摘要： America‘s children are missing out on five essential nutrients critical to their growth and good health。 Coming up short are calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin E, and potassium, according to t...

摘要： The number of obese and overweight children in the United States continues to soar, and yet, over the past two decades, junk food and drinks have staked out a beachhead in America‘s schools。Pa...

摘要：Kids who went to schools that emphasized physical education did not, at the end of the day, get more exercise than children who got 5 times less physical education at school。 Kids who walked to sc...

摘要：Secondhand smoke remains a fact of life for nonsmoking lawmakers -- and reporters -- who frequent the room。 SOURCES: The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke, A Report of t...

摘要： June 26, 2006 -- In families with a history of alcoholism, personality may influence who becomes or doesn‘t become an alcoholic。Richard Grucza, PhD, MPE, and colleagues report the news in July...

摘要： June 26, 2006 -- Men may be more likely to be homosexual if they share their birth mother with older brothers, even if they didn‘t grow up with those brothers。“These results strongly suggest ...

摘要：27, 2005 -- Stimulant drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in millions of American children are effective but are probably being prescribed to many youths who do not have th...

摘要：20, 2005 -- Depression may be the result rather than the cause of risky teen behaviors。A new study shows that teen sex or drug use raised the risk of depression a year later。 Researchers say the ...

摘要：16, 2005 -- Eating dinner as a family can help kids long after the meal is over, a new study shows。Teens who had frequent family dinners fared better than those that rarely ate with their families...

摘要：May 18, 2006 -- We all harbor antiobesity bias -- even those of us who are, ourselves, overweight or obese。 Schwartz, PhD, associate director of Yale University‘s Rudd Center for Food Policy and ...

摘要：Best Age for ‘I Do‘In 1946, 50% of Americans said women should be married by age 21, and only 4% said women should be over the age of 25 when they marry。

摘要： Feeding young children can be a perplexing process, particularly when you‘re new to parentingparenting。To help guide you through the first few years of your child‘s life, WebMD asked s...

摘要： June 22, 2006 -- Overweight children and teens are more likely than thinner youngsters to have headaches, researchers reported at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Soci...

摘要：As teens mature, they make more food choices on their own, often in the company of influential peers。But even as teens become more autonomous, it‘s still up to their parents to provide them with ...

摘要：“Tetanus TestThe vaccine contains genetically engineered E。

摘要： June 15, 2006 -- Girls with an older boyfriend at a young age may be more likely to have sex by ninth grade。And those with a serious boyfriend by seventh grade are also more likely to have had ...

摘要： June 15, 2006 -- Early research in mice shows that being fed iron-fortified formula in infancy may increase the risk of developing Parkinson‘s diseaseParkinson‘s disease late in life。In the s...

摘要： June 14, 2006 -- Why do young teens have sex。 While a recent study suggested sexy media images might be to blame, a new study shows kids might also be motivated by relationship goals like intim...

摘要：Treating Rotavirus in KidsEvery year, rotavirus leads to an estimated 500,000 deaths worldwide, mostly in developing countries that may lack medical resources and safe drinking water, which is need...

摘要：Bedwetting resolves naturally in about 15% of those children each year, but researchers say 2% to 3% of adolescents continue to wet the bed and may require treatment。Training First, Drugs Second, ...

摘要：But underage drinking is “clearly a continuing and critical problem,“ writes Vivian Faden, PhD, in the journal AlcoholismAlcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research。 According to one of those...

摘要：Parents‘ Summer Health ConcernsThe parents rated a list of 10 health issues related to their young adolescent。 Parents‘ Stay-Safe Summer StrategiesThe parents also rated how likely they were to ...

摘要： May 30, 2006 -- Youths with bipolar disorderbipolar disorder may see hostility in faces that look blank to other people, new research shows。 Bipolar disorder used to be called manic-depressive ...

摘要： May 25, 2006 -- A new study shows that 11-year-olds who smoke just one cigarette are more likely to become regular smokers by the time they‘re 14 years old。 “It may be that preventing childre...

摘要： May 25, 2006 -- Doctors from the CDC estimate that more than 3,000 people visited hospital emergency departments in 2004 due to side effects from drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity d...

摘要：Extreme drinking goes way beyond the minimum threshold for binge drinking, note Aaron White, PhD, and colleagues。Binge drinking is defined as at least four drinks per occasion for women and at lea...

摘要： May 17, 2006 -- Moms with small children in day care may worry that their kids will develop stronger attachments to paid caregivers than to them, but their fears are unfounded, new research find...

摘要：Researchers from the U。 Language Skills TestedWhen the kids were nearly 8 years old, they took tests of their receptive and expressive language skills。 “With the advent of newborn screening, the...

摘要： May 17, 2006 -- Pregnant women may have one less thing to worry about, new research shows。 In the May/June issue of Child Development, researchers report that in healthy pregnant women, mild to...

摘要：The report, “Priorities for America‘s Health: Capitalizing on Life-Saving, Cost-Effective Preventive Strategies,“ was funded by the CDC and the U。 Department of Health and Human Services‘ Agen...

摘要： ParentingParenting is no walk in the park, especially on the days when your little angel, whether he‘s 6 or 16, decides to act like a demon。 “Overall, with any scenario, the worst thing a par...

摘要： May 15, 2006 -- Babies who have rashesrashes on their arms and joints in the first 18 months of life may be more likely to develop atopic dermatitisdermatitis。 Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the mos...

摘要： May 15, 2006 -- Women who juggle career and family tend to be thinner and healthier as they approach midlife than long-term stay-at-home moms, a new study suggests。 Researchers tracked the heal...

摘要： May 12, 2006 -- Parents who smoke cigarettes may expose their children to cancer-causing agents through secondhand smoke, a new study shows。 Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, May 2006。

摘要： May 10, 2006 -- For young kids at high risk of asthmaasthma, inhaled corticosteroids may ease asthma-like symptoms。 But those benefits don‘t last after steroids are stopped, a new study...

摘要： May 9, 2006 -- Kids who have frequent migraines and other types of severe headaches are also more likely to have emotional, behavioral, and social problems, according to findings from the first-...

摘要： May 9, 2006 (Washington) -- Girls should make their first visit to a gynecologist between the ages of 13 and 15, says the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)。“Most Teens...

摘要：Young kids generally judge their peers as being “nice“ and are slow to call them “mean,“ giving others “the benefit of the doubt,“ states a study in Developmental Psychology。Young kids may h...

摘要：Measuring Brain ActivityIn the study, which appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans to compare brain acti...

摘要：1 cause of kids‘ chronic cough, but not for adults。For adults, the most common causes of chronic cough are asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and upper airway cough syndrome (related...