More Pediatric Health Basics News

• Environment Crucial to Boosting Child's Reading Skills

  FRIDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Environment plays an important role in the growth of ...

• U.S. Birth Weights Falling, But Reasons Unclear

  THURSDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Babies brought to term by healthy, white mothers in ...

• Day Care Boosts Kids' TV Time

  Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) --Young children of working parents may watch even more television every ...

• Swine Flu May Hit Kids With Asthma Harder

  Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Canadian researchers are reporting that children with asthma are more ...

• Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility

  Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests it may become possible for pre-pubescent boys ...

• Teen Obesity Ups MS Risk in Women

  Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- While there are plenty of good reasons to avoid obesity ...

• Fetus Learns Intonations of Mother's Tongue

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Infants who are just a few days old cry with ...

• Severe Swine Flu Can Kill Young, Old Alike

  Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Californians both young and old are contracting H1N1, with infants ...

• 6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D

  Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- While the optimal amount of vitamin D is still subject ...

• Swine Flu Vaccine Seems Safe: Experts

  Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Despite persistent public concern that H1N1 vaccines being tested might ...

• Supply of Key Children's Vaccine Almost Back to Normal

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A children's vaccine that's been in short supply for 18 ...

• Families Urged to Have Wells Tested Yearly

  June 1 (HealthDay News) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics says that families who get ...

• Refusing Shots Puts Kids at Higher Risk for Whooping Cough

  May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to children who are immunized against whooping cough, those ...

• Teen Stress May Have Roots in First Three Years of Life

  May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Very young children who spent excessive time in child-care facilities ...

• Hospitalization Rates Higher in Kids Who Get Flu Shots

  May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Children who get the annual flu vaccine, especially those who ...

• Bullying Seems to Affect Kids Years Later

  May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Preteens who were bullied persistently when they were younger are ...

• Keeping Appointments Key to Keeping Vaccines on Track

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Scheduling issues, communication problems and a lack of belief in ...

• Fad Baby Names Tend to Fizzle Fast

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Faddish baby names don't retain their appeal for long, a ...

• Writing About Values Boosts Grades for Middle Schoolers

  April 16 (HealthDay News) -- When children write about their values, these self-affirmation exercises can ...