Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — By the time they’re teenagers, babies born prematurely may be getting poorer school grades than their non-preemie peers.Researchers found that babies born before 34 weeks of pregnancy had lower scores on mat…
Learn MoreLos estadounidenses jóvenes siguen queriendo el mismo número de hijos, pero no ahora mismo
MARTES, 17 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando las tasas de natalidad se reducen en Estados Unidos, los expertos intentan averiguar qué está sucediendo.La tasa de fertilidad está en su punto más bajo desde la década de los 1970, en 1.71 por mu…
Learn MoreIs My Child Too Skinny? Advice on When to Be Concerned
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While childhood obesity gets a lot of attention, some kids struggle with the opposite issue — they have trouble gaining weight.So, how can parents know if their child is “too skinny?”While the best resourc…
Learn MoreIs My Child Too Skinny? Advice on When to Be Concerned
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While childhood obesity gets a lot of attention, some kids struggle with the opposite issue — they have trouble gaining weight.So, how can parents know if their child is “too skinny?”While the best resourc…
Learn MoreKids’ COVID More Dangerous When Co-Infected With RSV, Colds
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As colds, flu and COVID continue to circulate this winter, a new U.S. government study finds that young children infected with COVID plus a second virus tend to become sicker.While severe COVID is rare amon…
Learn MoreYoung Americans Still Want Same Number of Kids, Just Not Right Now
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When birth rates fall in the United States, experts try to figure out what’s happening.The fertility rate is at its lowest since the 1970s — 1.71 per woman, according to a new study.But it’s not that young p…
Learn MoreElementary School Kids Get Healthier When Gardening Is on Curriculum
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Texas-based education initiative has found that enrolling children in poor communities in gardening and cooking classes may help boost their long-term health.Called “Texas Sprouts,” the program covered one f…
Learn MoreGun Deaths to Kids Are Rising in Pandemic, U.S. Hospital Study Shows
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If a study conducted at one St. Louis hospital is a good indicator, the COVID pandemic is tied to a surge in childhood injuries and deaths due to firearms. Black children and those in low-income households wer…
Learn MoreTelehealth Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Aids Child Behavior
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth-delivered parenting interventions lead to significant and maintained improvements for young children with developmental disorders (DD) and their caregivers, according to a study published online Jan…
Learn MoreLos CDC advierten que muy pocos niños reciben las vacunas recomendadas
JUEVES, 12 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las vacunaciones entre los niños de kindergarten se redujeron por segundo año consecutivo, lo que deja a cientos de miles de niños pequeños vulnerables a unas peligrosas enfermedades infecciosas, informa…
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