U.S. Launches Giant Study on Children
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U.S. government researchers launched  the biggest-ever study of children on Tuesday, saying they will  track 100,000 children from birth through age 21 to see what  makes kids sick.
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BERLIN, Feb. 14 -- The United States and Britain ranked at the bottom of a U.N. survey of child welfare in 21 wealthy countries that assessed subjects from infant mortality to whether children ate dinner with their parents or were bullied at school.
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By Anonymous  The threat of pornography to children and teens is even more serious than indicated in research results reported by the University of New Hampshire, Durham, to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, III., according to a veteran specialist in the field.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new study could be great news for children with &quot;lazy eye.&quot;
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Autism is more common in the United States than previously believed, affecting one child in 150, according to the results of a US government study on the developmental disorder.
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A new study released by the United Nations Children&#39;s Fund (UNICEF) indicates the West African nation of Sierra Leone has the world&#39;s highest rate of child mortality.
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America's children are fat and  getting fatter, and parents, schools, the government,  advertisers and the food industry all need to make changes to  battle the problem, a panel of experts said on Thursday.
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In the first long-term study of the effects of air pollution on children, researchers reported Wednesday that children and teenagers in Southern California communities
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The number of U.S. children with chronic health problems such as obesity has soared in the past four decades, foreshadowing increases in adult disability and public health-care spending, researchers said on Tuesday.
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The U.S. needs to overhaul its education system to encourage innovation and focus more federal funding on high-risk research to maintain a competitive edge over other nations, according to a report endorsed by leading U.S. companies and universities.
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India is to survey 300,000 children for tuberculosis to gauge the effectiveness of its strategy to control the disease, a report has said.
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Children who have a poor diet are more likely to become aggressive and anti-social, US researchers believe.
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Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research Council advised on Thursday.
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Children throughout the world are increasingly prescribed antidepressants and other drugs designed to calm or stimulate their brains, according to a new study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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WASHINGTON -- The National Children&#39;s Study announced locations Tuesday where it will recruit 100,000 infants for the nation&#39;s largest long-term study of children&#39;s health and development.
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SOARING numbers of children in the UK are being prescribed anti-depressants and other mind-altering drugs, research revealed today.
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Reversing the rapid rise in obesity among American children and youth will require a multipronged approach by schools, families, communities, industry, and government that would be as comprehensive and ambitious as national anti-smoking efforts, according