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Health group: High lead levels in toys

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:15:37 GMT

Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group — a finding that may give consumers pause as they shop for the holiday season.

Conjoined twins successfully separated

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:33:32 GMT

A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue.

Is it a sneeze or a nervous tick?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52:43 GMT

The next time you sneeze you may find yourself wondering if this young girl is too.

Newborn deaths in India investigated

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:25:47 GMT

Authorities are investigating the death of six newborns at a government hospital in southern India over allegations of equipment failure and staff negligence.

Conjoined twins surgery in Australia

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:54:59 GMT

Australian neurosurgeons have begun a complicated surgery to separate twin sisters who are joined at the top of the head.

How to cope with a child's anxiety

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:42:39 GMT

When Melinda Roberts is watching animated movies with her kids -- 7, 9, and 11 -- she'll help them recognize voice actors and talk about the creation process so they won't get scared.

Yoga helps even little ones

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:19:22 GMT

Kids like Gigi, some as young as 3, can take seven-week long sessions with names such as Charlie and the Chakra Factory and the Wizard of Ohm.

Largest US mumps outbreak in 3 years

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:09:11 GMT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak was first reported at a boys camp in Sullivan County, N.Y.

Protecting children from E. Coli

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:47:23 GMT

The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.

New gene therapy halts rare disease

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:15:53 GMT

French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence.

U.S. birth mortality rates shocking

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:01:25 GMT

Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries.

Do digital diaries mess up your brain?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:16:24 GMT

Microsoft is developing a camera called SenseCam, which automatically captures photos of everything you see and do all day.

Half of U.S. kids will get food stamps

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:28:20 GMT

Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.

1 dose of flu vaccine working

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:41:52 GMT

A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best results, federal health officials said Monday.

CDC: Swine flu kids' deaths jump to 114

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:48:09 GMT

Heath officials say swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April.

Better options for children w/ leukemia

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:57:06 GMT

Some young patients with forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that do not respond to current treatments may have new options, according to two clinical trials published online October 5 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Children learn part in H1N1 prevention

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:43:38 GMT

Children may not understand what H1N1 influenza is, but about 1 in 5 in the U.S. already had a flulike illness in October, according to a telephone survey released by the CDC.

First non-drug asthma treatment

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:14:36 GMT

The company's procedure, called bronchial thermoplasty, uses extreme heat to burn away lung tissue that makes it difficult to breath and causes coughing spasms and wheezing.

Psych drugs cause weight gain in kids

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:22:10 GMT

The study authors said their results show that children on the drugs should be closely monitored for weight gain and other side effects, and that when possible, other medicines should be tried first.

Tweens challenged by breast cancer

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:35:59 GMT

Younger women are getting a disease that usually strikes around menopause -- and no one knows why.

Induced labor rules tightened

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:28:07 GMT

More hospitals are expected to crack down as regulators begin new quality measurements next spring that aim to reduce too-early elective inductions and first-time cesareans.

Vitamin D eludes U.S. childrens diets

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:58:59 GMT

At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.

Halloween can be scary during flu time

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:57:06 GMT

With H1N1 on parents' minds as of late, Halloween can be a scary thought. But Scott & White Healthcare offered some tips on how to keep kids healthy during the festivities.

CDC: 1 in 5 kids had flu this month

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:08:24 GMT

The latest government survey has found that 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month, and most of those cases likely were swine flu.

Despite vaccinations infants need more

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:31:06 GMT

Global health officials are reporting a record 106 million infants were vaccinated last year against life-threatening diseases.

New info: H1N1 still hardest on young

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:17:21 GMT

Swine flu continues to be most dangerous to kids and younger adults and is largely bypassing the elderly, according to the latest and most solid government health information.

FDA approves Merck's Gardasil for boys

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:53:39 GMT

While the approval could theoretically double the market for Merck's vaccine, analysts do not expect Gardasil to be widely used in boys.

H1N1 linked to 11 more child deaths

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:41:47 GMT

The swine flu is causing an unprecedented amount of illness for so early in the fall — and federal health officials said Friday that 11 more children have died in the past week.

Tylenol and childhood vaccinations

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:54:03 GMT

Curbing fever, especially the first time a baby gets a vaccine, also seems to curb the immune response and the amount of protective antibodies that are made, a new study found.

Health insurers cherry-pick facts

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:54:18 GMT

The insurance industry uses facts selectively and mixes accurate assertions with misleading spin and an embrace of worst-case scenarios.