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Traumatized Moms Avoid Tough Talks With Kids
May 6, 2013 Mothers who have experienced childhood abuse, neglect or other traumatic experiences show an unwillingness to talk with their children about the child's emotional experiences, a new study ... > full story -
Nearly 20 Percent of Suicidal Youths Have Guns in Their Home
May 6, 2013 Nearly one in five children and teens found to be at risk for suicide report that there are guns in their homes, and 15 percent of those at risk for suicide with guns in the home know how to access ... > full story -
High School Athletes Say Concussions Won't Sideline Them
May 6, 2013 Many high school football players say it's OK to play with a concussion even though they know they are at risk of serious injury, according to a new ... > full story -
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Cyberbullying Rampant Among High School Students: Nearly One-Third of Youths Also Report Playing Video/computer Games for More Than 3 Hours a Day
May 5, 2013 Step into a class of 30 high school students and look around. Five of them have been victims of electronic bullying in the past year. What's more, 10 of those students spend three or more hours on an ... > full story -
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Childhood Disability Rate Jumps 16 Percent Over Past Decade
May 5, 2013 More children today have a disability than a decade ago, and the greatest increase is among kids in higher-income families, according to a new ... > full story -
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90 Percent of Pediatric Specialists Not Following Clinical Guidelines When Treating Preschoolers With ADHD
May 4, 2013 A recent study by pediatricians examined to what extent pediatric physicians adhere to American Academy of Pediatrics clinical guidelines regarding pharmacotherapy in treating young patients with ... > full story -
Monkey Math: Baboons Show Brain's Ability to Understand Numbers
May 3, 2013 Opposing thumbs, expressive faces, complex social systems: it's hard to miss the similarities between apes and humans. Now a new study with a troop of zoo baboons and lots of peanuts shows that a ... > full story -
Kids With Conduct Problems May Have Brains That Under-React to Painful Images: May Increase Risk of Adult Psychopathy
May 2, 2013 When children with conduct problems see images of others in pain, key parts of their brains don't react in the way they do in most people. This pattern of reduced brain activity upon witnessing pain ... > full story -
Focus on STD, Not Cancer Prevention, to Promote HPV Vaccine Use
May 2, 2013 The HPV vaccine can prevent both cervical cancer and a nasty sexually transmitted disease in women. But emphasizing the STD prevention will persuade more young women to get the ... > full story -
Bigger Birth Weight Babies at Greater Risk of Autism
May 2, 2013 The biggest study of fetal growth and autism to date has reported that babies whose growth is at either extreme in the womb, either very big or very small, are at greater risk of developing ... > full story
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