Boys More Vulnerable to Pollutants, Says Study
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Boys more vulnerable to pollutants, says study    OTTAWA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Boys are more susceptible to health problems from environmental pollutants than girls, according to a report released Saturday by the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment.
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Boys who are short at birth have double the risk of suicide as adults, according to a study.
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Boys who were repeatedly exposed to cocaine while in their mother's womb are more likely than girls or non-exposed children to be hyperactive or have other problem behaviors at six or seven years of age, new study findings show.
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Smoking during pregnancy is  known to raise a child's future asthma risk, but children with  a particular gene variation may be especially vulnerable, a  study published Tuesday suggests.
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Air pollution increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study says.
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Children experience fewer asthma problems when their homes are scrubbed, filtered, vacuumed, exterminated or otherwise protected from allergy triggers, a new study of inner-city kids in Dallas and six other US cities suggests.
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Children who live next to a petrol station are four times more likely to develop acute leukaemia than other children in the same area, suggests new research.
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Exposure to air pollution from vehicle emissions and fossil fuels can reduce children&#39;s lung development, according to a Children&#39;s Health Study.
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Children exposed to passive smoking have  a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in life than  other youngsters, according to new research.
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AIR fresheners and aerosols may make homes unhealthier, research has suggested. Children and their mothers suffered more ill health in homes where these products were in daily use, the University
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Adolescent boys are far more likely to suffer high blood pressure than girls in the same age group, setting the stage for other health problems such as hypertension as they get older, researchers reported on Monday.
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Living near a fuel station may quadruple the risk of acute leukemia in children, research published on Thursday showed.
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About one-third of attention deficit cases among U.S. children may be linked with tobacco smoke before birth or to lead exposure afterward, according to provocative new research.
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Exposure to air pollution, even in the womb, may be linked to genetic changes associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers said.
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Chemicals given off by household products may increase the risk of childhood asthma, a new Australian study has found, prompting questions about the adequacy of existing guidelines for indoor air quality.
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An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report today in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health.
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A new report suggests that immigrant children are better protected from higher rates of obesity, asthma, and adolescent risk-taking than native-born and Americanized children.