HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Free prescription drug samples
distributed to pediatric patients may be unsafe, research suggests.
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Exposing your children to the
joys of pet ownership may, in some cases, also mean exposing them to
infections and injuries.
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 AP - Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets — or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter — because of risks for disease.
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Time.com - Reading a book may not burn many calories, but the right material may help kids shed pounds
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 Reuters - Reptiles, monkeys, rodents and other exotic pets are growing in popularity but should be discouraged in homes with small children or people with immune system problems, according to a report published on Monday.
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AP - More children have died from flu because they also had staph infections, according to a new government report that urges parents to have their kids get the flu shot.
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often require special attention to help
manage their behavior.
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Having asthma doesn't necessarily mean an
unhealthy pregnancy. The key is to control symptoms and prevent
attacks.
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Behavioral management weight
loss programs can help obese school-age children and teens lose weight or
prevent further weight gain, according to a new report.
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- The standard test for checking the
vision of young children cannot be completely trusted, Johns Hopkins
University researchers report.
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that federal
guidelines on the length of needles used to vaccinate children could put
some kids in danger of injury.
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Couples made up of one Asian
and one white partner may face an increased risk of gestational diabetes
and a higher risk of Caesarean delivery, say researchers at the Lucile
Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of
Medicine.
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AP - The largest study of U.S. children ever performed — aiming to track 100,000 from conception to age 21 — will start recruiting mothers-to-be in North Carolina and New York in January.
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Reuters - A study that will cost $3.2 billion and last more than two decades to track the health of 100,000 U.S. children from before birth to age 21 will be launched in January, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
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 Reuters - US children are substantially more likely to be prescribed drugs for mental conditions than their peers in the Netherlands and Germany, new research shows.
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- While sexual intercourse throughout a
healthy pregnancy is usually safe, it may not be recommended for women who
are a higher risk for complications.
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Young children who wheeze when
they have rhinovirus infection -- the most common cause of colds -- are at
much greater risk of developing asthma later during childhood, a new study
says.
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration will take its time considering whether to ban
over-the-counter cold medicines for children, a top agency official said
Thursday at a public hearing on the matter.
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 AP - A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause unintended harm.
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 Reuters - Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines should not be sold for young children because they are unproven and can be dangerous, doctors and consumer advocates said on Thursday, despite objections from industry representatives.
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