A roundup of recent newspaper stories about children's health...
Monday, April 14, 2008:
School Officials Look at How Academic Achievement Gap Relates to Ethnicity
(SJ Mercury, 4/6/08, by Noguchi and Mangaliman)
Study in Philadelphia Schools Found That Focus on Nutrition Led to Fewer Overweight Students
(AP, 4/7/08, by Nano)
TV in a Child's Bedroom Linked to Poor Eating, Exercise Habits and Lower Grades, Study Finds
(HealthDay, 4/7/08, by Gordon)
Babies and Toddlers Who Sleep Less than 12 Hours at Greater Risk for Obesity, Study Finds
(San Francisco Chronicle, 4/8/08, by Johnson)
Stress of Weak Economy Leads to More Child Abuse Cases, Experts Say
(Orlando Sentinel, 4/8/08, by Santich)
Most ER Visits from Cold Medicine Side Effects Are Due to Kids' Unsupervised Ingestion, Report Finds
(Reuters, 4/9/08, by Reuters)
Federal Government Public Forum to Explore Safety of Vaccines
(NY Times, 4/11/08, by Harris)
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