April 16, 2007
Childhood obesity among Quebec Cree raises concerns
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Childhood obesity is increasing among the general population in Canada, but the statistics are even more alarming among First Nations, Inuit and Metis children. In a study published recently in the American Journal of Public...
Homework -- Keeping children, parents and teachers together
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new interactive learning system which helps parents keep in touch with what their children are doing at school is proving to be a great success with children, parents and teachers, according to new research...
Obesity may be linked to middle ear effusions in children
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Childhood obesity may be associated with a condition known as otitis media with effusion, which consists of fluid build-up in the middle ear space without symptoms of acute ear infection, according to a report in...
20-year study shows significant rise in childhood obesity, especially among girls
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Obesity levels among Swedish children aged four and ten have shown a signficiant rise over the last 20 years, according to a study of more than 1000 children just published. Read more from this post....
Grandparents relate to adopted grandchildren the same as biological grandchildren
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Grandparents of adopted grandchildren relate to them as an integral part of the family -- just as they relate to their biological grandchildren. This research is unique in the field in that it evaluated adoptive...
April 12, 2007
Advocates for Youth Applauds Washington State Legislature for Passing Honest Sex Education Policy
Advocates for Youth: The Washington State House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 5297 by a vote of 63-34, paving the way for comprehensive sex education -- education that includes scientifically accurate information on abstinence and the health benefits of birth...
April 10, 2007
CSPI: Tell Congress: Increase Alcohol Taxes, Don't Cut Them
From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News: The Center for Science in the Public Interest urges you to tell your legislator to stand up to the beer lobby by opposing H.R. 1610: a bill that would slash the federal excise...
A profile of pedophilia: A comprehensive special article offers new insight and help
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: National attention about pedophilia has grown because of recent high-profile cases of child sexual abuse. In this special article in the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Ryan Hall, M.D. and Richard Hall, M.D., son...
Guns in homes strongly associated with higher rates of suicide
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In the first nationally representative study to examine the relationship between survey measures of household firearm ownership and state level rates of suicide in the U.S., researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)...
Family Involvement in Elementary School Children's Education
Harvard Family Research Project: During their elementary school years, children undergo important developmental changes. Their reasoning becomes more logical, their attention gets more adaptable, their perspective taking grows more sophisticated, and their reading and math skills blossom. As in the...
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