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• Report Ties Children’s Use of Media to Their Health

  A review of 173 studies found that more time with television, films, video games, magazines, music and the Internet was linked to rises in childhood obesity, tobacco use and sexual behavior. Posted Dec 01 2008, 10:53 PM by NYT > Health Filed under: Medicine and Health, Television, Children and Youth, Families and Family Life, National Institutes of Health, Computer and Video Games, Common Sense Media

• Her Body, My Baby

  Cathy was good at being pregnant. I wasn’t. My adventures in gestational surrogacy. Posted Nov 28 2008, 01:48 PM by NYT > Home Page Filed under: Children and Youth, Women, Infertility, Reproduction (Biological), Pregnancy and Obstetrics, Babies, Surrogate Motherood, Artificial Insemination

• Research Center Tied to Drug Company

  Documents reveal that a renowned child psychiatrist pushed Johnson & Johnson to finance a research center whose goal was “to move forward the commercial goals of J&J.” Posted Nov 25 2008, 03:03 PM by NYT > Health Filed under: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Mental Health and Disorders, Johnson & Johnson Inc, Massachusetts General Hospital, Conflicts of Interest, Biederman, Joseph

• Well: A New Face for A.D.H.D., and a Debate

  Attention deficit gets a famous face in Michael Phelps. Is that a good thing? Posted Nov 25 2008, 06:40 AM by NYT > Health Filed under: Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Phelps, Michael, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Really?: The Claim: Early Exposure to Nuts Can Raise Allergy Risk

  Recent studies questioned if early exposure limited peanut allergy or increased the risk of developing it. Posted Nov 24 2008, 08:22 PM by NYT > Health Filed under: Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Allergies, Nuts, Peanuts

• Better Tracking of a Childhood Infection Needed, Officials Say

  Federal officials urged doctors and state health agencies to be more vigilant for suspected cases of Haemophilus influenzae type B in children under 5. Posted Nov 20 2008, 11:42 PM by NYT > Health Filed under: Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Vaccination and Immunization, Influenza

• TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say

  Children’s weight gain is linked to the frequency of fast food advertisements on television, according to a new study. Posted Nov 20 2008, 10:56 PM by NYT > Health Filed under: Television, Advertising and Marketing, Children and Youth, Weight, Obesity, Diet and Nutrition, Fast Food Industry

• Use of Antipsychotics in Children Is Criticized

  Powerful antipsychotic medicines are being used far too cavalierly in children, and regulators must do more to warn doctors of their risks, a panel of experts said. Posted Nov 18 2008, 06:59 PM by NYT > Health Filed under: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Medicine and Health, Children and Youth

• Global Update: More Children Sleep Under Malaria Nets, but Millions Still Do Not

  Even though the supply of insecticide-treated mosquito nets has increased sharply, 90 million children are still unprotected. Posted Nov 17 2008, 09:40 PM by NYT > Health Filed under: Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Malaria, Africa, Mosquito Nets

• A Cascade of Influences Shaping Violent Teens

  Neither genetic nor environmental factors alone fully explain why some children become aggressive, according to a new study. Posted Nov 17 2008, 01:04 PM by NYT > Health Filed under: Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Parenting, Teenagers and Adolescence

• Ping: Online Age Verification for Children Brings Privacy Worries

  Child-safety activists charge that age-verification firms want to help Internet companies tailor ads for children. Posted Nov 16 2008, 12:18 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: Computers and the Internet, Advertising and Marketing, Privacy, Children and Youth, Computer Security, Social Networking (Internet)

• Child Obesity Seen as Warning of Heart Disease

  A new study finds evidence that children who are obese or have high cholesterol show warning signs of heart disease. Posted Nov 11 2008, 10:45 PM by NYT > Health Filed under: Medicine and Health, Children and Youth, Heart, Obesity

• Prosecutors Say Boy Methodically Shot His Father

  So far there is no evidence that an 8-year-old Arizona boy charged in two shooting deaths was abused. Posted Nov 10 2008, 11:56 PM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home Filed under: Children and Youth, Arizona, Murders and Attempted Murders

• H.I.V. Scare Unnerves a St. Louis High School

  Life has been far from normal for students at Normandy High School since they learned that as many as 50 classmates may have been exposed to H.I.V. Posted Nov 09 2008, 12:31 AM by NYT > Health Filed under: Education and Schools, Children and Youth, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Tests and Testing, St Louis (Mo)

• Shortcuts: Breaking Financial Bad News to the Children

  Telling the children that a parent has been or may be laid off is never going to be easy, but it is necessary. Posted Nov 07 2008, 09:58 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Layoffs and Job Reductions, Children and Youth, Families and Family Life, Economic Conditions and Trends, Parenting