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Kids may have higher obesity risk if dad is overweight, stud...

Kids might be at higher risk for obesity if dad is overweight, a study suggests.Other studies have shown an association between two overweight parents and higher weight in their children, and weight relationships between fathers and sons [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Heavy kids who slim down in adulthood could reduce heart hea...

Fat kids often turn into fat adults with a host of related health problems: diabetes, high blood pressure, clogged arteries. But a study finds that if those heavy kids lose weight they may be on a par with people who were never overweight [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Overweight kids risk high blood pressure

Children who are overweight compared to their peers are nearly three times more likely to have high blood pressure, a new study shows. The study, published in the journal Hypertension, followed 1,111 school-aged children in Indiana for an [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Cell phones don't up cancer risk in kids

A new study has revealed that children and adolescents who use mobile phones are not at a statistically significant increased risk of brain cancer compared to their peers who do not use mobile phones. The increased usage of mobile phones [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Prenatal vitamins cut autism risk in kids

A new study has suggested that women who do not take prenatal vitamins early in their pregnancy are twice more likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder than those who do. It found that for women with a particu [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Sad new dads prone to spanking kids in study showing the ris...

Just like new moms, new fathers can be depressed, and a study found a surprising number of sad dads spanked their 1-year-olds.About 40 percent of depressed fathers in a survey said they’d spanked kids that age, versus just 13 perce [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Some vaccines tied to lower kids' leukemia risk

The findings, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, showed that kids born in counties where most children had been vaccinated for hepatitis B had about 20 percent lower odds of all types of childhood cancers than those born in counties [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Parental Suicide Places Child at Risk

A new study suggests losing a parent to suicide makes children more likely to die by suicide themselves and increases their risk of developing a range of major psychiatric disorders. Researchers from Johns Hopkins Children’s Ce [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

uk grandparents risk poverty caring for kids

The report, by British charity Grandparents Plus and government body the Equality and Human Rights Commission, highlights that grandparents of the families who were most at risk of poverty were under increasing pressure to take on a cari [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Grandparents risk hardship by taking on childcare

Grandparents in some of the UK's most vulnerable families are risking hardship by taking time out of work to provide free childcare, a report claimed today. Research commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the ch [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Stretching exercises may reduce risk of pre-eclampsia

Stretching exercises may be more effective at reducing the risk of preeclampsia than walking is for pregnant women who have alreadyexperienced the condition and who do not follow a workout routine, as per scientists at the University of Nor [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Excess Of Sugary Drinks May Put Kids at Risk

According to a U.S. study, drinking lots of soda, fruit juices and other sugary drinks may put kids’ health at risk, leading to teen obesity and poor health as young as age 13. what you eat does have an impact on your health, and you [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

More Vitamin D in Childhood Cuts Later Diabetes Risk

Children who take vitamin D supplements may be less likely to develop type 1 diabetes later in life, according to researchers who analyzed the findings of five previously published studies. The researchers found that children who were give [...]