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Starving the malaria parasite to death shows real promise as cure

Malaria is one of the world's largest killers of human beings. In 2008 there were between 190 million and 311 million reported cases of malaria with between 708,000 and 1.003 million people killed by malaria; with the ... continue

Toddler Dies After Father Locks Him In Washing Machine

A 3-year-old boy in France was killed this week when his father placed him in a washing machine and locked him inside. The boy's father, 33, placed his naked body in the washer as a punishment for flushing ... continue

Preferred testing method by American Diabetes Association fails detecting diabetes in kids

Diabetes in children is a growing problem in today's society as we see an ever increasing number of children becoming obese and the Centers for Disease Control estimating that approximately 2.5 million children in the US qualify ... continue

Children With High IQ Scores Get High Later In Life [Study]

If you're children score high on IQ tests or excel easily in school based learning activities there's a good chance they will smoke marijuana and possibly try other drugs later in life according to a new survey. The ... continue

Autistic children might have too many nerve cells

Autism is affecting an ever growing number of children it seems and one set of researchers have discovered an interesting link between the number of nerve cells found in some children and autism. In some research that has ... continue

All that soda could be turning our kids violent says new study

Think of the kids and dump all that soda from the fridge right now before they go all Natural Born Killer on you. Well, okay maybe it's not that bad but according to a new study conducted by ... continue

25% of Children in the U.S. Under Age 6 Live in Poverty (Could Cause Increase in Crime)

Yesterday, Inquisitr reported some gloomy findings of the U.S. Census, including 36.2 million Americans living below the poverty line in 2010. The figure represents 15.1% of the population and an increase from 14.3% in 2009. Looking deeper into ... continue

Michigan To Track Childhood Obesity Through Medical Visits Directory

Officials in Michigan have created a new initiative which will be used to track the weight of children throughout the state. Under the initiative doctors will be required to report their children patients body weight and BMI stats ... continue

A moronic survey says social networks will cause teens to do drugs

It never, ever, fails. It happened with television, it happened with video games, and now it's social networks. Yes, says a survey from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (pdf), using social network sites makes teenagers more ... continue

That cyber-bullying going on against our kids? Well they’re not the only story here.

From Dr. Phil to anyone looking to make a name for themselves when railing against the Internet the one subject they all like to pick on is cyber-bullying and how it is destroying our children. However they ... continue

Wow, there sure a lot of snoopy spouses out there, at least when it comes to email

I can honestly say that I I have never snooped in my wife's email inbox but it helps that she doesn't have one I guess, or that I learned at a very early age that you venture into a woman's private ... continue

The perfect iPad for your two-year-old

Okay, so it's not an iPad per se but you got to admit that it's a pretty clever idea and the perfect geeky toy to start your kid off with, at least when they aren't playing with ... continue

Running low on breast milk check with your genetically modified cows

Genetically modified food stuffs are going to be big business and showing up in places that we wouldn't think of, much like these cows in China that have modified to produce milk that apparently is identical to ... continue

Price of a 13-year-old girl’s virginity these days? $10,000 says her mother.

There are disgusting people in this world but when a mother turns around and tries to sell off her own daughter's virginity they should be sent to a special kind of hell. Police in Salt Lake City found ... continue

Should kids under 13 be on Facebook? Mark Zuckerberg approves

As Facebook continues to dominate the social network realm, one of the sticking points is the number of little kids who sneak on to the site using fake ages, as well as the general debate over online ... continue

Millions of kids under 10 on Facebook, says Consumer Reports

Your kid who spends a lot of time parked at the computer might just be dealing with a spate of FarmVille requests, an upcoming Consumer Reports report has found. According to the watchdog magazine, the site is crawling ... continue

Baby fussiness linked to ADHD, behavioral problems

Fussy babies may be less likely to shake off their "fussiness" as they age, according to a study in the April 20th issue of Archives of Disease in Childhood. Excessive crying, sleeping or feeding difficulties could be markers ... continue

[Moron Dept.] Kids with real toy stun guns.Seriously.

I get that the world can be a dangerous place and that giving guns to kids isn't a good idea but then neither is giving them a stun gun. I mean really, what parent in their right ... continue

[Moron Dept.] Transformer 3D glasses .. err .. mask

Regardless of the massive PR push by manufacturers 3D television is a stupid idea. Period. However that hasn't stopped companies from coming out with equally stupid 3D glasses as witnessed by this Transformer helmet for kids. Let's not ... continue

Videogames help father/daughter bonds, says Science

A new study from Brigham Young University's School of Family Life claims that videogames can help parents and kids bond - particularly fathers and daughters. For her study, author Sarah M. Coyne Ph.D. polled 287 kids aged between ... continue

Be prepared to be shocked – kids get their news online not TV

Yet another "study" that has found out that kids these days would rather get their news online instead of from sitting in front of a television. Yes folks yet again the Pew Research Center has released another incredible ... continue

Texting documentary from AT&T a heartbreaker – make your kids watch it

It may seem so insignificant typing those words into your phone to send to some-one you know and love; but it isn't so insignificant when you are driving. In an effort to save the lives of kids who ... continue