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Hebrew U. pressed to yank Disney's rights to Einstein's name
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 6 days ago
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An American coalition of parents, educators and health experts is urging the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to withdraw its permission for the Walt Disney Company to use Albert Einstein's name in its Baby Einstein series of children's videos. Disney's...
Tags: Baby Einstein, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Albert Einstein, Walt Disney Company, American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Allen Kanner, Israel, Tel Aviv, Surnames, Pantheists, Einstein, Corbis, Einstein family, Ashkenazi Jews, Education
More reading for kids is Ariz. doctor's orders
Sierra Vista :: AZ :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Ariz. (AP) — A local pediatrician's office is promoting reading as part of its primary care for children. Pediatrics, Adolescents and Family Care, a practice owned by Dr. Dean Ettinger, is launching Reach Out and Read, a reading program that was started...
Tags: Dr. James Smith, read program, Sierra Vista, Pediatrics, Literacy, Reading, Reach Out and Read, American Academy of Pediatrics, Social Issues, Health Medical Pharma
American Academy of Pediatrics: Halloween's true dangers have nothing to do with candy
There is a new article out by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), warning parents that worrying about all that candy on Halloween may be missing the mark. While of course we all worry about candy that has been tampered with, not to mention the...
Tags: Halloween safety, American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP, safety, children
Beyonce postpones concert in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | about 1 month ago
Credibility Pop star Beyonce Knowles has postponed her widely anticipated Malaysian leg of her tour scheduled for Sunday, Oct 25, to a date that will be announced soon. Organisers Marctensia Sdn Bhd said that the official postponement statement by Beyonce�s Artiste...
Tags: Beyoncé Knowles, Pan Malaysian Islamic Party, Beyoncé Knowles, plan concert, Marctensia Sdn Bhd, organizer Marctensia, Kuala Lumpur, beyonc knowles, star beyonc, American Academy of Pediatrics
Why kids under 3 should never watch TV
Following the lead of the American Academy of Pediatrics, France's broadcast authority last year banned French channels from airing programmes aimed at children under three. The High Audiovisual Council took the bold step to shield children from the developmental...
Tags: TV, television, ADHD, obesity, CBBC, Disney, High Audiovisual Council, American Academy of Pediatrics
Study offers better news on child obesity
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Fewer than 1 percent of American teens are likely to need cholesterol drugs, says a new study that offers some reassuring news on the childhood obesity front. Last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued eyebrow-raising new guidelines: Doctors...
Tags: cholesterol drugs, American Academy of Pediatrics, need cholesterol
Pediatricians say kids need more vitamin D
Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility To reduce rates of the bone-softening disease rickets and improve long-term bone health, the American Academy of Pediatrics is doubling its recommendation of vitamin D for babies, children and adolescents, according to a new clinical report out today.
LA Times: For youths at risk for high cholesterol, statins are the best remedy
Denver :: CO :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Probably fewer than 1% of American children have a genetic predisposition to extremely high levels of cholesterol, a condition called hypercholesterolemia. Their childhood blood levels can soar to 500 mg/dL of total cholesterol, putting them at risk of...
New guidelines stress heart screening for kids
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Some children as young as two should be screened for high cholesterol, high blood pressure and other heart disease risks, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The new policy statement issued on Monday recommends cholesterol...
Tags: heart, disease, risks, heart disease, cholesterol drugs, lowering drugs, recommend cholesterol, American Academy of Pediatrics
St. Petersburg Times: Unclog kids' arteries?
Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility For the first time, an influential doctors' group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems. It is the strongest guidance ever given on this issue by the American Academy of...
Tags: cholesterol screening, overweight children, American Academy of Pediatrics
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