Reuters – A splint may work just as well as a cast in helping children with non-severe wrist fractures heal, a study published Tuesday suggests.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Teaching children to take precautions while
waiting for, entering and exiting a school bus can help keep them
safe.

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) — Many parents experience
depression during the first 12 years of their children’s lives and the
risk is highest during the first year after birth, a new study has
found.

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — Infants and preschoolers who don’t
get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood
obesity, a new study suggests.

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — When given the choice to gaze at
geometric patterns or children dancing and playing, toddlers with autism
spent more time looking at the patterns while typically developing
toddlers preferred to look at other kids, a new study finds.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) — The fillings and sealants
that many dentists use can expose children to the controversial chemical
bisphenol A (BPA), a new analysis indicates, but such exposure is
short-lived and it remains unclear whether or not it poses a long-term
health risk.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) — For HIV-infected children in
the developing world, treatment choices have been limited by concerns over
the possible development of resistance to drugs they received as infants
during failed attempts to prevent their infection in the first place.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) — For HIV-infected children in
the developing world, treatment choices have been limited by concerns over
the possible development of resistance to drugs they received as infants
during failed attempts to prevent their infection in the first place.

AFP – Four million children have died in the past decade because governments have not spread major medical advances to the poor, a leading aid group said Tuesday.

AFP – Taiwanese authorities are to offer subsidised babysitting in a bid to boost the island’s dwindling birth rate, one of the world’s lowest, an official said Tuesday.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) — The fillings and sealants
that many dentists use can expose children to the controversial chemical
bisphenol A (BPA), a new analysis indicates, but such exposure is
short-lived and it remains unclear whether or not it poses a long-term
health risk.

AFP – Exposure to chemicals used to make non-stick cookware and which are found in microwave popcorn may raise blood cholesterol levels in children, a study says.

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — As parents prepare for their
children’s return to school, they need to remember that healthy meals and
snacks are essential for learning.

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — Infants and preschoolers who don’t
get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood
obesity, a new study suggests.

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — When given the choice to gaze
at geometric patterns or children dancing and playing, toddlers with
autism spent more time looking at the patterns while typically developing
toddlers preferred to look at other kids, a new study finds.

AFP – Exposure to chemicals used to make non-stick cookware and which are found in microwave popcorn may raise blood cholesterol levels in children, a study published Monday says.

AFP – Most US kids saw fewer TV food ads between 2003 and 2007, but black kids were bombarded with more calorie-rich advertising than whites, a study showed Monday.

AFP – Children under the age of five who don’t get enough sleep at night are more likely than kids who do get their 40 winks to become obese at a young age, a study published Monday showed.

Reuters – Chemicals used to make non-stick coatings on cookware and to waterproof fabrics may raise levels of cholesterol in children, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — Infants and preschoolers who don’t
get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood
obesity, a new study suggests.