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NLH Child Health Specialist Library News Feed
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The latest news items concerning child health and paediatrics.
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5 November 2008 - Rainfall and autism
?Children who live in areas with heavy rainfall could be more likely to develop autism?, The Daily Telegraph has reported. The newspaper said that researchers believe that rain could be an ?environmental trigger? for the condition, that makes ?susceptible? children develop autism symptoms.It said the reason behind the association is unknown.
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4 November 2008 - Television and teen pregnancy
Teens that watch sexual scenes on television are twice as likely to likely get pregnant, according to a report in The Times today.
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29 October 2008 - Can you compare exercise with ADHD drug
A stroll in the park is as good at calming children as the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drug Ritalin according to a report in the Daily Mail today.
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27 October 2008 - Autism and parental age
?First-born children of older parents are more likely to be autistic,? warned The Daily Telegraph. It reported on a study that examined the medical records of 240,000 children born in the US in 1994, and found that both maternal and paternal age were independently associated with autism. It said mothers aged 35 or older had a 30% higher chance of having an autistic child compared to mothers aged 25 to 29, while Fathers over 40 years had a 40% higher risk than those aged 25 to 29.
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10 October 2008 - New and Updated Cochrane Reviews
Details of the latest published Cochrane Systematic Reviews.
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