http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Children's Health News, updated continuously. en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:07:11 PDT Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_jackson_children_mental_health.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_jackson_children_mental_healthSat, 04 Jul 2009 03:12:34 PDTAP - No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/antibioticsmayboostriskforrecurrentearinfection.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/antibioticsmayboostriskforrecurrentearinfectionWed, 01 Jul 2009 20:49:20 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Repeated use of antibiotics to treat acute ear infections in young children increases the risk of recurrent ear infections by 20 percent, according to researchers in the Netherlands who called for more prudent use of antibiotics in young children.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/talkwithkidsnotatthem.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/talkwithkidsnotatthemMon, 29 Jun 2009 20:49:27 PDTHealthDay - MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- If you want to help children develop language and speech skills, UCLA researchers say, listening to what they have to say is just as important as talking to them.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_heavy_children.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_heavy_childrenMon, 29 Jun 2009 15:16:56 PDTReuters - The ability of a mother to identify a weight problem in her child appears to be dependent on her own weight, with overweight mothers tending to underestimate her child's weight. On the other hand, a mother's ability to correctly determine the weight status of a child who is unrelated to her appears to depend on her socioeconomic level, new research in Pediatrics shows.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/supplyofkeychildrensvaccinealmostbacktonormal.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/supplyofkeychildrensvaccinealmostbacktonormalThu, 25 Jun 2009 20:49:06 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A children's vaccine that's been in short supply for 18 months is now being produced at levels that allow its traditional widespread use, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/forkidswithleukemiaradiationmaybesafetoskip.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/forkidswithleukemiaradiationmaybesafetoskipWed, 24 Jun 2009 20:49:07 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation to the brain isn't necessary for most children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, new research has found.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/genesmayraiseriskofneuroblastomainkids.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/genesmayraiseriskofneuroblastomainkidsWed, 17 Jun 2009 20:48:58 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a genetic trait that appears to boost the risk that a child will develop an often-fatal cancer that targets the nervous system.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/adhddrugslinkedtosuddendeathinkids.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/adhddrugslinkedtosuddendeathinkidsMon, 15 Jun 2009 20:49:18 PDTHealthDay - MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Stimulant medications commonly prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with an increased risk of sudden death, but those deaths are still rare, new research finds.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_vaccines_poor.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_vaccines_poorFri, 12 Jun 2009 08:02:36 PDTReuters - Five governments and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $1.5 billion on Friday to help give poor countries better access to vaccines against pneumococcal disease such as pneumonia and meningitis.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/fdapaneloksnewerantipsychoticsforchildren.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/fdapaneloksnewerantipsychoticsforchildrenThu, 11 Jun 2009 20:49:03 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted overwhelmingly Wednesday that Seroquel and Zyprexa, two powerful antipsychotic drugs, be approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children aged 13 to 17.