Kids Living Near School Rarely Walk There: Study
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WEDNESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Even though one out of three American children live within a mile of their school, barely half of those students regularly bike or walk to class, researchers report.
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Off-campus eating may undermine school nutrition efforts.
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NEW YORK  - Kids who spend less time during  their early years around pets and dust don't appear to have a  lower risk of developing asthma or respiratory problems, new  research reports.
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Research finds that children with some form of pre-school education do better at primary school than those kept at home.
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NEW YORK  - Most households where kids  visit do not safely store guns or household chemicals that can  act as deadly poisons, new research shows.
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Boys are less keen to go to university than their female counterparts, a survey suggests.
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NEW YORK  - New research shows that kids  really do tend to follow in their parents' footsteps, at least  in terms of how they choose to spend their free time.
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Poorer children are not more likely to take up a school place allocated through a  lottery, researchers say.
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NEW YORK  - U.S. children who live in expansive suburbs may start to pay for it with expansive waistlines, new research suggests.
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Driving children to school is not to blame for falling levels of exercise in young children, say researchers.
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The old school campus is dilapidated. There is little food, water from only a single tap, no toilets. Families sleep in the open or under tents made of scavenged tree branches and lengths of cloth used as skirts during the day.
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Children are more likely to be visited by grandparents on their mother's side, researchers say.
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Disadvantaged children lagging a full year behind before they start school.
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Nearly one in four people in the Atlanta area are exercise enthusiasts stuck in neighborhoods without sidewalks or other walking amenities, according to a study that illustrates a problem for many Americans.
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Nearly one in four people in the Atlanta area are exercise enthusiasts stuck in neighborhoods without sidewalks or other walking amenities, according to a study that illustrates a problem for many Americans. Researchers said the findings point to the need for more exercise-friendly places to live.
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Obese children often have undetected sleep disorders which could be affecting school performance, researchers warn.
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Most households where kids visit do not safely store guns or household chemicals that can act as deadly poisons, new research shows.