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Asthma Worse for Overweight Preschoolers: Study
Published 12/28/2017THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Preschoolers with asthma may have worse symptoms if they're overweight.
Compared to those with a healthy weight, heavy kids with untreated asthma had 37 more days with symptoms a year, according to a new report.
The study findings show that "early life...
Health Tip: Kids and Window Blinds
Published 12/28/2017(HealthDay News) -- Window blind cords are potential choking and safety hazards for young children.
Nearly 17,000 children under age 6 were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for window blind-related injuries from 1990 through 2015, data published recently in the journal Pediatrics found.
The Americ...
Brain networks that help babies learn to walk ID’d
Autism risk, walking linked via brain connections
byJim Dryden•December 7, 2017
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Decline in Kids' Ear Infections Linked to Pneumococcal Vaccine The shots are effective in killing the main bacterial cause, but other germs are growing, researchers find
ByMaureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- American kids' ear infections dropped threefold ov...
32nd Annual Trouble in Toyland Survey Finds Dangerous Toys on Store Shelves
Published 11/21/2017Tuesday, November 21, 2017 CONTACT: Dev Gowda, Toxics Advocate, 630-915-6025, Kara Cook-Schultz, Toxics Director, 405-613-0970, Chicago, IL – Stores nationwide are still offering dangerous and toxic toys this holiday season and, in some cases, ignoring explicit government safety regulations in t...
Most U.S. Parents Can't Find Good Childcare: Survey
Published 11/20/2017MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Two-thirds of U.S. parents with young children say it's difficult to find a childcare or preschool facility that meets their health and safety standards, new survey results show.
Researchers questioned more than 300 parents nationwide who had at least one...