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Sever's Disease (Children's Heel Pain) Can Be A Painful Side-Effect Of Summer For Boys And Girls Between The Ages Of 9 And 14
14.07.2008 13:14
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Summertime sports and activities can be brutally painful for children who develop overuse foot injuries. A frequent site for such injuries is the back of the heel. This painful condition is called Sever's Disease or Calcaneal Apophysitis. Sever's Disease most frequently occurs in active boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 14.
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Chief Medical Officer Publishes Annual Report - New Focus On Tackling The Health Of The Teenage Nation, UK
14.07.2008 08:12
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The Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, published his 2007 Annual Report, in which he called for a new focus on teenage health. The report, which reviews key health problems and developments over the last year, highlighted the unique health needs of teenagers. The teenage years are a risk taking period of life, closely tied to the rite of passage into adulthood.
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89% Of Children's Food Products Provide Poor Nutritional Quality, But 62% Of Them Still Make Health Claims
14.07.2008 08:12
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Nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children have a poor nutritional content - because of high levels of sugar, fat or sodium - according to a detailed study of 367 products published in the July issue of the UK-based journal Obesity Reviews. Just under 70 per cent of the products studied - which specifically excluded confectionery, soft drinks and bakery items - derived a high proportion of calories from sugar.
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SinuCleanse Introduces Kids Mist
14.07.2008 06:14
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Makers of the SinuCleanse® line of nasal washing products, today announced a product for children, the Kids Mist ™. With the recent ban by the Food and Drug Administration on many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children, parents have been left with few options for easing kids' sinus symptoms.
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Non-Parental Care Of Infants Tied To Unfavorable Feeding Practices
14.07.2008 04:12
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With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the United States. At the same time, data from a variety of sources point to a growing prevalence of overweight infants and toddlers.
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America's Children In Brief: Key National Indicators Of Well-Being, 2008
14.07.2008 04:12
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The nation's fourth and eighth graders scored higher in reading and mathematics than they did during their last national assessment, according to the federal government's latest annual statistical report on the well-being of the nation's children. Not all the report's findings were positive; there also were increases in the adolescent birth rate and the proportion of infants born at low birthweight.
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Potential Reasons For School Absenteeism Revealed By Study
14.07.2008 04:12
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A questionnaire of Swiss schoolchildren has revealed the extent of truancy and school fear. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, links truancy and school fear to life events, parental behaviour and school environment. Over 800 children completed the questionnaire, once at thirteen years old and then again at sixteen years old.
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Identifying And Disrupting Key Elements Of Malaria's 'Sticky Sack' Adhesion Strategy
14.07.2008 04:12
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Malaria is one of the most devastating diseases afflicting humanity. It infects and debilitates about 600 million people and kills up to three million people every year, mainly in the wet tropical regions of the world. Children and pregnant women are at particularly high risk. The malaria parasite is injected into humans by an infected mosquito.
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