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Cartoons, characters linked to kids’ bad behavior: Power Rangers again
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesA new study on children's behavior has found that certain TV programming beats other programming when you're trying to calm ...... -
Does childhood TV viewing lead to criminal behavior?
Two recent studies linking childhood television viewing to antisocial behavior and criminal acts as adults are prompting some pediatricians to call for a national boob tube intervention. A commentary published alongside the studies in the journal...
Tags: YouTube, Mental Health, Sesame Street (tv program), University of Washington, Criminals
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Recess 'crucial' for school kids, pediatricians say
Give kids a break, doctors said Monday — or you might find that they have trouble paying attention in the classroom. In a policy statement released on Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on School Health, pediatricians...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Elementary Schools, Schools, School Examinations, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Educational TV tied to fewer behavior problems
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Upping the educational value of what young kids watch on television may help improve their behavior, a new study suggests. It can be hard to encourage families of preschoolers to turn off the TV, but there are plenty of high-...Tags: Family, Science and Technology, University of Washington, Television, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Retired Danville pediatrician finds way to stay busy
kpeek@amnews.comAfter spending 30 years practicing as a pediatrician, Dr. Russ Goodwin retired from Danville Pediatrics about six years ago. “My wife retired. I figured, if she was retired, I should be able to retire, too,” he said with a smile. However,...Tags: The Happiest News!, Habitat for Humanity International, Medical Specialization, Human Interest
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Hand-Foot-Mouth menace
When Jonah Posner developed a fever last spring, his mother, Tracy, didn’t think much of it. The then-2-year-old was eating, drinking and sleeping as he usually did. “He had no other symptoms besides the fever,” Tracy Posner says....
Tags: Pain, St. Joseph Medical Center, Howard County General Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Avera offering walk-in pediatric clinic
Anna Weisser's doctor was already booked when her 6-year-old son, Mason, woke with an earache. He'd been complaining of headaches for a few days, and Weisser wanted to take him to the family's doctor as quickly as possible. Nurses suggested she try...
Tags: General Practitioners, Earache, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization
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Pediatricians should talk to kids about energy drinks and alcohol
Doctors need to talk to their adolescent patients about energy drinks -- especially energy drinks that are mixed with alcohol -- to make sure they understand the risks from consuming them, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. “When mixed...
Tags: Energy Drinks, American Academy of Pediatrics, Dietary Supplements, Amino Acids, Medical Specialization
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Leonard Apt dies; UCLA pediatric ophthalmologist was 90
During the first half of the 20th century, pediatricians generally believed that children's eye problems were largely self-corrective — that a child would grow out of his or her crossed eyes or poor vision. But they were wrong. Unless a vision...
Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), General Practitioners, Blindness, Skin Cancer, University of Pennsylvania
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Students get hands-on experience during annual event
Staff WritersGroundhog Job Shadow Day was celebrated by agencies and businesses across the Imperial Valley on Friday in hopes students would see themselves as future members of the workforce. Through the national initiative, 10th- through 12th-grade students had...Tags: Business, Philosophy, U.S. Border Patrol, Teaching and Learning, Religion and Belief
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Pediatricians applaud Obama effort to reduce gun violence
Maryland's pediatricians applaud President Barack Obama for his leadership in the wake of the gun violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. ("Obama pledges fight for gun laws," Jan. 17). The president's federal policy recommendations...Tags: Interior Policy, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Health and Safety at School, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Congress
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No exercise, more than couch, tied to fat in kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For kids, time spent inactive seems less of a factor in higher body fat than does a lack of exercise, according to a new study. Researchers found that the more minutes kids spent exercising at the pace of a fast walk each day,...Tags: Science and Technology, Family, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Overweight, Health and Safety at School
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