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It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say
To many people, it's a health food. To others, it's simply soda in disguise.
That virtuous glass of juice is feeling the squeeze as doctors, scientists and public health authorities step up their efforts to reduce the nation's girth.
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Effects of violent video games
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe U.S. Supreme Court agreed last week to hear a case on California's attempt to restrict sales of violent video games to minors. Both the California lawmakers who approved the law in 2005 and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judges who overturned...Tags: Research, Gaming, Laws, Philosophy, Education
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ADHD meds OK for kids' hearts, study says
Children taking stimulant medications to quell symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a very low risk of suffering heart attack, stroke or sudden, unexplained death, and the probability that they will suffer such a crisis ...Tags: Stroke, ADHD, Human Interest, Food and Drug Administration, Chemical Industry
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Weightlifting can be helpful for obese kids
It goes without saying that children who are obese would benefit from aerobic exercise. However, they're likely to find the idea of going for a jog or spending half an hour on a treadmill about as appealing as watching Congress debate the fine points of...Tags: Education, Overweight, Obesity, High School Sports, Science and Technology
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Depressed teens mostly struggle alone
Some 2 million Americans adolescents experienced a bout of major depression last year, but only about a third of them got any help in dealing with the sadness, irritability, anxiety, guilt and loss of interest and energy that are the hallmarks of such...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Politics, Suicide, Anxiety, Chemical Industry
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With children and food allergy diagnoses, thoroughness is key
More and more kids these days seem to have food allergies, and peanut-free classrooms are becoming the norm in many elementary schools.
In trying to characterize the apparent increase, scientists have identified two distinct trends. The first is that...Tags: Wheezing, Breastfeeding, Skin, David Geffen School of Medicine, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Deconstructing 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar': Excellent food choices, portion control needs work
Eric Carle's famous book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has become a foot soldier (well, a many-footed soldier) in the war against child obesity.
The storybook character, beloved by parents and children since he emerged from an egg -- pop! -- on a...Tags: Ice Cream, Healthy Diet, Politics, Chocolate Cake, Bill Clinton
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Increase in breast-feeding could save lives and billions of dollars
Associated PressThe lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90% of U.S. mothers breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says. Those results, to be published online Monday in the journal...Tags: Corporate Crime, Death, Corruption, Illnesses, Childhood Diseases and Illnesses
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Chocolate- and vanilla-flavored formulas for toddlers are criticized
Blogging moms and nutritionists are criticizing a new formula for toddlers that comes in chocolate and vanilla flavors as an early start to obesity.
"Is it really a good idea to get our kids hooked on all things chocolate at the same time they're...Tags: Blueberries, Companies and Corporations, Mount Prospect, Education, Obesity
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For children, safety first -- sometimes
Opinion L.A.One of my favorite songs about childhood is Bruce Springsteen's "My Hometown," especially these lyrics: I was 8 years old and running with a dime in my hand Into the bus stop to pick up a paper for my old...... -
Fluoride in drinking water: Will the EPA get tougher?
GreenspaceEnvironmental health groups are now looking to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose tougher standards on fluoride in drinking water, building on a decision Friday by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to lower the...
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