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Parents show modest gains after smoking programs (Reuters) 30 Dec 2011 | 03:51 pm
Reuters - About one out of every four parents with small children responds to interventions to help them quit smoking, which is slightly better than the one in five parents who would quit without any ...
Exercise doesn't prevent pregnancy-related diabetes (Reuters) 30 Dec 2011 | 03:50 pm
Reuters - Pregnant women who exercised regularly during the second half of their pregnancies did not lower their odds of developing pregnancy-related diabetes in a new clinical trial. 11 Vote(s)
U.S. to give states $300 million for child health coverage (Reuters) 30 Dec 2011 | 03:50 pm
Reuters - Nearly $300 million in bonus payments have been awarded to 23 states for providing health coverage for children, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday. 20 Vote(...
Poor kids miss out on playtime, pediatricians say (Reuters) 30 Dec 2011 | 03:50 pm
Reuters - Children in poor urban neighborhoods need more chances for old-fashioned playtime in their daily lives, says a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). 13 Vote(s)
Health Tip: When Children Break the Rules (HealthDay) 30 Dec 2011 | 02:51 pm
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children often perpetuate a behavior when it's rewarded, and stop a behavior when it's ignored, the American Academy of Family Physicians says. 6 Vote(s)
More Schooling Might Raise IQ (HealthDay) 30 Dec 2011 | 02:51 pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children who have more schooling may see their IQ improve, Norwegian researchers have found. 9 Vote(s)
Health Tip: Discuss Weight With Your Child (HealthDay) 30 Dec 2011 | 02:51 pm
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Talking about weight with your child can be difficult, but it's important to foster a healthy attitude toward weight and eating. 12 Vote(s)
Pregnancy May Change Mom's Brain For Good (LiveScience.com) 30 Dec 2011 | 02:51 pm
LiveScience.com - Time in the womb is obviously important for the development of the fetal brain. But pregnancy is also a time for changes in Mom's brain — changes that may prepare women to become bet...
Health Tip: Wear Your Seat Belt During Pregnancy (HealthDay) 30 Dec 2011 | 02:50 pm
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Wearing a seat belt is particularly important during pregnancy, when you're protecting for two. 5 Vote(s)
Breastfeeding moms protest at Target stores, but US public is real mark (The Christian Science Monitor) 30 Dec 2011 | 02:50 pm
The Christian Science Monitor - For hundreds of moms who gathered in some 250 Target stores across the US on Wednesday, their decision to collectively breastfeed their babies in public was an act of s...
