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Pediatricians say kids need recess during school
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A group of American pediatricians is telling school districts that children need recess and free time during the school day, and it should not even be taken away as punishment. "We consider it essentially the child's...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Specialization, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Department of Agriculture, American Heart Association
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Two cups of milk daily enough for most kids: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two cups of cow's milk per day may be enough for most kids to have the recommended amount of vitamin D in their blood while maintaining a healthy iron level, suggests a new study. "One of the common questions I get from...Tags: Science and Technology, Iron (dietary supplement), Calcium, Toronto (Canada), Canada
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Poor children have highest in-hospital death rate
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children from poorer neighborhoods who are hospitalized are more likely to die before discharge than kids from wealthier areas, according to a new study. These differences persisted even though the number of deaths for all...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Health Insurance, Healthy Diet, University of Pennsylvania
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Nearly 1 in 4 teens has 'sexted' nude pictures, study says
It might not come as a surprise to any parent who has caught their teen-age child red-handed and red-faced while sending a sexually explicit text message, but a new study is suggesting that “sexting” is prevalent among adolescents. A...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Social Media, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Drugs and Medicines
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Dr. James W. Backstrom, named a 2012 Top Doctor by Pittsburgh Magazine
Chief Medical Officer of Foundation Radiology Group, Dr. James W. Backstrom, was named one of the top radiologists in his field by Pittsburgh Magazine in its annual "Top Doctors" issue. Only 13 radiologists made the 2012 list out of the more than 300 in...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Hospitals and Clinics, Radiology, Medical Specialization, Awards and Prizes
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Study: Urban kids have higher incidence of food allergies than rural ones
Children in urban areas have a higher incidence of food allergies than those in rural America, according to a new study believed to be the first to assess allergic reactions in kids based on geography. One of the urban centers tracked in the research...
Tags: Epinephrine, Allergies, Medical Specialization, Physical Conditions, Medical Research
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Smoking while pregnant could mean child reading problems later
Pregnant women who smoke run into the risk of their children have reading problems later in life, a Yale School of Medicine study has found. The reserachers looked at the reading tests of 5,000 students and found that many whose mothers smoked while...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Drugs and Medicines, Yale School of Medicine
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Business Briefs for Nov. 20, 2012
Danville Pediatrics sponsors 2013 blockbuster exhibit at CAC For the third year in a row, Danville Pediatrics and Primary Care will be the title sponsor of the Community Arts Center’s annual blockbuster exhibit, coming to Danville in February...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Medical Specialization, Finance, Arts, Nursing
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Conemaugh's Chef Auction Reaches Milestone Year
The 5th Annual Conemaugh Health Foundation “Our Community, Our Children” Chef Auction was held last month at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center. It raised $48,000 for pediatric and teenage trauma and surgical patients at Conemaugh...Tags: YouTube, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Light Therapy, Auction Service
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Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, behavioral pediatrics clinic director
Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, medical director of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic who also was a consultant to city public schools, died Oct. 18 of pancreatic cancer at her Columbia home.
The former Catonsville and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pancreatic Cancer, Baltimore County, National Security Agency, Science and Technology
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NIH targets all causes of sleeping infant deaths
Only 4 months and 4 days old, Becky Borchardt dozed off on her tummy on a couch at her child care provider's home. She never woke up. Since sudden infant death syndrome took Becky's life 21 years ago, her mother, Downers Grove resident Pam Borchardt, has...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Organizations, Politics, Demographics, Career and Workplace
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Academy of Pediatrics finds no evidence organic food is better for kids' health
Parents who feed their kids an organic diet may not be giving them the health advantage they think. There is no evidence eating organic foods cuts back on the risk of disease over the long-run, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a report this...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, American Academy of Pediatrics, Organic Foods
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