{"id":342810,"date":"2010-02-20T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2010-02-20T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/?p=5086"},"modified":"2010-02-20T08:00:56","modified_gmt":"2010-02-20T13:00:56","slug":"health-headlines-deafness-ivf-and-the-new-flu-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/342810","title":{"rendered":"Health headlines: Deafness, IVF and the new flu vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5087\" title=\"yawning boy\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/stockphotopro_5769220AWE_young_boy_in_be-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"yawning boy\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>Other stories we\u2019ve been reading:<\/p>\n<p>New York\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE61B4U220100212\">soda tax<\/a> could bring in $222 million. [Read Children&#8217;s obesity expert&#8217;s take on <a href=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/artificially-sweetened-beverages-is-it-nice-to-fool-mother-nature\/\">artificially sweetened beverages<\/a>.] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/nation\/la-sci-child-health17-2010feb17,0,456579.story\">Chronic health conditions<\/a> are increasing in children. If your child\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthday.com\/Article.asp?AID=636036\">grandparents are babysitting regularly<\/a>, it\u2019s more likely your kid will be overweight. Bone-anchored hearing aids help kids with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthday.com\/Article.asp?AID=636003\">single-side deafness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to keep your kids <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE61E37I20100215\">vaccinations up-to-date<\/a> is to keep a shot card. [Read about the <a href=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/immunization-schedule-released\/\">updated immunization schedule<\/a>.] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthday.com\/Article.asp?AID=635899\">Rapid flu tests<\/a> are most accurate for young children. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSWLB737620100218\">new seasonal flu vaccine<\/a> will contain an H1N1 strain.<\/p>\n<p>Teens might <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthday.com\/Article.asp?AID=636116\">exercise<\/a> more if they think it\u2019s fun. Video games aren\u2019t the cause for your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthday.com\/Article.asp?AID=635830\">teen\u2019s headaches<\/a>. Tired teens are more prone to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/health\/family-health\/sleep\/articles\/2010\/02\/18\/tired-teens-prone-to-car-crashes.html\">car crashes<\/a>. A lack of morning light can cause <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/35426331\/ns\/health-kids_and_parenting\/\">irregular sleep for teens<\/a>. {Read how <a href=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/do-later-bedtimes-increase-risk-of-teenage-depression-suicidal\/\">late bedtimes<\/a> affect teens mental health.]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE61F58K20100216\">Preemie twins<\/a> may face lower risks of certain complications versus single preemie babies. Does an adult\u2019s health differ when they\u2019re an <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/booster_shots\/2010\/02\/ivf-infertility-children.html\">IVF baby<\/a>? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthday.com\/Article.asp?AID=636129\">Bilingualism<\/a> may begin in the womb. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE61H6D520100218\">average birth weight<\/a> in the United   States in on the decline.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"mailto:?subject=Health%20headlines%3A%20Deafness%2C%20IVF%20and%20the%20new%20flu%20vaccine&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fhealth-headlines-deafness-ivf-and-the-new-seasonal-flu-vaccine%2F\" title=\"email\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/email_link.png\" title=\"email\" alt=\"email\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fhealth-headlines-deafness-ivf-and-the-new-seasonal-flu-vaccine%2F&amp;t=Health%20headlines%3A%20Deafness%2C%20IVF%20and%20the%20new%20flu%20vaccine\" title=\"Facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/facebook.png\" title=\"Facebook\" alt=\"Facebook\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Health%20headlines%3A%20Deafness%2C%20IVF%20and%20the%20new%20flu%20vaccine%20-%20http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fhealth-headlines-deafness-ivf-and-the-new-seasonal-flu-vaccine%2F\" title=\"Twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/twitter.png\" title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fhealth-headlines-deafness-ivf-and-the-new-seasonal-flu-vaccine%2F&amp;title=Health%20headlines%3A%20Deafness%2C%20IVF%20and%20the%20new%20flu%20vaccine&amp;bodytext=Other%20stories%20we%E2%80%99ve%20been%20reading%3A%0D%0A%0D%0ANew%20York%E2%80%99s%20soda%20tax%20could%20bring%20in%20%24222%20million.%20%5BRead%20Children%27s%20obesity%20expert%27s%20take%20on%20artificially%20sweetened%20beverages.%5D%20Chronic%20health%20conditions%20are%20increasing%20in%20children.%20If%20your%20child%E2%80%99s%20grandparent\" title=\"Digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/digg.png\" title=\"Digg\" alt=\"Digg\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fhealth-headlines-deafness-ivf-and-the-new-seasonal-flu-vaccine%2F&amp;title=Health%20headlines%3A%20Deafness%2C%20IVF%20and%20the%20new%20flu%20vaccine&amp;notes=Other%20stories%20we%E2%80%99ve%20been%20reading%3A%0D%0A%0D%0ANew%20York%E2%80%99s%20soda%20tax%20could%20bring%20in%20%24222%20million.%20%5BRead%20Children%27s%20obesity%20expert%27s%20take%20on%20artificially%20sweetened%20beverages.%5D%20Chronic%20health%20conditions%20are%20increasing%20in%20children.%20If%20your%20child%E2%80%99s%20grandparent\" title=\"del.icio.us\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/delicious.png\" title=\"del.icio.us\" alt=\"del.icio.us\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/childrenshospitalblog\/~4\/ow_1PcUJQDw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Other stories we\u2019ve been reading: New York\u2019s soda tax could bring in $222 million. [Read Children&#8217;s obesity expert&#8217;s take on artificially sweetened beverages.] Chronic health conditions are increasing in children. If your child\u2019s grandparents are babysitting regularly, it\u2019s more likely your kid will be overweight. Bone-anchored hearing aids help kids with single-side deafness. 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