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		<title>IVF comes with risk of birth defect</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In-vitro fertilization (IVF), which came as a boon to infertile couples, is not without its flip side too, particularly birth defects, says new research. Increasing birth defect risks, particularly of the eye, heart, reproductive organs and urinary systems, for instance, could be linked to IVF, a link that is poorly understood despite the growing popularity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Premature babies getting fresh blood fare no better</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acutely ill premature babies who received fresher blood fare no better than those who did not, according to a clinical trial that challenges the widespread notion that fresh blood is better. &#8220;Before now, most of the literature on the subject suggested that fresh red blood cells are better,&#8221; says Dean Fergusson, head, Clinical Epidemiology Programme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast-food logos light up kid&#8217;s brains</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The appetite centres of children&#8217;s brains light up when they are shown advertising images such as the McDonald&#8217;s logo, a study reveals. Researchers revealed that the same areas do not respond to well-known logos that are not to do with food, The Independent reported Sunday. It suggests that fast-food firms are tapping into the reward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids prefer tech gadgets to clothes for new school year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Young kids aged 8 to 18 would rather have a smartphone, laptop or tablet than new clothes, a new survey has revealed. A new survey conducted by online shopping site eBates revealed that more than 40 percent of children were interested in having gadgets for their new school session, while roughly the same number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids’ self-control linked to their BMI as adults</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Young children, who practise self-control and delay gratification longer in terms of eating habits the age of four, have a lower body mass index (BMI) 30 years later, a new study has suggested. The research conducted a delay of gratification test on 653 4-year-olds where they were given one treat, such as a cookie or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infants of obese mums grow more slowly</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pregnant obese women’s added weight, apart from causing them a host of health complications, also appears to affect how their children grow and develop, at least initially, a new study has revealed. In the study, a team led by a University of Iowa researcher compared the weight and height of babies born to overweight and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mums-to-be exposed to microwave ovens up offspring’s risk of obesity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 23:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In-utero exposure to relatively high magnetic field levels is associated with a 69 percent increased risk of being obese or overweight during childhood compared to lower in-utero magnetic field levels, according to a new study. Researchers conducted the prospective cohort study, in which participating women in Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California region carried a meter measuring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New video teaches kids `how to brushy’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new video may help parents get their kids follow good dental habits. “Pull out your string and it’s time to get your flossy on/Get at the food make your gums grow up nice and strong (yeah)/ … All my teeth love me because I do the brushy.” So goes the lyrics to “Teach Me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early toilet training could `harm potty prodigies`</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents who pressurise their children to potty train before the age of three may be hurting them, a paediatric urologist has said. Dr Steve Hodges, a professor at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, has said that training too early can lead to more toilet accidents because children’s the bladder may not be strong enough. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to inspire kids to eat more veggies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two new studies may make it easier for moms to get their kids to eat – and enjoy – their greens. Both studies were conducted by Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) president Brian Wansink, PhD, the John Dyson Professor of Consumer Behavior at Cornell University, and funded by Birds Eye, the country’s leading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TV habits can foretell kids&#8217; fitness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each hour of TV that a two to four-year-old watches elevates the risk of a larger waistline and reduction of muscle fitness, says a study. According to experts, children should not watch more than two hours of TV a day. &#8220;We already knew that there is an association between pre-school television exposure and the body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autumn babies likelier to live to 100</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autumn babies born between the months of September and November are more likely to cross the 100th milestone, a new study has revealed. Gathering data from 1500 centenarians born between 1880 and 1895 within the United States, researchers at the University of Chicago discovered that the majority of these people were born in The Fall. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questionnaire filled by parents may help identify 1-year-olds at autism risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[31 percent of children identified as at risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) at 12 months received a confirmed diagnosis of ASD by age 3 years, a new study has revealed. In addition, 85 percent of the children found to be at risk for ASD based on results from the First Year Inventory (FYI), a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uncircumcised boys more susceptible to urinary tract infections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uncircumcised boys are at higher risk of urinary tract infection, regardless of whether the urethra is visible, a new study has revealed. Urinary tract infections are one of the most common serious bacterial infections in children and, if not treated, can cause an infection of the blood or scar the kidneys. To determine whether the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dogs and cats may help kids escape respiratory illnesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dogs and cats might offer protection against respiratory illnesses in the first year of an infant’s life, a new study has revealed. Finnish researchers have found that having pets during infancy may actually protect children from respiratory illnesses during the first year of their life. They followed 397 children from the time their mothers were [...]]]></description>
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