News Articles
Is Your Child Ready for a Smartphone?
Published 01/09/2018TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- When is it appropriate to give kids a cellphone?
That depends on factors like their maturity level, their ability to follow rules at home and school, and your family's circumstances, including health and safety issues. For instance, if both parents work o...
Exercise Boosts Kids' Brain Health, Too
Published 01/05/2018FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- A lack of exercise puts kids at risk for very adult problems, like obesity and diabetes.
Now there's also research that links exercise to their cognitive development and achievement in school. Turns out that physical activity gives the young brain needed b...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease May Raise Cancer Risk in Kids Researchers think chronic inflammation in gastrointestinal tract may be driving force
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face an increased risk of cancer, a new study claims.
The ris...
'Microbiomes' May Hold Key to Kids' Ear Infections Germ communities in the middle ear differ greatly between affected and unaffected people, study shows
ByE.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Recurrent ear infections are the bane of many children -- and the p...
Early childhood adversities linked to health problems in tweens, teens
Study is first to point to brain changes that underlie poor health in some children
byJim Dryden•October 30, 2017
447Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)447 Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to...
Allergens widespread in largest study of U.S. homes
Published 12/12/2017Allergens are widespread, but highly variable in U.S. homes, according to the nation’s largest indoor allergen study to date. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health report that over 90 percent of homes had three or more detectable allergens, and 73 percent of homes had at least one al...