Perfect Baby Tips http://perfectbabytips.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New UNICEF Study Shows MDGs For Children Can Be Reached Faster With Focus On Most Disadvantaged The global community can save millions of lives by investing first in the most disadvantaged children and communities, according to a new UNICEF study released today. Such an approach would also address the widening disparities that are accompanying progress toward the MDGs... http://mnt.to/f/3JsR For Obese Teens, Weight Problems Persist Into Young Adulthood The older teens get, the more likely they are to pack on pounds, and obesity rates climb sharply between adolescence and young adulthood, finds a new study from Australia. "Being obese as an adolescent is bad news. If an adolescent gets to the point of being obese, the likelihood ... http://mnt.to/f/3Jsh The Risk Of Childhood Cancer Following Fetal Exposure To Radiation Fetal exposure to radiation and the risk of childhood cancer: what is the likelihood of a risk? A new study published in this week's PLoS Medicine aims to evaluate the possibility that exposure of a fetus to computed tomography or radionuclide imaging performed during pregnancy might increase subsequent risk of ... http://mnt.to/f/3Js6 Save The Children Report Finds Neediest Children In Many Developing Countries Are Overlooked The deaths of four million of the world's poorest children over 10 years could have been avoided if governments had not turned "a blind eye" to the neediest children, said a report from Save the Children, released on Tuesday, the U.K. Press Association reports (9/6)... http://mnt.to/f/3JrM World Water Week Kicks Off With A Focus On Pollution, Quality A group of over 2,500 leading water experts from 130 countries gathered in Stockholm on Sunday to kick off World Water Week, where they will focus on "increasing water pollution and dwindling water quality around the globe," Agence France-Presse reports (Larson, 9/5)... http://mnt.to/f/3JrK State Roundup: Some Premiums Soar In Washington State; Building Boom For Denver Hospitals; Looking For Uninsured Kids The Seattle Times: "Whopping rate increases are coming soon for many people with individual health-insurance policies. Most insurers offering individual policies in the state have asked for and been granted rate increases, effective Oct. 1, according to the state's insurance commissioner. Regence BlueShield's ... http://mnt.to/f/3JrG Local Efforts Seek To Reduce Childhood Obesity; Sleep-Deprived Kids Most Vulnerable NPR: "[A] new study finds that even for infants and preschoolers, a good, long night's sleep may be just as important as diet and physical activity. Over the past three decades, obesity rates have doubled among children age 2 to 5, and tripled among 6- to 11-year-olds... http://mnt.to/f/3JrC Measles Outbreak Linked To Youth Soccer Event An outbreak of measles at an international youth soccer event illustrates the risks of with "imported" measles, according to a study in the September issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal... http://mnt.to/f/3Js2 Randomized Controlled Trial Finds Wrist Splints In Children As Effective As Casts In children with wrist fractures, a splint is as effective as a cast and provides greater comfort and easier hygiene, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Distal radius fractures - wrist fractures - are the most common break in children and a frequent reason for emergency ... http://mnt.to/f/3JrW Ahead Of U.N. MDG Summit, Media Outlets Examine Various Aspects Of Goals Ahead of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit on September 20-22, the media examines different aspects of the MDGs. The Daily Nation reports on a United Nations Development Program report which showed poverty eradication remained one of Kenya's ... http://mnt.to/f/3JrP