Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.healthcanal.com/ Health News 15 ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.healthcanal.com/files.php?file=Health News from HealthCanal.com http://www.healthcanal.com/ http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/26411-Family-estrangement-adult-children-asked-for-their-experiences.html Child health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:15:00 +0000 A University of Newcastle academic is taking her research into family estrangement to the next level, examining the experiences of adult children who are not in contact with their parents. f15f796cb32c138714733c5c56533023 http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/26384-Racial-and-Ethnic-Disparities-Obesity-Start-Childhood-Making-Early-Intervention-Essential.html Child health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:13:00 +0000 New Rochelle, NY — Disparities in obesity prevalence and risk factors are already evident in minority populations by the preschool years, emphasizing the need for early interventions to prevent and manage childhood obesity, according to an article in a special issue of the journal Childhood Obesity celebrating the second anniversary of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let’s Move! initiative. 596244d3c6f1e0a07d6844a3d4e2c977 http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/26370-Positive-Parenting-During-Early-Childhood-May-Prevent-Obesity.html Child health Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:23:00 +0000 Programs that support parents during their child’s early years hold promise for obesity prevention, according to a new study in the online February 6 issue of Pediatrics. e7d1eccb5e94bdf73421cd6c5191ee40 http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/26339-Coin-Batteries-Hidden-Danger-Kids.html Child health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:35:00 +0000 Madison, Wisconsin - If you’re planning to serenade your sweetheart with a musical Valentine’s card, be careful: musical greeting cards are a surprising source of danger for children. 886e8d005b842c5ef6b4e040adc76236 http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/26321-Designed-Kids-Built-Volunteers-Dream-Playground-Becomes-Safe-Accessible-Playground-Reality-for-San-Francisco-Community.html Child health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:27:00 +0000 San Francisco, CA - Hundreds of volunteers from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the northeast San Francisco community are building a Safe, Accessible playground designed by children in one day at Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center (Tel-Hi) on Tues., Feb. 7, 2012. d6ed7df7e858229cfde10e922c89a5c4 http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/26313-Frequent-house-moves-childhood-might-bad-for-long-term-health.html Child health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:00 +0000 Children who move house frequently when young may be more likely to suffer poor health in adulthood, according to new research from the Medical Research Council (MRC). e19f86a657eafe9e5e7aecc234d64a10 http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/26270-Baby-knows-best.html Child health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:45:00 +0000 Study shows baby-led weaning promotes healthy food preferences 14fe4d52108262738a50f1f0306cbc51 http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/26257-Its-not-smack-children.html Child health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:00 +0000 A Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer in child youth and family welfare strongly endorses a recent call by leading paediatricians to outlaw physical chastisement of children. 7cc1a717b87fab236741eadb24f5d281 http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/26255-Children-hospitalized-alarming-rate-due-abuse.html Child health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:00 +0000 By Karen N. Peart - In one year alone, over 4,500 children in the United States were hospitalized due to child abuse, and 300 of them died of their injuries, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study. ee634b95ce23e5608460ab8aa2bc5959 http://www.healthcanal.com/child-health/26210-New-research-will-investigate-role-hygiene-infant-growth.html Child health Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:50:00 +0000 Dr Andrew Prendergast, Senior Clinical Lecturer in paediatric infection and immunity at Queen Mary, University of London, has been awarded a Fellowship by the Wellcome Trust to study the effect of improved sanitation on the health of infants in developing countries. 641e420631e525417afb186be1420d9d