Medical X-Press – Paxton Loke
Spring has sprung and if you’re one of the one in five Australians who get hay fever, you’ve probably noticed some of those pesky symptoms: sneezing; an itchy, runny or stuffy nose; and red, itchy, watery eyes. Unfortunately children aren’t immune. One in ten will get hay fever—or allergic rhinitis, as it’s known in the clinic—and the rate appears to be rising.
Florida Today – Margaret Nemethy
September is National Childhood Obesity Prevention month, with the final Saturday celebrated as Family Health and Fitness day. National Childhood Obesity Month was created to raise awareness of our childhood obesity problem. One in 5 children in the United States is obese. The Family Health and Fitness Day initiative was designed to encourage families to embrace physical activity together. With these initiatives in place, there’s no better time than September to focus on healthy activities and initiatives for you and your family.
ABC 7 News – Staff Writer
Men, listen up! If you and your partner are thinking about having a baby in the near future, you’re probably getting a lot of advice. And medical experts are adding to the list … researchers say there’s one simple thing you should do now that could improve your child’s health in the future.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/study-when-fathers-exercise-children-are-healthier/5539118/
BBC News – Kelly Oakes
When RubySam Youngz was singled out by a bully at the age of 10 in her last year of primary school, she felt isolated and confused. She’d just moved with her family from England to Wales and the bully honed in on her accent. They then started mocking her appearance. “Nothing really made sense to me,” she says. “I’m in a new place, I don’t really know anyone, no one likes me, and I really do not know why.” Youngz says the relentless bullying, which continued through secondary school, had a knock-on effect in all areas of her life, and she took up smoking and drinking in an attempt to cope. Now aged 46, it is only in the past year that she has come to terms with the effect that the bullying had on her.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190913-why-some-children-become-merciless-bullies
Medical X- Press – Vaughan Cruickshank, Brendon Hyndman and Shane Pill
Physical education is one of the most popular subjects for children in their early school years. Yet by secondary school less favorable attitudes towards what’s known in the Australian school curriculum as Health and Physical Education (HPE) can start to creep in. By adulthood, the mention of HPE brings on both pleasant (for those who enjoyed HPE at school or completed HPE activities well) and unpleasant memories (those who suffered embarrassment, bullying or injuries).
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-09-kids-physical-theyll.html