Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1437 Parenting/Kids News en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 03:47:08 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1437 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080516/hl_hsn/healthtiptravelingduringpregnancy hsn/20080516/healthtiptravelingduringpregnancy HealthDay Fri, 16 May 2008 03:47:08 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If you're planning to take a trip while pregnant, you should check with your doctor to be sure it's safe for you to travel. Unless you have complications with your pregnancy, most women can travel safely. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080516/hl_nm/cancer_children_dc nm/20080516/cancer_children_dc Reuters Fri, 16 May 2008 01:27:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080516/hl_nm/cancer_children_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080516/2008_05_15t212724_450x296_us_cancer_children.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=xu8jJxK1.koEr3EUiJLpUg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="An Ukrainian boy suffering from cancer wears a mask in a children's hospital in Kiev April 4, 2006. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Children who survive cancer while they are young are five to 10 times more likely than their healthy siblings to develop heart disease, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080516/hl_nm/cancer_children_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080516/2008_05_15t212724_450x296_us_cancer_children.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=xu8jJxK1.koEr3EUiJLpUg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Ukrainian boy suffering from cancer wears a mask in a children's hospital in Kiev April 4, 2006. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080516/ap_on_he_me/cancer_survivors ap/20080516/cancer_survivors AP Fri, 16 May 2008 01:03:12 GMT AP - Children who survive cancer face a much greater risk of heart problems later in life than their brothers and sisters who did not have cancer, new research shows. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080515/hl_nm/obesity_children_dc nm/20080515/obesity_children_dc Reuters Thu, 15 May 2008 13:40:10 GMT Reuters - France is the first EU country to report a leveling off of childhood obesity rates, suggesting that healthier diet programs and a ban on vending machines in schools is paying off, researchers said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080515/hl_afp/healthobesityfrancechildren afp/20080515/healthobesityfrancechildren AFP Thu, 15 May 2008 10:15:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080515/hl_afp/healthobesityfrancechildren"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080515/capt.cps.nel72.150508121411.photo00.photo.default-512x392.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=KuEVMZcLjdBBiVqpSD6Slw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="French teenagers exercise in Brides-les-Bains. Two new studies have shown that childhood obesity may be levelling in France in contrast to the general trend in Europe where more youngsters are growing fat.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Clatot)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Childhood obesity may be levelling in France in contrast to the general trend in Europe where more youngsters are growing fat, according to two new studies presented Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080515/hl_afp/healthobesityfrancechildren"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080515/capt.cps.nel72.150508121411.photo00.photo.default-512x392.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=KuEVMZcLjdBBiVqpSD6Slw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="French teenagers exercise in Brides-les-Bains. Two new studies have shown that childhood obesity may be levelling in France in contrast to the general trend in Europe where more youngsters are growing fat.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Clatot)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080514/hl_nm/mothers_development_dc nm/20080514/mothers_development_dc Reuters Wed, 14 May 2008 19:59:22 GMT Reuters - Evaluating the emotional health and social connectedness of pregnant women may help determine if their children will need extra help to meet developmental goals later on, Canadian researchers say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_on_he_me/china_child_virus ap/20080514/china_child_virus AP Wed, 14 May 2008 06:58:00 GMT AP - China's capital reported Wednesday its first death from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus that has sickened tens of thousands of children across the country and killed at least 42 people. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080514/hl_afp/healthchinaenterovirus afp/20080514/healthchinaenterovirus AFP Wed, 14 May 2008 06:49:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080514/hl_afp/healthchinaenterovirus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080514/capt.cps.nec83.140508084700.photo00.photo.default-358x512.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=q.m3._DViGGX0Zld3rTcew--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="A woman pushes a stroller with a child wearing a face mask near a children's hospital in Beijing, on May 6. China on Wednesday confirmed the first two deaths in Beijing from hand, foot and mouth disease, bringing the national death toll to 42 children.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0" /></a>AFP - China on Wednesday confirmed the first two deaths in Beijing from hand, foot and mouth disease, bringing the national death toll to 42 children, state media reported, citing health officials.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080514/hl_afp/healthchinaenterovirus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080514/capt.cps.nec83.140508084700.photo00.photo.default-358x512.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=q.m3._DViGGX0Zld3rTcew--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="A woman pushes a stroller with a child wearing a face mask near a children's hospital in Beijing, on May 6. China on Wednesday confirmed the first two deaths in Beijing from hand, foot and mouth disease, bringing the national death toll to 42 children.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/hl_nm/genetherapy_brain_dc nm/20080513/genetherapy_brain_dc Reuters Tue, 13 May 2008 15:32:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/hl_nm/genetherapy_brain_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080513/2008_05_13t113412_450x340_us_genetherapy_brain.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=LJDG9m5HBgTLkJUFDRfDiw--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A strand of DNA is seen in an undated handout image. (National Institutes of Health/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An experimental gene therapy treatment appears to have helped eight children with a rare and incurable neurological disorder, although it may have been responsible for the death of one, researchers reported on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/hl_nm/genetherapy_brain_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080513/2008_05_13t113412_450x340_us_genetherapy_brain.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=LJDG9m5HBgTLkJUFDRfDiw--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="A strand of DNA is seen in an undated handout image. (National Institutes of Health/Handout/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/hl_nm/unwanted_pregnancy_dc nm/20080513/unwanted_pregnancy_dc Reuters Tue, 13 May 2008 15:07:26 GMT Reuters - Each year, half of American women who would rather not get pregnant will have an unplanned pregnancy, often because they failed to use their contraceptive properly or forgot to use it at all, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/hl_nm/rheumatoid_breastfeeding_dc nm/20080513/rheumatoid_breastfeeding_dc Reuters Tue, 13 May 2008 05:55:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/hl_nm/rheumatoid_breastfeeding_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080513/2008_05_13t040552_450x306_us_rheumatoid_breastfeeding.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=seUFyh4Ib5junz5zrMbtMA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A woman breastfeeds her baby in a file photo. (Regis Duvignau/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Women who breastfeed their babies longer are less likely to get rheumatoid arthritis, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/hl_nm/rheumatoid_breastfeeding_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080513/2008_05_13t040552_450x306_us_rheumatoid_breastfeeding.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=seUFyh4Ib5junz5zrMbtMA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman breastfeeds her baby in a file photo. (Regis Duvignau/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080513/hl_hsn/genemaybekeytopregnancycomplication hsn/20080513/genemaybekeytopregnancycomplication HealthDay Tue, 13 May 2008 03:47:20 GMT HealthDay - MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- A gene called COMT, already known for its role in schizophrenia, also plays a significant part in the dangerous obstetric complication known as preeclampsia, a new study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080513/hl_hsn/multiplesclerosisaffectschildrenscognitiveskills hsn/20080513/multiplesclerosisaffectschildrenscognitiveskills HealthDay Tue, 13 May 2008 03:47:14 GMT HealthDay - MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Only about 5 percent of people with multiple sclerosis are diagnosed when they're children, but like adults with MS, the disease can affect cognitive function, causing memory and attention problems, and possibly low IQ scores. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/hl_nm/enemas_dc nm/20080512/enemas_dc Reuters Mon, 12 May 2008 21:59:09 GMT Reuters - Urination problems coupled with chronic constipation in children can be cured by enemas, according to the results of a Dutch study in the journal Urology. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/hl_nm/mental_dc nm/20080512/mental_dc Reuters Mon, 12 May 2008 21:57:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/hl_nm/mental_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080513/2008_05_13t022039_306x450_us_mental.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=nE0ehb8Vk2GNdZVctLOxsQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Actress Annabella Sciorra arrives for the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala in New York, January 9, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Low IQ scores and cognitive problems (problems related to thinking and reasoning) are common in children and adolescents with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to an Italian study reported in the journal Neurology.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080512/hl_nm/mental_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080513/2008_05_13t022039_306x450_us_mental.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=nE0ehb8Vk2GNdZVctLOxsQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="Actress Annabella Sciorra arrives for the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards Gala in New York, January 9, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_he_me/autism_court_case ap/20080512/autism_court_case AP Mon, 12 May 2008 22:25:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_he_me/autism_court_case"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080505/capt.cps.ncb05.050508205509.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=k_7U.q2So.Yyw3HjI9t37Q--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="An autistic child displays his artwork. Parents of autistic children are almost twice as likely to be hospitalized with mental disorders than other mothers and fathers, a study showed Monday in what may help pinpoint the causes of autism.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Parents claiming that childhood vaccines cause autism should not be rewarded by the courts when the scientific community has already rejected any link, government lawyers argued Monday on the first day of a hearing in federal court.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_he_me/autism_court_case"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080505/capt.cps.ncb05.050508205509.photo00.photo.default-512x347.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=k_7U.q2So.Yyw3HjI9t37Q--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="An autistic child displays his artwork. Parents of autistic children are almost twice as likely to be hospitalized with mental disorders than other mothers and fathers, a study showed Monday in what may help pinpoint the causes of autism.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080510/hl_hsn/telemedicineacosteffectivealternativetoervisits hsn/20080510/telemedicineacosteffectivealternativetoervisits HealthDay Sat, 10 May 2008 03:46:29 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Telemedicine is a cost-effective way to replace more than a quarter of all visits to the pediatric emergency department, according to a community-wide study conducted in New York. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/hl_nm/asthma_risk_dc nm/20080509/asthma_risk_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 18:32:47 GMT Reuters - City blocks boasting plenty of trees aren't only more pleasing to the eye; they may be healthier for children's lungs, according to research conducted in New York City. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/hl_nm/child_safety_dc nm/20080509/child_safety_dc Reuters Fri, 09 May 2008 18:32:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/hl_nm/child_safety_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080512/2008_05_12t073653_360x450_us_child_safety.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=r1By36e2V6jmEak6Cgs26g--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="A child safety seat is seen in an undated handout photo. (PRNewsFoto/Britax Child Safety Inc./Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Positioning child safety seats in the center of the back seat could cut infants' and toddlers' injury risks by nearly half, a new study suggests.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/hl_nm/child_safety_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080512/2008_05_12t073653_360x450_us_child_safety.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=r1By36e2V6jmEak6Cgs26g--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="photo" title="A child safety seat is seen in an undated handout photo. (PRNewsFoto/Britax Child Safety Inc./Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080509/hl_hsn/healthtipdiscussingdeathwithchildren hsn/20080509/healthtipdiscussingdeathwithchildren HealthDay Fri, 09 May 2008 03:47:43 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Death may be difficult to comprehend at any age, but it can be particularly confusing and scary to young children.