Smoking In Movies Encourage Kids To Light Up
Washington : Movies seen in childhood does influence kids to start smoking, says a study, which also discovered that films rated "G," "PG" and "PG-13", provided the maximum exposure of smoking scenes to the kids.

Kids Introduced To Alcohol At Home
Washington: A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh suggests that children are usually introduced to alcohol use when they are as young as eight to 10 years of age, and this mostly happens at home. Reporting

Home Treatment For Kids' Pneumonia
Geneva: A new study which shows that treating children with severe pneumonia at home is just as effective as treating them in hospitals could significantly change the way the illness is managed in developing countries.

Nightmares Not Prevalent In Preschoolers
Washington: A study conducted by researchers at the University of Montreal has revealed bad dreams are less prevalent in pre-schoolers than thought.

Insufficient Sleep Cause Obesity In Kids
Washington: A new study has shed light on children's sleep patterns, by finding that a child's sleep duration can differ, depending on the time of day, week and year, and that insufficient sleep can cause obesity and behavioural problems in kids.

Chagas Disease In Children
A new study has revealed that it would be possible to diagnose and treat Chagas disease in children in low-resource settings with the help of a new targeted screening strategy.

First Two Years Vital For Kids' IQ
Washington, (ANI): A new study has found that the quality of care given to a child within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ.

Keep The Spirit Of Santa Claus Alive In Kids
Can"t make up your mind as to whether or not you should disclose the myth of Santa Claus" existence to your kid? Well, then don"t stress yourself, for psychologists have said that it"s ok to let your child believe in Saint Nick.

Unsupervised Children Turn Out Healthier
Children who are allowed to go out unsupervised grow up to be healthier and more sociable, according to a new study.

Pollution Increases Problems In Asthmatic Children
Researchers have pointed out that exposing asthmatic children to heavy traffic pollution may augment respiratory problems and reduce lung volumes. The Emory University School of Medicine researchers studied the effects of road and traffic density on children"s lung function and

TV To Damage Children's Eyesight
Brit eye specialists have revealed that games and television are responsible for impairing a child"s visual development and a major cause of damaging children"s reading and learning abilities.

Honey: Good Remedy For Childhood Cough
A new study has found that children suffering from night time cough can fare better with a dose of honey than over-the-counter medicines.

Youngest Kids Face More Peer Pressure
Kids who are the youngest in their class, no matter what the school year, face more stress and are at a greater risk of developing mental illness, a new study has found.

Rotavirus Vaccine Effective In Kids
A study has found that two doses of a rotavirus vaccine co-administered with childhood vaccines provides high protection against rotavirus gastroenteritis episodes of any severity in children.

Active Parents Have Active Kids
Active parents make for active children, says a study. The study, led by Calum Mattocks at the University of Bristol, UK, stated that helping parents to increase their own physical activity could influence children to exercise more and thereby avoid obesity.