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 'Five S's' ease babies' pain during vaccinationsSome physical comfort and a soothing voice may make routine vaccinations a little easier on babies without resorting to painkillers like acetaminophen, a new study suggests.
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 Children should be taught the value of flossing at an early ageTo help ensure they don't get cavities, Ericka Behar has made flossing mandatory for her children, a six-year-old boy and a two-and-a-half-year-old girl.
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 Video: Kids' makeupFrom nail polish to shiny lip gloss, we look at if makeup for children may or may not be unsafe.
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 How an Ottawa physician threw Disney's fat in the fireBariatric surgeon Dr. Yoni Freedhoff fired a salvo at Disney for an exhibit called Habit Heroes, aimed at tackling childhood obesity, and won.
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 B.C. to ban young people under age 18 from using tanning bedsB.C. has announced that it will ban commercial tanning bed use by young people under the age of 18 to reduce the chances of developing skin cancer later in life.
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 Moms should breastfeed for a year, says American Academy of PediatricsThe American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its position that women should breast feed for at least a year to get the best health benefits for their babies.
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 Antidepressants and pregnancyUpon learning they are pregnant, most women dutifully nix the alcohol, sushi and caffeine. But what about antidepressants?
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 Don't blame C-sections for fat children: StudyChildren born by Caesarian section are no more likely to become obese than if they are born vaginally, according to a Brazilian study.
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 Yoga helps at-risk and incarcerated kidsA new, perhaps unlikely group -- at-risk and incarcerated youth -- is discovering the stress relief, mood-enhancement and improved balance and fitness benefits of regular yoga practice.
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 More kids seek tans as they age, may raise skin cancer riskAs children go from elementary to junior high school, the desire to tan grows stronger while the habit of using sunscreen goes out the window, according to a survey -- potentially raising the risk of getting deadly skin cancer later on.
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 Pioneering surgery restores kids' hearing faster at lower costIn what Montreal's Ste. Justine Hospital is claiming to be a world first, one of its surgeons has pioneered a new technique to repair a perforated eardrum that spares kids general anesthesia and hospitalization.
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 Babies' cries get a speedy responseThe sound of babies crying is uniquely able to get adults to react at speed, British scientists said on Tuesday.
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 Kids won't eat veggies? Try rewards, a study saysIf your preschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a small reward like a sticker for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously shunned foods, a U.K. study said.
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 More men left out while women labour, study findsMore hospitals are putting expectant fathers in their place -- in the waiting room. A new survey suggests fewer hospitals are open to having a woman's partner being present throughout labour.
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 Adult schizophrenia drug OK'd for some teensHealth Canada has approved Abilify, a powerful antipsychotic approved two years ago to treat schizophrenia in adults, for use on children.
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 Children's leukemia risk tied to father's smoking: StudyChildren whose fathers smoked around the time of their conception have at least a 15 per cent higher risk of developing the most common form of childhood cancer, a type of leukemia, according to an Australian study.
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 Scratch cards gambling's 'gateway drug'Lottery tickets and scratch cards have no place between dolls and video games in a child's stocking, a Canadian centre for youth gambling is warning parents this Christmas.
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 Some cereal no heathier than Twinkies or cookiesIf you're feeding your kids Honey Smacks or Apple Jacks for breakfast you might as well just give them a chocolate chip cookie or Twinkie, according to results from a nutritional analysis of kids' cereals.
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 Batteries pose a Christmastime hazard: Health CanadaIf there are children in the house over the holidays, beware of musical Christmas cards, talking books and flashing jewelry.
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 Moms' pesticide exposure tied to infection in kidsA new report links remnants of a once-common pesticide to lung infections and wheezing in kids exposed to the chemical before birth.
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 Childhood disorder bolsters research on infection linkBrody Kennedy was a typical sixth-grader who loved to hang out with friends in Castaic, Calif., and play video games. A strep-throat infection in October caused him to miss a couple of days of school, but he was eager to rejoin his classmates, recalls his mother, Tracy.
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 Research scratches at the itch of allergiesCan allergies be prevented? A question that triggers much debate, to be sure.
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 Health ministers sound alarm on childhood obesityCanada's health ministers issued separate but similar warnings Thursday that obesity -- specifically childhood obesity -- is now a critical national health concern and a major contributor to rising health-care costs.
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 One in 12 teenagers self harm, study findsOne in 12 young people, mostly girls, engage in self-harming such as cutting, burning or taking life-threatening risks and around 10 percent of these continue to deliberately harm themselves into young adulthood, a study found Thursday.
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 B.C. kids offered three more vaccines in 2012British Columbia children will be offered three more vaccines against preventable diseases starting Jan. 1, 2012.
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