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High-fat, high-sugar diet in mouse mothers causes problems in the hearts of offspring
A diet high in fats and sugars is known for its unhealthy effects on the heart. Scientists now have found that a high-fat, high-sugar diet in mouse mothers before and during pregnancy causes problems in the hearts of their offspring, and that such ... [Continue Reading]
Smokers and the Obese — More Similarities and Differences
We have established that both smokers and obese people are often made to feel like pariahs, sometimes out of pure meanness. Other times, it’s because those who sincerely want to help believe that shaming effectively incentivizes behavioral ... [Continue Reading]
Explosion at Chinese chemical plant kills 47, injures 640
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Study shows alarming increases of firearm deaths in US school-age children
From 1999 to 2017, 38,942 US children ages 5 to 18 years old were killed by firearms, averaging more than 2,000 deaths a year. In 2017 alone, 2,462 school-age children were killed by firearms compared to 144 police officers and 1,000 active military ... [Continue Reading]
How team sports change a child’s brain
Adult depression has long been associated with shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region that plays an important role in memory and response to stress. Now, new research has linked participation in team sports to larger hippocampal volumes in ... [Continue Reading]
Participation in sports linked with fewer depressive symptoms in children
Participation in team sports is associated with fewer depressive symptoms in children, whereas non-sport activities have no association with symptoms, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published ... [Continue Reading]
Smoking, Overeating, and Stigmatization — Roots and Effectiveness
In the previous post, Childhood Obesity News talked about the relative destructiveness of smoking stigma versus weight stigma, and about how negative attitudes are acted out against individuals, and received by them. Also interesting is the question ... [Continue Reading]
Innovative in vitro method to develop easy-to-swallow medicine for children and older people
Scientists at the University of Surrey and University College London have revealed an innovative in vitro method that can help to develop easy to swallow medicine for children and older people. SOURCE: News-Medical.Net Child Health News Feed - Read ... [Continue Reading]
New Zealand Prime Minister announces immediate ban on all assault weapons
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Does pregnancy history affect cognitive function?
Healthy cognitive aging is a public health priority, especially as the US population grows older. Until now, not much has been known about the link between pregnancy history and cognitive function in older women. A new study finds that there does not ... [Continue Reading]
Smoking and Overeating — When Society Fights Back With Scorn
One interesting question is whether weight stigma is the equivalent of smoking stigma. The answer depends on whom you ask, and what area of human activity is being looked at. Smokers and obese people both face opposition to their lifestyles, no ... [Continue Reading]
Turkey’s President sparks diplomatic row after warning anti-Muslim Australians would be ‘sent back in coffins’
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Are eggs good or bad for you?
To have eggs or not is the question! There have been endless debates on whether having eggs regularly could raise the risk of heart disease. SOURCE: News-Medical.Net Child Health News Feed - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Set Your Child Up for Success by Teaching Healthy Boundaries
As a parent, you may have wondered how best to help your children learn to make positive choices. One way to set your children up for success is to establish strong boundaries in your home. It’s essential to begin instructing your children about ... [Continue Reading]
Milk or no milk? Study fills long-time knowledge gap on babies with genetic disorder
A new study finally brings clarity to parents of children with Duarte galactosemia, a milder variant of a genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to process a milk sugar known as galactose. The study found that children with Duarte ... [Continue Reading]
Smoking, Overeating, and Official Disapproval
Why should “society” care if people use tobacco? There are many reasons. It annoys nearby people — which is also true of certain colognes, but no one has found a way to outlaw those yet. On the “serious as a heart attack” ... [Continue Reading]
New case study describes adolescent patient with rapid-onset schizophrenia and Bartonella infection
In a new case study, researchers at North Carolina State University describe an adolescent human patient diagnosed with rapid onset schizophrenia who was found instead to have a Bartonella henselae infection. SOURCE: News-Medical.Net Child Health ... [Continue Reading]
Bartonella and sudden-onset adolescent schizophrenia
In a new case study, researchers describe an adolescent human patient diagnosed with rapid onset schizophrenia who was found instead to have a Bartonella henselae infection (associated with cat scratch fever). SOURCE: Children's Health News -- ... [Continue Reading]
What is the average length for a baby?
Babies follow a predictable growth curve in their first year of life. In this article, we provide a month-by-month growth chart to help people track the continued growth of their baby. We also discuss what it means when a baby is above or below ... [Continue Reading]
Meningitis rash: Pictures, symptoms, and test
In its later stages, meningitis can cause distinct marks on the skin that look like a rash. In this article, we look at the symptoms of meningitis and pictures of the rash. We also discuss other possible causes of these marks. SOURCE: Pediatrics / ... [Continue Reading]
Jacinda Ardern comforts a grieving nation with hugs and speedy reform
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