Vitamin D supplements may promote weight loss in obese children
Added: 15.10.2018 18:20 | 1 views | 0 comments
 Vitamin D supplements may promote weight loss and reduce risk factors for future heart and metabolic disease in overweight and obese children, according to new research. These findings indicate that simple vitamin D supplementation may be part of an effective strategy to tackle childhood obesity and reduce the risk of serious health problems, such as heart disease, in adulthood.
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High gluten diet in pregnancy linked to increased risk of diabetes in children
Added: 15.10.2018 18:20 | 1 views | 0 comments
 A new study suggests that a high gluten intake by mothers during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of their child developing type 1 diabetes.
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Best cashmere pieces for children and babies
Added: 15.10.2018 18:17 | 7 views | 0 comments
 The cuddliest, softest gifts you'll ever give
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Sidelined health official says EPA inaction means "kids are disposable"
Added: 15.10.2018 17:24 | 0 views | 0 comments
 Dr. Ruth Etzel, the agency's top pediatric expert who was placed on administrative leave, says the administration has no intention of taking action against lead in children's environments
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Do not give decongestants to young children for common cold symptoms
Added: 15.10.2018 16:21 | 1 views | 0 comments
 Decongestants should not be given to children under 6 -- and given with caution in children under 12 -- as there is no evidence that they alleviate symptoms such as a blocked or runny nose, and their safety is unclear.
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'The Sentence' shows family impact of harsh mandatory sentencing
Added: 15.10.2018 16:03 | 10 views | 0 comments
 "I had the opportunity to tell the story you don’t see when people are incarcerated, the stories of the families and children left behind.”
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Kids' sleep may suffer from moms' tight work schedules
Added: 15.10.2018 15:54 | 12 views | 0 comments
 After studying the sleep habits of children from ages five to nine, researchers found that when mothers reported less flexibility in their work schedules, their children got less sleep. When they gained flexibility in their work schedules, their children slept more.
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Increasing vigorous exercise decreases risk of type two diabetes, cardiovascular disease in childhood
Added: 15.10.2018 15:04 | 7 views | 0 comments
 Physical exercise can reduce the risk factors of type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease even in children, a new study shows. In a two-year follow-up of primary school children, sedentary behavior increased the accumulation of risk factors, whereas increasing the amount of vigorous exercise reduced it. This is one of the first follow-up studies to reliably demonstrate these associations in children.
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A year after Somalia's deadliest attack, fireball still torments survivors
Added: 15.10.2018 14:16 | 11 views | 0 comments
 A year after their father was among nearly 600 Somalis killed in a fireball, the 32 children of Abdullah Mohamud plunged into poverty by his death are among the thousands still suffering the aftershocks what may be history's deadliest suicide bombing.
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