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  • Study: Some Kids May Overcome or Outgrow Egg Allergy

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 9, 2012
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    Early new research offers some hopeful findings for parents of children with food allergies.
    One new study suggests that some children with hen egg allergies could safely consume such eggs if they are baked at a high enough temperature for a long en...

  • Chocolate Nesquik Mix Recalled for Salmonella Risk

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 9, 2012
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    Chocolate giant Nestle USA is recalling some lots of its Nesquik chocolate powder drink mix because it might be contaminated with salmonella.
    Containers of the popular children’s drink mix produced in early October have been voluntarily recall...

  • Sandy Coverage May Cause PTSD In Anxious Children

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 8, 2012
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    The current media coverage on natural disasters like superstorm Sandy can show some devastating and frightening images, especially for young children. A new study shows that children who have anxiety may be more susceptible to developing post-traumat...

  • Study: Restaurants Worse for Kids than Home Cooking

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 6, 2012
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    A new study reinforces that eating at home is the healthier option for families.
    Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago found kids and teens consumed up to 300 calories more per trip to a fast-food or full-service restaurant compare to...

  • Early Therapy Can Change Brains of Kids with Autism

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 1, 2012
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    As the number of children with autism has risen dramatically over the past couple of decades, experts have learned that the earlier a child gets diagnosed, the earlier specialized therapy can be initiated, which can significantly improve outcomes.
    N...

  • Study: Heavy Teens at Higher Risk for Kidney Disease

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 30, 2012
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    Being obese or overweight during adolescence may raise the risk of having debilitating kidney disease later in life, according to a new study from Israel.
    Teens in the study who were overweight at age 17 were three times more likely to have end-stag...

  • Whooping Cough Vaccine Recommended For All Pregnant Women

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 25, 2012
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    A federal advisory committee is recommending all pregnant women be immunized for pertussis or whooping cough.
    The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met Wednesday and voted 14 to 0...

  • Advice On When to Keep Your Child Home from Day Care

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 23, 2012
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    According to a new article released by Fox News, young children are likely to catch anywhere from six to ten colds per year. This number increases as temperatures drop and fall and winter approach. These fairly routine illnesses often make it difficu...

  • Bullies Nearly Twice as Likely to Have Mental Health Disorder

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 23, 2012
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    Mental disorders plague many adults who were bullied as children, but a new study suggests that those who had mental health disorders during childhood are three times more likely to become bullies.
    Researchers at Brown University analyzed survey res...

  • Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Heart Defect Risk

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 23, 2012
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    The use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) -- of which in vitro fertilization is the most common technique -- appears to be associated with higher rates of birth defects, researchers found.
    Babies born to mothers who used ART to conceive were...