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• U.S. School Kids Should Get Hour of Exercise Daily: Report

  Physical activity helps them do better academically and socially, experts say

• Low Prenatal Iodine May Affect Child's Brain Development

  Mothers with deficiency had kids with lower IQs and reading ability, researchers say

• Abused Children at Risk for Obesity as Adults: Study

  They are 36 percent more likely to struggle with weight later in life, researchers report

• Weather Worries Can Threaten a Child's Mental Health

  Psychologist offers advice for coping with tragedies like the Oklahoma tornado

• Removing Tonsils Helps Kids With Sleep Apnea, Study Finds

  Better slumber improved daytime energy and behavior, but not memory, learning, researchers say

• Too Few Kids Use Fast-Food Calorie Info, Study Finds

  Girls and obese children are likelier to take advantage of this knowledge

• Weekend 'Catch-Up' Sleep May Cut Young Drivers' Crash Risk

  Study found 21 percent higher chance of accident among those who slept less than 6 hours a night

• Study: Older Whooping Cough Vaccine More Effective

  But it was phased out because of side effects; newer version works, study notes

• More Kids Getting Donor Organs, But Gaps Persist, Study Finds

  Researchers looked at whether change in U.S. donor criteria made a difference

• ADHD in Childhood May Raise Risk for Obesity in Adulthood

  Study found boys with the disorder were twice as likely to have a higher body-mass index when they were men

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