Meth 'restricts babies' growth'
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Taking methamphetamine whilst pregnant leads to underweight babies, US research suggests.
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Coping with rising methamphetamine use by adults is one of the top challenges U.S. child welfare agencies say they will face in the next five years, the government said in a report released on Friday.
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Dr. Mary Holley has witnessed the ravages of methamphetamine. As an obstetrician in Albertville, Ala., she estimates about 10 percent of her pregnant patients are addicted.
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The use of class a drug crystal meth in the UK is increasing, a new report has warned.
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Rising numbers of children are being prescribed antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs, research revealed. No pills are licensed for use by people under 16 years of age, but doctors can issue them where they feel it&#39;s clinically appropriate.
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Medicines for young children often contain additives banned from food for under-threes, research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Prenatal cocaine exposure may have lasting effects on a child's ability to pay attention during the early school years, new study findings suggest.
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Drug stores will have to start locking up common cold medicines that contain chemicals used to make methamphetamine and limiting sales of those medicines to two at a time under a bill Gov.
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NEW YORK  - Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD) is known to delay children's development of movement and coordination, but now new research indicates that it may also slow language development.
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Children exposed to cocaine in  the womb exhibit behavior problems up to at least 7 years of  age, according to a long-term study that enrolled 1,388  children between 1993 and 1995 at four centers.
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Children with ADHD continue to be prescribed drugs such as Ritalin, despite an ongoing investigation.
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NEW YORK  - Two distinct patterns of childhood growth may raise the odds of developing high blood pressure later in life, a new study suggests.
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Nutritional deficiencies early in life may predispose children to behavioral problems into their teenage years, new research suggests.
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States try to limit access to a key meth ingredient, but some drug companies and consumer groups oppose the move.
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The belief that obesity can be thwarted by getting tubby kids to exercise more is misplaced, says a study among nursery-school children.
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NEW YORK  - Bigger babies seem to have a  greater risk of developing certain cancers as adults, a new  study finds.
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MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Children who are malnourished in their first few years of life are more likely to be aggressive and antisocial throughout childhood and into their late teens, says a University of Southern California study.