More kids trapped in sweltering cars are dying
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Some people should not be parents. Reports of infants and toddlers dying from being trapped inside sizzling automobiles are on the rise. A researcher says 18 children have died of hyperthermia since the beginning of the year, with eight deaths reported since June 13. That’s the largest number of fatalities through the first half of [...]
Cartoon characters tilt kids’ food choices toward junk food
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Kids are easily swayed. That’s why kids think that snacks taste better when popular cartoon characters like Shrek and Dora the Explorer are plastered on the packages. I think we all know that. Nutrition experts have long argued that such images shouldn’t be used to market junk food to kids, especially with the childhood obesity [...]
Almost Half of Deaths in Kids Under 5 Occur in 5 Countries
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Diseases like pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and blood poisoning account for more than two-thirds of the 8.8 million annual deaths in kids under 5 years of age worldwide, according to a new report. Other leading causes of death for include birth complications, lack of oxygen during birth and congenital defects. The report found that infectious diseases [...]
Obese Kids More Vulnerable to Bullies
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Children in grades three through six who are obese are more likely to be bullied than their normal-weight peers, according to a new study. I think we all knew that already. It turns out that obese children are bullied more often even if they possess qualities that can discourage bullies, such as having good social [...]
Thousands of Kids Poisoned by Tobacco Products Each Year
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Researchers are concerned that new candy-shaped dissolvable tobacco products could add to children’s risk of accidental tobacco poisoning in the United States. A recent study that investigated reports to U.S. poison control centers from 2006 through 2008 showed that 13,705 children younger than age six were accidentally poisoned by tobacco products. Cigarettes were the most [...]
