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Cats May Trigger Eczema In Babies

Parents, who own a cat, might increase their kids" chances of developing Eczema in infancy, for a new study has suggested that cat exposure at birth along with a mutation in the gene, called filaggrin gene (FLG) may make a child more prone to develop eczema during their first year.

Poor Kids Prone To Diabetes In Adulthood

Poor children are more likely to develop diabetes in adulthood, according to a new study. The study found that participants who were disadvantaged in youth were more likely to develop diabetes than better-off peers were during the 34-year study timeframe.

Breath Tests Cut Asthmatic Kids' Steroid Use

Researchers at Imperial College London have suggested that testing the breath and phlegm of children with severe asthma might spare them from potentially damaging oral steroid drugs.

Babies Born By C-Section Are At Asthma Risk

A new study has found that babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 percent greater risk of developing asthma as compared to babies born naturally.

Childhood Stress Linked To Allergy Risk

Children exposed to stressful events at an early age are at an increased risk of developing allergies later on, according to a new study.

Hypertension Follows Kids Into Adulthood
Children with hypertension are likely to have elevated blood pressure in adulthood as well, according to a new study. The study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests a consistent link between children's blood pressure levels with

Pollution Can Up Kids' Risk Of Allergy

Researchers from Germany have found that traffic-related pollution in metropolitan areas is associated with an increased risk for atopic and respiratory diseases in children.

High TV Viewing Can Up Kids' Asthma Risk

Kids who watch TV for more than five hours a day have a significantly high risk of becoming asthmatic, say doctors.

Car Fumes Cause Child Coughs

Children living near a main road are more prone to coughing attacks, new research states. The study tested around 2,900 four-year-olds and a group of more than 3,000 six-year-olds to reveal that those living within 50 yards of a busy road were fifty per cent more likely to develop asthma, eczema and hay fever.

Young Indian Children Sleep Less

Young children in India obtain less overall sleep, have later bedtimes, and are more likely to room-share than their Caucasian counterparts, according to a new study.

Reduced REM Sleep Linked To Kids' Overweight

A new study has found that reduced REM sleep is associated with overweight in children and adolescents.

Baby Born Drunk

A new born entered the world under the influence of alcohol because its Polish mother got drunk before the birth.

Kids With SRBD Have Elevated BP

Researchers at the Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have found that children with disordered breathing in sleep have elevated blood pressure.

Parental Insomnia & Sleep Problems In Kids

A new study has found that adolescent kids of parents who suffer from chronic insomnia are not just at a greater risk of insomnia themselves, but are also prone to suicidal behaviour and use of hypnotics and psychopathology.

St. John's Wort May Not Treat ADHD In Kids
Researchers at Bastyr University, Kenmore, Washington, have found that kids and teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who were treated with the herb St.

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