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MP3 bad for hearing

To reduce the risk of damage to teenagers' hearing, researchers are urging parents and manufacturers to turn down the volume.

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Introducing kids to a healthier lifestyle

Working parents often make food choices based on convenience. Here are some quick and easy ways to introduce your kids to a healthier new way of life.

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Stepdads under the spotlight

Fairytales like Cinderella make stepmums out to be the baddies, but it's actually the stepdads doing it tough.

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Some mums set babies up for obesity

Children born to women who eat junk food need to eat increasing amounts of fat and sugar to stimulate a good feeling, Adelaide research shows.

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Smacking won't harm kids, study

Smacking or giving verbal threats to children won't turn them into antisocial teenagers, as long as it's balanced with love and affection from their parents,...

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Recognising signs of headache in a child

The wrinkling of eyebrows or repeated ruffling of hair are both signs a small child has a headache, says Professor Berthold Koletzko.

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Preschool children suffer puberty blues

Children with early onset puberty start suffering emotional and social issues several years before the first physical indications are visible.

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Dog kisses baby in viral video: But is it safe?

Seeing a dog love a baby so much it wants to smother it in licks might look cute, but it's definitely not healthy.

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Traffic pollution, childhood asthma link

Up to 14 per cent of chronic childhood asthma may be caused by people living near busy roads, a report has found.

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Improve brain function with lifetime exercise

People who exercise regularly from childhood have better brain function in their 50s, according to UK research.

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Children urged to eat dairy every day

Researchers say eating three servings of dairy a day has no impact on a child's body mass index.

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Doctor calls for surgery for obese children

A leading UK doctor says children should be offered stomach surgery to tackle the "desperate situation" of childhood obesity.

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Heavy schoolbags bad for kids' backs

As kids head back to school, parents are being warned about the pain heavy and poorly packed schoolbags can inflict on children's backs.

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NZ First warns of `toothless teenagers'

NZ First says New Zealand faces a generation of toothless teenagers if parents aren't made aware of dental health problems.

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Some children outgrow autism: study

A small-scale study has shown that some children outgrow autism, though the test subjects had lower levels of social deficits to start with.

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Wii could improve children's health

Regular use of balance games Nintendo Wii could have a positive impact on the motor skills of children with developmental co-ordination disorder.

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TVs in kids' bedrooms doubles obesity risk

Kids who watch TV in their bedrooms are twice as likely to be overweight and have almost three times the risk of heart disease and diabetes as those who don't,...

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