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Breast-feeding to support resilience to stress

SUNDAY, Jan. 6, 2007 (HealthDay News) -- "Breast-feeding is considered a great way for a mother to form a close bond with her infant. And now there's evidence to suggest it may also help kids be more resilient to stress."Conclusions include that "breast feeding is...

Celiac Disease Present in 1% of 5-Year-Olds in Study

(The Nemours Foundation) Celiac disease results from a sensitivity to a dietary protein (called gluten) found in wheat and certain other grains. The immune system's abnormal response to this protein causes damage to the lining of the intestine, interfering with its...

America’s Child Death Shame

Published: 17 October 2011 Last updated at 07:35 ET, BBC © 2011 "Every five hours a child dies from abuse or neglect in the US. The latest government figures show an estimated 1,770 children were killed as a result of maltreatment in 2009. A recent congressional...

Stress Disorder Common Among Children

In 90 percent of families with children injured in a traffic crash, the child or a parent will suffer at least one significant acute stress symptom, according to a study at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. And 25 percent of children and parents experience more pervasive symptoms that warrant clinical attention.

Children’s Understanding Disease Processes

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Risperidone Tolerability in Children

Presented at the American Psychiatric Association, 2002 Annual Meeting Hong Chen, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Hershey Medical Center; Christopher A. Petersen, M.D. Introduction: Little published data is available to determine the tolerability of Risperidone in...

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