Thousands of U.S. Kids Hospitalized for Abuse (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Close to 4,600 kids in the United States were hospitalized as a result of child abuse in one recent year, and 300 of them died, a new study shows. Spanking Produces Troubled Kids, Study Contends (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Adding more fuel to the controversial topic of children and spanking, two Canadian child development experts have published a new analysis that warns that physical punishment poses serious risks to a child's long-term development. Constipation May Help Explain Some Bedwetting (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Constipation is often the cause of bedwetting in children, a small, new study suggests. Many U.S. Kids Still Buy Unhealthy Snacks at School (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Despite efforts to serve healthier meals to school children, roughly half of U.S. elementary school kids can buy junk food at school, a new study finds. Parental rights vs. child safety: Should boys have been visiting Josh Powell? (The Christian... The Christian Science Monitor - Should Josh Powell have had visitation rights with his two young children – whom he allegedly killed on Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide? Spanking Linked to More Aggression in Kids (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - Spanking or slapping your child has long-term, harmful effects on their development, according to a new review of 20 years of research. The 'Choking Game': 1 in 7 College Kids Has Tried It (Time.com) Time.com - The potentially lethal Choking Game, which involves cutting off the blood supply to the brain, appears to be popular with some college students who think it's not as dangerous as using illicit drugs Child abuse experts calls for U.S. campaign (Reuters) Reuters - Nearly 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by physical abuse in 2006, according to a new report. Many kids still exposed to secondhand smoke in cars (Reuters) Reuters - A new government study reports that while fewer kids and teens are getting exposed to secondhand smoke while riding in the car, rates of exposure are still high enough to warrant concern. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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