Too much TV ups kids' risk of attention problems
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NEW YORK  - Young children who watch more than a couple of hours of television a day are more likely to have attention problems as adolescents, researchers from New Zealand have found.
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Many parents fear the pressures of modern life cause children to be anxious or depressed, research finds.
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Getting children to switch off the  television does not guarantee they will exercise more, U.S.  researchers said on Monday.
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By Jim DeBrosse Staff Writer  For parents losing the war against children who spend too much time in front of TVs, video games and computers, there are high- tech weapons available to fight back.
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Getting children to switch off the television does not guarantee they will exercise more, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Nov. 29, 2004 (Chicago) -- Researchers say that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a disruption or disturbance in brain circuitry, a problem that may now be seen using brain imaging techniques.
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Parents of hyperactive children say drugs often fail to damp down symptoms at crucial times of day. Research suggests children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder disrupt family life most in the mornings and early evenings.
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A disorder beginning in childhood which is characterized by hyperactivity, impulsive behavior and attention problems often goes undetected for long periods, said a survey of parents in eight countries on Monday.
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Â· Study links to hyperactivity and bad behaviour Â· Government tells parents to check packaging
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By Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Before her daughter was born, Marnie Cooper sifted through newspaper and magazine articles, weighing the pros and cons of exposing young children to TV.
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Watching too much television may not only help make children fat, it may also raise their blood pressure, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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By JANICE RHOSHALLE LITTLEJOHN  LOS ANGELES - Before her daughter was born, Marnie Cooper sifted through newspaper and magazine articles, weighing the pros and cons of exposing young children to TV.
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NEW YORK  - Obese children who watch a lot of television are more likely to have high blood pressure than heavy children who don't spend as much time in front of the tube, the results of a new study shows.
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The number of American children with chronic health problems such as obesity, asthma and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has soared in the past four decades, foreshadowing increases in adult disability and public health-care spending, researchers said yesterday.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDayNews) -- Children born to parents with low education levels are at an increased risk for developing attention-deficity/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), says a study from the Mayo Clinic.
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Overscheduled kids. Overprotective parents. They're hot-button media issues, but are they really the problems faced by most American families?
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(HealthDay News) -- Too much time in front of the TV can lead to aggressive behavior and a tendency to engage in risky, unhealthy activities, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.