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BMI Affirmed as Good Screening Tool for Kids, Teens With Elevated Adiposity
MedPage Today· 6 days agoDespite the limitations of body mass index (BMI), the measure effectively screened children and adolescents for elevated adiposity, both as expressed by fat mass index (FMI) and percentage of ...
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The Picayune Item· 3 days agoThe most trusted voice in child health, the American Academy of Pediatrics, is bringing their expert guidance straight to the ears of parents and other caregivers. The Healthy ...
Mosquitoes can ruin a hike. Here's how to stop them
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe short answer? Yes. But that yes comes with an asterisk: According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, kids should use insect repellents that...
Employees and ASD: One benefit manager's story
BenefitsPRO· 1 day agoMy son, Ben, had been screaming in class, and the manager told me that I had to find a new place for my son because "we can't handle kids like him." My...
From student to author to hospital volunteer, this N.S. teen is making waves from China
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOne could say the life of Ahnaleigh Simmonds is coming full circle.The 15-year-old African Nova...
Mosquitoes can ruin a hike. Here's how to stop them
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoUnfortunately, Southern California’s mosquito season began in early May and there’s no end in sight. This period has grown “longer and longer” according...
What is ‘dry drowning’ and ‘secondary drowning’? Here's everything you need to know.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThat's because all “drowning is drowning,” says Dr. Michael D. Patrick, Jr., MD, an associate professor of pediatrics at Ohio State University, and an emergency medicine physician ...
Judge won't block North Dakota law criminalizing trans care for minors
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“There is also disagreement regarding the soundness of the research and data available and the...
New Research About Kids’ Screen Time Is a Major Bummer — & A Major Wake Up Call
SheKnows via Yahoo News· 2 days agoYou’ve heard time and again how harmful excessive screen time and social media usage is for a...
Two Key Steps to Curbing Your Tween’s Screen Time | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
FOX 11/41 Yakima· 4 days agoParents frustrated with kids who are seemingly glued to their phones, take heart: New research finds...