| Children's Health: |
| Kids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the Unvaccinated (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children who get a flu shot
help prevent flu from spreading in their communities, Canadian researchers
say. |
| Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity' (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday. |
| Study Looks At Cost-Effectiveness of ECG in Hyperactive
Kids (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Electrocardiogram screening
to check for heart problems in hyperactive children before prescribing
stimulant medications may help identify those at risk, but is only
borderline cost-effective compared to the current practice of taking a
patient history and doing a physical examination, a new study shows. |
| Oldest Epilepsy Drug Best for Children (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- A landmark comparison of
three drugs widely used against the most common form of childhood epilepsy
finds the oldest to be the most effective. |
| Typical CPR best in kids, but hands-only works too (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Bystanders who start CPR on children before paramedics arrive can save lives and limit brain damage, regardless of whether they do the old-fashioned type of CPR with chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth or the newer "hands-only" CPR, a study from Japan confirms. |
| Child Obesity Rates Going Up (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research finds that the
prevalence of obesity has grown in recent years among children aged 10 to
17, and certain kids are being especially hard hit. |
| Snacks mean U.S. kids moving toward "constant eating" (Reuters) |
| Reuters - U.S. children eat an average three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, a finding that could explain why the childhood obesity rate has risen to more than 16 percent, researchers said on Tuesday. |
| Kids' Peanut Allergies Might Be Tamed: Study (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Help may be on the way for
children with serious peanut allergies, with two new studies suggesting
that slowly increasing consumption might build kids' tolerance over
time. |
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