them change their kids’ course. But a growing number of employers and health insurers are trying to make it easier to get such help.
Researchers finding few medical differences between `test-tube’ kids and other children (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
By admin at 22 February, 2010, 9:04 pm
Researchers finding few medical differences between `test-tube’ kids and other children (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
SAN DIEGO - More than 30 years after the world greeted its first “test-tube” baby with a mixture of awe, elation and concern, researchers say they are finding only a few medical differences between these children and kids conceived in the [...]
‘Most test-tube children are healthy’ (thewest.com.au)
By admin at 22 February, 2010, 9:04 pm
‘Most test-tube children are healthy’ (thewest.com.au)
More than 30 years after the world greeted its first “test-tube” baby with a mixture of awe, elation and concern, researchers say they are finding only a few medical differences between these children and those conceived the traditional way.
What losing an hour’s sleep really does to your children (Daily Mail)
By admin at 22 February, 2010, 9:04 pm
What losing an hour’s sleep really does to your children (Daily Mail)
Overeating, mood swings, failing in class and even future binge-drinking. Worrying new research reveals…
Obese kids get healthier with help (Middletown Journal)
By admin at 21 February, 2010, 2:55 pm
Obese kids get healthier with help (Middletown Journal)
Ponytails bouncing, Nina Turner, 10, walked back and forth through the hallways of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital’s Liberty Campus.
Researchers track lives of 19,000 British Children (Guardian Unlimited)
By admin at 21 February, 2010, 2:55 pm
Researchers track lives of 19,000 British Children (Guardian Unlimited)
The Millennium Cohort Study examines aspects of children’s lives such as poverty, parenting, education and health Researchers from the Millennium Cohort Study are following nearly 19,000 children born at the start of the 21st century, building a picture of their birth and early childhood to try to [...]
Why obesity is killing our children’s future (Anderson Independent-Mail)
By admin at 20 February, 2010, 7:59 am
Why obesity is killing our children’s future (Anderson Independent-Mail)
Parents: PLEASE!As a weight loss, health and fitness expert and Fitness Hall of Fame recipient, I am incredibly concerned about the obesity epidemic among children here in South Carolina.As a parent, You must take better control of your children’s futures and provide them a plan to lose [...]
Middle class children looked after by grandparents ‘more likely to be obese’ (Daily Telegraph)
By admin at 15 February, 2010, 2:57 am
Middle class children looked after by grandparents ‘more likely to be obese’ (Daily Telegraph)
Middle Class children who are looked after by their grandparents while their mothers and fathers are at work are more likely to be obese, a British study has suggested.
