Health Day – Julie Davis
If your child is among the 10 percent of kids with asthma, you want to do everything you can to control it. Start by working with your child’s allergist to identify his or her unique asthma triggers and ways to avoid them. Common asthma triggers include (more)
The Finger Lakes Times – Dr. Anthony Mendicino and Laurie Turner
More than 40 percent of children have tooth decay by the time they enter kindergarten. That’s a startling statistic but it’s true. Tooth decay or Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is the single most common chronic childhood disease affecting children today in the US. Tooth decay can compromise the health, development and quality of life in children both short and long term. Oral health issues, such as tooth decay can cause: (more)
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
A new study led by the University of South Australia’s Dr. Grant Tomkinson has found that although children’s cardiorespiratory (CRF) fitness levels declined in the 80s and 90s, they have stabilised since the year 2000. “Our recent research shows that children’s cardiorespiratory fitness – their ability to perform prolonged and vigorous exercise – declined in wealthy countries across the world throughout the 1980s and 90s, although amazingly, that trend appears to have slowed and stabilised since then in many countries, including Australia,” he says. (more)
The New Daily – Flip Shelton
The contents of a student’s lunchbox are just as important as their text books – both are needed for a child to thrive and reach their full potential at school. According to Nutrition Australia, when children eat well, they behave better, listen better and can concentrate for longer. “Healthy school lunches are crucial for kids,” Leanne Elliston, Nutrition Australia spokeswoman says. (more)
Today – Robert Powell and A. Pawlowski
What helps and hurts the teenage brain? A revolutionary new study hopes to find out how kids’ minds are shaped during this crucial and turbulent stage of life. Researchers are following more than 11,000 children for the next decade, studying how dozens of factors — including drugs and alcohol, diet and exercise, screen time, academic and social stress, sleep patterns, sibling and parent relationships — impact their brains.. (more)