Topic: United States
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It's known that obese children tend to have "flatter" feet than their normal-weight peers, but it has been unclear whether that reflects a potential problem in the foot's bone structure or simply extra fat padding. A new ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - "Bubble boy disease" is now part of national U.S. newborn screening guidelines, adopted by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius last week. The disease -- formally known as severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID - was ...
US survey shows just 1 in 5 kids live within half-mile of parks, making exercise a challengeHealth officials say one reason so many American kids are overweight is that few have a nearby place to play and exercise. Only about one in ...
GENEVA (Reuters) - Health ministers, alarmed at the growing number of obese children, agreed on Thursday to try to reduce children's consumption of junk food and soft drinks by asking member states to restrict advertising and marketing. The global recommendations on marketing ...
RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. public school districts are teaming up with local farmers to put more fresh fruits and vegetables on lunchroom menus, without breaking budgets or getting any help from celebrity chefs. The schools are taking early steps ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese children in grades 3 through 6 are more apt to be bullied by their classmates than children who are trim, regardless of their gender, race, social skills, or academic achievement, a study published today in Pediatrics ...
Struggling families increasingly seek help paying for school meals amid blistering recessionFor a couple tight weeks after taking in her sixth-grade stepson, Lisa Lewis fretted about how to pay for his school lunches. Unable to find a full-time job, the 37-year-old works ...
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Delaware pediatrician faces 471 counts of child rape and sexual exploitation after being accused of abusing his young patients for more than a decade, according to a grand jury indictment. Dr. Earl Bradley of the coastal town of ...
Pediatricians group urges sweeping changes in food design, labeling to prevent choking in kidsThe nation's largest pediatricians group thinks more foods should have warning labels about choking hazards. The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for sweeping changes in the way food ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers announced a new project on Monday to sequence all the genes in childhood tumors to try to discover previously unknown causes of cancer. They also hope they can use the research to help tailor treatments for children, to ...
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