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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1437 health Parenting/Kids News en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:27 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1437 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091107/hl_hsn/singinginpregnancymaybeharderwork hsn/20091107/singinginpregnancymaybeharderwork HealthDay health Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:27 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Hormonal fluctuations make it harder for women to sing during pregnancy, a new study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091107/hl_hsn/traumadeadlierforkidswithoutinsurance hsn/20091107/traumadeadlierforkidswithoutinsurance HealthDay health Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:25 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Uninsured children in the United States are three times more likely to die from trauma injuries than children with private insurance, according to a new study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_flu_pets nm/20091106/us_flu_pets Reuters health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:30 GMT Reuters - People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_what_weight nm/20091106/us_what_weight Reuters health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:24:57 GMT Reuters - Parents may be setting their daughters up for weight problems simply by allowing them to drink two or more sweetened drinks daily while young, study findings hint. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu ap/20091106/us_med_swine_flu AP health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:29:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.43205b451c4d466caf1cedab8b7c30e8.swine_flu_vaccines_2_gfx880.jpg?x=130&y=127&q=85&sig=Aoormudzhxa4.CRdcm9t7w--" align="left" height="127" width="130" alt="UPDATES with most recent information; graphic shows the weekly number of swine flu vaccine shipments since Oct. 14; includes state-by-state breakdown for most recent week" border="0" /></a>AP - Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.43205b451c4d466caf1cedab8b7c30e8.swine_flu_vaccines_2_gfx880.jpg?x=130&y=127&q=85&sig=Aoormudzhxa4.CRdcm9t7w--" align="left" height="127" width="130" alt="photo" title="UPDATES with most recent information; graphic shows the weekly number of swine flu vaccine shipments since Oct. 14; includes state-by-state breakdown for most recent week" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091106/hl_hsn/genetherapyforfatalbraindisorderjustthebeginning hsn/20091106/genetherapyforfatalbraindisorderjustthebeginning HealthDay health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:48:51 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The reported success of gene therapy in treating two children with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) brings hope to patients with the potentially crippling and fatal brain disorder and their families, says a nonprofit group that supports ALD research. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/hl_nm/us_breast_feeding nm/20091105/us_breast_feeding Reuters health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:00:59 GMT Reuters - Exclusive breast feeding for up to 6 months, though beneficial for an infants' immunity and mothers' weight, may not alter children's health risks over the long term, study findings hint. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/hl_nm/us_correction_antidepressants_risks nm/20091105/us_correction_antidepressants_risks Reuters health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:59:35 GMT Reuters - Babies whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy visit the doctor more often and have higher risks of certain health problems than other children their age, a new study suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/hl_nm/us_flu_usa_hospitals nm/20091105/us_flu_usa_hospitals Reuters health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:39:03 GMT Reuters - Last May, an influx of children with flu symptoms and their worried families flooded the emergency department of Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, swelling the normal patient load from 150 a day to 400 and leaving a net loss for the month of $325,000. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/sc_afp/lifestyleclimatewarmingchildrenmexico afp/20091105/lifestyleclimatewarmingchildrenmexico AFP science Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:41:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/sc_afp/lifestyleclimatewarmingchildrenmexico"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257445926574-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=m4fGBYlRW10QZSQ9Vwpk0w--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="Students observe a globe during their visit to Papalote Children's museum in Mexico city in November 4. Children in one of the world's most polluted cities are learning through a new exhibition how carbon dioxide emissions heat and transform the planet.(AFP/File/Luis Acosta)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Children in one of the world's most polluted cities are learning through a new exhibition how carbon dioxide emissions heat and transform the planet.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/sc_afp/lifestyleclimatewarmingchildrenmexico"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257445926574-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=m4fGBYlRW10QZSQ9Vwpk0w--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="photo" title="Students observe a globe during their visit to Papalote Children's museum in Mexico city in November 4. Children in one of the world's most polluted cities are learning through a new exhibition how carbon dioxide emissions heat and transform the planet.(AFP/File/Luis Acosta)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/hl_nm/us_sudan_health_who nm/20091105/us_sudan_health_who Reuters health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:01 GMT Reuters - Three quarters of people in South Sudan have no access to medical care, and 10 percent of children there and in Darfur die before their first birthday, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091105/hl_hsn/marriedwithchildrenpaveswaytohappiness hsn/20091105/marriedwithchildrenpaveswaytohappiness HealthDay health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:48:48 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Want to be a happy married couple? Consider having kids. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091104/hl_nm/us_smoking_kids nm/20091104/us_smoking_kids Reuters health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:26:43 GMT Reuters - Women who smoke while pregnant risk having hyperactive preschoolers who can't pay attention, a large study from the UK hints. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/hl_afp/healthaustraliapregnancyfolateasthma afp/20091104/healthaustraliapregnancyfolateasthma AFP health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:20:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/hl_afp/healthaustraliapregnancyfolateasthma"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257322816423-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=.mcT7faCKowVtXaWZHPyNg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="A child is seen staring behind a belly of his pregnant mother. Women who take folic acid supplements during the later months of pregnancy may be increasing their baby's risk of developing asthma, according to a newly released Australian study.(AFP/File/Choi Won-Suk)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Women who take folic acid supplements during the later months of pregnancy may be increasing their baby's risk of developing asthma, according to a newly released Australian study.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091104/hl_afp/healthaustraliapregnancyfolateasthma"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257322816423-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=.mcT7faCKowVtXaWZHPyNg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="photo" title="A child is seen staring behind a belly of his pregnant mother. Women who take folic acid supplements during the later months of pregnancy may be increasing their baby's risk of developing asthma, according to a newly released Australian study.(AFP/File/Choi Won-Suk)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091104/hl_hsn/cdcstudylinks2antibioticstobirthdefects hsn/20091104/cdcstudylinks2antibioticstobirthdefects HealthDay health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:49:22 GMT HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Taking antibiotics during pregnancy does not raise the risk for most birth defects, though there are some exceptions, new research has found. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091104/hl_hsn/folatelevelsinpregnancytiedtoadhdinoffspring hsn/20091104/folatelevelsinpregnancytiedtoadhdinoffspring HealthDay health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:49:04 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Low folate levels during pregnancy are associated with higher odds for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring aged 7 to 9, new research has found. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/hl_afp/healthfluuswomenchildrenvaccine afp/20091103/healthfluuswomenchildrenvaccine AFP health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:35:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/hl_afp/healthfluuswomenchildrenvaccine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257262213662-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=h4BJn0mAQPGE5UMl5JPaEg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="A nurse gives a shot of the H1N1 vaccine to Mandi Russell, who is seven and a half months pregnant, at the Utah County Health Department in October 2009 in Provo, Utah. A single dose of swine flu vaccine produces a robust immune response in pregnant women, one of the groups at higher risk of dying from (A)H1N1 influenza, initial results from US clinical trials have shown.(AFP/Getty Images/File/George Frey)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A single dose of swine flu vaccine produces a robust immune response in pregnant women, one of the groups at high risk of dying from (A)H1N1 influenza, but young children need two shots, US clinical trials have shown.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/hl_afp/healthfluuswomenchildrenvaccine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091103/capt.photo_1257262213662-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=h4BJn0mAQPGE5UMl5JPaEg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="A nurse gives a shot of the H1N1 vaccine to Mandi Russell, who is seven and a half months pregnant, at the Utah County Health Department in October 2009 in Provo, Utah. A single dose of swine flu vaccine produces a robust immune response in pregnant women, one of the groups at higher risk of dying from (A)H1N1 influenza, initial results from US clinical trials have shown.(AFP/Getty Images/File/George Frey)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/hl_nm/us_antibiotics_risk nm/20091103/us_antibiotics_risk Reuters health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:26:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/hl_nm/us_antibiotics_risk"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091103/i/r2152127126.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=eu_Qjeq2eNIzjF7Cg7mCWg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Medicine is seen in this file photo. Some of the antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of several birth defects if a woman uses them early in pregnancy, a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine shows. REUTERS/Newscom" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Some of the antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of several birth defects if a woman uses them early in pregnancy, a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine shows.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091103/hl_nm/us_antibiotics_risk"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091103/i/r2152127126.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=eu_Qjeq2eNIzjF7Cg7mCWg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Medicine is seen in this file photo. Some of the antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of several birth defects if a woman uses them early in pregnancy, a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine shows. REUTERS/Newscom" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_he_me/af_africa_malaria_vaccine ap/20091103/af_africa_malaria_vaccine AP health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:19:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_he_me/af_africa_malaria_vaccine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091103/capt.5d5f20f6760141719c192bdb04ea3f45.aptopix_africa__malaria_vaccine_nai105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=pQjh3TBEgcdxiI7aMIVaJw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 picture a mother watches over her child who is suffering from severe malaria in the Siaya hospital in Western Kenya. Both children are receiving a blood transfusion. A new vaccine being tested here is giving the medical community hope that for the first time it will soon be able to reduce by half the number of African children killed by the mosquito-borne disease every year.(AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)" border="0" /></a>AP - A mother watched with dread as a nurse inserted a tube in her baby's head. Blood streamed into the anemic 4-month-old who already has malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills a million African children every year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/ap_on_he_me/af_africa_malaria_vaccine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091103/capt.5d5f20f6760141719c192bdb04ea3f45.aptopix_africa__malaria_vaccine_nai105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=pQjh3TBEgcdxiI7aMIVaJw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 picture a mother watches over her child who is suffering from severe malaria in the Siaya hospital in Western Kenya. Both children are receiving a blood transfusion. A new vaccine being tested here is giving the medical community hope that for the first time it will soon be able to reduce by half the number of African children killed by the mosquito-borne disease every year.(AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091103/hl_hsn/childhoodbraincancercausesotherlongtermproblems hsn/20091103/childhoodbraincancercausesotherlongtermproblems HealthDay health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:49:24 GMT HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood brain cancer survivors have ongoing cognitive problems and achieve lower levels of education, employment and income than their siblings and survivors of other types of cancer, a U.S. study has found.