Kids Health Notes

July 3rd, 2008

Managing pain when preemies can’t say "Ouch!"

Premature babies, or infants admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit, most often go through as many as 62 painful procedures each day. Anyone seeing these children being pricked, stubbed, and poked would likely cry “Ouch! STOP!”. Since an infant can’t say anything yet, one would at least expect some form of reaction - […]

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June 30th, 2008

Kids Health Notes give-away: Protect-a-bub swimsuit/hat set - winners!

Thanks to everyone who joined the give-away for Protect-a-bub swimsuit-hat set at here Kids Health Notes! Aren’t the swimsuits just so cute! Hope you’re ready for summer coz we have the three winners!
13 Shirley Younger
60 kris hickey
45 Kari Follett
Congratulations! I’ll email you the instructions for receiving your prize!
Tags: child, children, Children’s Health, […]

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June 10th, 2008

Junior Celebrity Health: Selena Gomez vows virginity

And with this ring…
Rising Disney star Selena Gomez asked her dad for a ring… a “promise ring” to be exact. And with that ring, she makes a public statement of abstaining from sex before marriage.
Wow, that coming from a 15-year old who has to live in the middle of a sex-crazed Hollywood. […]

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June 9th, 2008

Kids Health Notes give-away: Scholastic Books winners

Thanks to everyone who joined the Kids Health Notes Scholastic books give-away! When I asked readers for their children’s favorite bedtime stories, I got a pretty good mix. The most interesting was from Andrew who’s son is reading a book on Paul Revere! There are a lot of books that I’m not familiar with, like […]

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June 9th, 2008

Kids Health Food give-away - lots of winners!

Thanks for joining the Kids Health Notes give-away for healthy nutritious snacks!
By random drawing, here are the list of winners, all 29 of them!
Honest Kids Beverages (1 winner)

      # 231 Eva D

Various products of Snikiddy Snacks (1 winner)

     # 189 Vikki C.

Fruitabu Organic Smoooshed Fruits - Sploooshers and Twirls (2 winners)

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June 7th, 2008

Hispanic American youth highest for risky health behavior

America’s teenagers are finally cleaning up their lifestyle, except Hispanic high schoolers.
A CDC survey looking at trends from 1991 to 2007 found that health behavior has been improving for much of America’s youth, such as in these areas - cigarette smoking, use of alcohol, unprotected sex, carrying weapons, drug use and even seat […]

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June 7th, 2008

Kids Health Notes goes Hollywood Health!

All of next week, Kids Health Notes is going to focus on the health status and issues of a ’select’ group of children and young adults, i.e. Junior Celebrities!
That’s right! We’re taking Kids Health Notes to Hollywood, with our Celebrity Health Week at the Health and Wellness channel. We’ll talk of Lindsay Lohan, […]

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June 6th, 2008

Lack of sun and vitamin D link to type 1 diabetes

Fear of skin cancer can cause us to shun the sunlight altogether. But now it looks like there is more reason to go out and enjoy the warm summer sun.
A little sun and vitamin D may help prevent type 1 diabetes in children, new research points. New findings from the University of California […]

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June 6th, 2008

Kids Health Notes Give-away: Subway cash cards! ($100 worth) - winners

Thanks to everyone who joined the Kids Health Notes give-away for Subway cash cards! It was fun reading your questions for Jared, and I’ll be sure to forward them to him. He may have already answered some of the questions you posted, so check out his interview here and here.
Now we have winners! By […]

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June 5th, 2008

Kids Health Notes Give-away: Pediped children’s shoes - winners

Thanks to everyone who joined the Kids Health Notes give-away for Pediped children’s shoes. Aren’t the shoes just gorgeous!
And now, we have the winners! From random drawing of 268 entries -
107 Kayla Lampp
86 Tammy Kennedy
250 kriss
Congratulations to everyone! I will email you for instructions to receiving the shoes.
Tags: child, children, Children’s Health, […]

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