Tree-lined streets may cut city kids' asthma risk (Reuters) 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. Child safety seats should be centered in back seat (Reuters) 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. Death toll in China disease outbreak hits 34: state media (AFP)
Health Tip: Discussing Death With Children (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Death may be difficult to comprehend at any age, but it can be particularly confusing and scary to young children. China hails doctor for raising child virus alarm (Reuters)
Cool kids can help others avoid smoking: study (Reuters)
Mom's high normal blood sugar risky: study (Reuters) Reuters - Pregnant women who have blood sugar levels above normal but below those signaling full-blown diabetes are more likely than women with lower blood sugar levels to experience several adverse pregnancy outcomes, new research indicates. Death toll from child viral disease up to 30 in China (AP)
Some Weight-Loss Drugs Might Disrupt Brain Growth in Kids (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new class of weight-loss drugs that suppresses appetite by blocking cannabinoid receptors in the brain should be used with caution in children, U.S. scientists report.
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AFP - The number of Chinese children confirmed dead from hand, foot and mouth disease has risen to 34 with nearly 25,000 people infected but the outbreak's spread may be slowing, state media said on Friday.
Reuters - A deadly strain of hand, foot and mouth
disease has killed two more children in China, bringing the
death toll in recent weeks to 32, state media said on Friday,
as it praised a doctor who alerted authorities to the epidemic.
Reuters - Getting the cool kids to talk to their
peers about the dangers of smoking cut the number of young
people who started using cigarettes in one study by nearly 25
percent, British researchers said on Friday.
AP - The death toll from a viral illness that is striking children across China has risen by two to 30, health officials said Thursday, as the number of reported cases jumped to nearly 20,000.
