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Addictions
Study
Finds Some People Are 'Born To Smoke'
Only
about one-third of the teenagers who experiment with tobacco go on to
smoke regularly. What makes them different from kids who try a cigarette
or two and decide smoking is not for them?
Alcohol
Impairs Mental Performance More In The Young, Say Researchers
A growing body of evidence on alcohol's effects shows that just one drink
can impair learning and memory in both young animals and young humans, but
has no memory effect on adults, according to researchers from Duke
University Medical Center and the Durham VA Medical Center.
Adolescent
Smokers Are More Susceptible To Long-Term DNA Damage From Smoking Than
Adults Smokers Adolescent smokers appear to be more susceptible to long-term DNA damage
associated with lung cancer than people who start smoking as adults,
according to a study led by a UC San Francisco researcher that examined
DNA damage in former smokers who have lung cancer.
Rising
Teen Marijuana Use Is Fueled By Change In Attitudes
Changes in student attitudes about marijuana, not a general rise in
rebellious or delinquent behavior among the teen-age children of baby
boomers, are driving recent increases in the use of the drug by 8th-,
10th- and 12th-graders.
Pathological
Gambling More Prevalent Among Youths Than Adults, Study Finds
Between five and eight percent of young Americans and Canadians have a
serious gambling problem (compared with one to three percent of adults).
That is according to research conducted over the last five years and
presented at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological
Association in San Francisco.
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Automobile Safety
Buckling Up Is Not Enough To Protect
Children In Auto Accidents; Seat Belts And Child Safety Seats Must Be
Used Properly Although the
fatality rate for child passengers in motor vehicle accidents dropped by
25% from 1977 to 1997, "fatality and injury rates have remained largely
unchanged since 1990, according to researchers at The Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia, who stress the need to address "second
generation" problems of child passenger safety.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder May Follow
Traffic Crashes, According To Doctors At The Children's Hospital Of
Philadelphia Post-traumatic
stress disorder is a common, but overlooked result of childhood traffic
injury in both children and parents, say authors of the first U.S. study
to examine PTSD in children and parents after traffic crashes. Even
children who suffer minor injuries are at risk for PTSD.
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Environmental
Toxins
Flea
Collars May Expose Children To Insecticides
When children pet the family dog, are they exposed to flea collar
insecticides present in the animal's coat? That's the subject of a novel
study by Mississippi researchers described at the national meeting of the
American Chemical Society. The study takes particular note of flea collars
with organophosphate insecticides, which also are commonly used on garden
and farm plants.
Children
Inhale Higher Percentage Of Pollution, New Research Shows
Children inhale more airborne particles for their size than either
adolescents or adults, according to a new University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill study sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Airport
Noise Can Seriously Affect The Health And Psychological Well-Being Of
Children
The constant roar from jet aircraft can seriously affect the health and
psychological well-being of children, according to a new Cornell
University study. The health problems resulting from chronic airport
noise, including higher blood pressure and boosted levels of stress
hormones, the researchers say, may have lifelong effects.
Adolescents
Suffering From Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, University Of Florida Research
Shows
University of Florida research shows that 17 percent
of middle- and high-school students already have lost some ability to
hear. And the problem will keep getting worse if they don't protect
themselves from the piercing decibels of loud music, motorcycles,
target-shooting and other assaults on their ears.
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Prenatal
Warnings
Prenatal
Cocaine Exposure Leads To Lower Child IQ Scores, Language Skills
An analysis of studies on more than 800 school-age children found prenatal
cocaine exposure had subtle effects on intelligence. Millions of dollars
in special education funding must be spent each year to ensure those
children do not fail in school.
Health
Risk To "Cigarette Babies" Is Neglected, Duke Scientist Charges
The medical community, government and media have neglected unequivocal
scientific evidence that nicotine from maternal smoking causes possibly
100,000 fetal deaths each year as well as massive numbers of crib deaths,
according to a Duke University Medical Center pharmacologist.
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Safety
Around The House
Study
Of Trampoline-Related Injuries Calls For Ban On Devices
A new study is calling for a ban on backyard trampolines after researchers
discovered the number of injuries to children using these devices has
doubled during a recent six-year period.
Near-Sightedness
In Children Linked To Light Exposure During Sleep Before Age Two
Children who sleep with a light on in their bedrooms at night before the
age of 2 may be at significantly higher risk of developing myopia -
near-sightedness - when they become older than children who sleep as
infants in the dark at night, according to a collaborative study by
researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and The
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Methacrylic
Acid-Containing Nail Products Are Hazardous To Children
Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have discovered that artificial
fingernail kits containing methacrylic acid are as dangerous to children
as kerosene. These kits have no warning labels or child-resistant
packaging.
Cornell
Ergonomist Offers Web Guidelines On How Children Can Avoid Injury While At
Their Computers American children typically spend between one and three hours a day at a
computer, putting them at high risk for wrist, neck and back problems,
says a Cornell University ergonomist.
Air
Guns Can Cause Permanent Physical Damage To Children
Recent research shows injuries caused by air guns -- guns that use a
spring or compressed air to deliver ammo -- can cause irreversible
physical damage to children
Violent
Video Games Can Increase Aggression
Playing violent video games like Doom,
Wolfenstein 3D or Mortal Combat can increase a person1s aggressive
thoughts, feelings and behavior both in laboratory settings and in actual
life, according to two studies appearing in the April issue of the
American Psychological Association's (APA) Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology.
Fluoride
Toothpaste Linked To Teeth Discoloration In Children
Children who use too much fluoride toothpaste
before age 6 may run an increased risk of developing a condition that
discolors teeth, new research shows.
Playground
Injuries More Severe Than Motor Vehicle Accidents
Injuries due to
falls from playground equipment result in a higher proportion of severe
injuries than either bicycle or motor vehicle crashes, according to a new
Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati study of emergency
department visits throughout the United States.
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