Modern life 'poisoning' childhood
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A group of teachers, authors and psychologists warn junk food, targets and marketing are harming children.
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Fish could give you cancer, snails  meningitis and baby milk may kill your children -- barely a day  goes by without some new food horror story in China.
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Panic disorders, phobias and other childhood anxiety conditions should be treated during childhood so that they won't be carried over into adulthood, according to advice in the latest Harvard Mental Health Letter.
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Fleeting childhood moments can have profound financial consequences.
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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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The high number of preventable injuries in children is a 'disgrace', a report has warned.
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More than half the world&#39;s children are suffering extreme effects of poverty, war and HIV/Aids, denying them a healthy and safe childhood, according to a report published today.
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Media & professional: The number of prescriptions for antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs given to children under 16 has more than quadrupled in the last decade.
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LONDON, Dec 10 (IPS) - Poverty, conflict and HIV/AIDS are the biggest  threats to children's lives in developing countries, says a  new Unicef report.
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Spoon-feeding babies pureed food could cause health problems later in life a Unicef childcare expert has warned.
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Children learn about the world through a variety of sources, including  parents, teachers, friends, and the media. Although news gleaned from  television, radio, or the Internet can be a positive educational experience for  kids, problems can arise when the images presented are violent or news stories  touch on disturbing topics. Reports on subjects such as child abductions,  homicides, terrorist activities, school violence, or a politician's sex life  can teach kids to view the world as a confusing, threatening, or unfriendly  place.
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A childhood involving abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction increases the risk of heart disease in adulthood, according to a report in the online issue
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Fish could give you cancer, snails meningitis and baby milk may kill your children -- barely a day goes by without some new food horror story in China.
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Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests
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Today, even a world grown weary of shocking statistics and bad news will receive a number that jolts: half of all children in the world are deprived of the essentials for survival and are suffering a brutal childhood as a result.
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THURSDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers have long wondered about the role environmental factors play in rising rates of childhood ills such as asthma, obesity, autism, learning disabilities and schizophrenia.
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A FATHER has been living apart from his family for more than a year because he complained he was acutely sensitive to everyday chemicals in the house near Fishguard, west Wales.   Guy Wood, 47, claims he has multiple chemical sensitivity.  (c) 2006 Evening Mail; Birmingham (UK).