KIDS HEALTH & SAFETY ISSUES

• 74,483 danger spots found on roads around public elementary schools
• About the child’s developing brain
• Aids and Japanese teens
• Alcohol-free upbringing is best for a child’s brain development says UK Chief Medical Officer
• Are bedbugs adding to your bedlam problems?
• Are your kids cola-addicts? New study says too much cola can cause muscle problems
• Are your kids having eye vision troubles? | Study shows sharp shooter video games improve vision | Test your kids for color blindness (The Ishihara Colorblindness Test)

• Average teen not getting enough vit D & Low vitamin D leads to teen ailments says study
• Average toddler falls sick up to 8 times a year:
• Basic tips for zapping noroviruses
• Causes of frequent nosebleeds and what to do about them
• Causes of suicides for young people
• Certain parts of nation on the threshhold of flu epidemic
• Check those nails for stress!
• Children’s safety during school PE activities a concern...
• Controversy: Cell-phone cancer-causing risk to kids
• Countering radiation damage and contamination: Anticancer cures, quick detoxes or quackeries?
• Dealing with disaster: how prepared are you?
• Depression – a simple and quick new test in sight
• Dry ear wax and why the Japanese use mimikaki (ear-rakes) to clean their children’s ears
• Earthquake safety status of public schools – how safe is my child’s school?
• EWG: 10 worst children’s sugary cereal
• Glass of milk a day boosts brain power: study
• Govts lift ban on riding bicycles with 2 kids
• Guide to surviving a plane crash (Independent news article excerpt)
• Has your child had his/her TB vaccine?
• Health advisory alert: Schools close as new flu cases on the rise – spread possibly at highschool volleyball match
  • What to do if you have the flu virus?
• Health alert! “Japan gets fourth flu case”
• Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is finally preparing to approve and introduce the inactivated polio vaccine as soon as this autumn
• Health ministry worries over low measles innoculation rates
• How much does your child’s schoolbag weigh? | Related: “Heavy schoolbags to be banned in the Philippines as detrimental to child’s growth …
• In the event of fire during a quake …
• In the news: High rate of depression seen among young students
• Is milk in Japan safe to drink? More statistics on Japanese milk drinking and fermented drinks…
• Japan digs in its heels in expectation of virulent flu epidemic this winter
• Kids are getting hurt more because they are pushed more at sports
• Kids’ Health Advisory Alert
  • Government says “risk of Japanese encephalitis in the country and the role of the vaccine is important.”
  • Measles to remain problem as five-year vaccine plan falters
• Kids’ personal alarms break easily, consumer center says
• Modern media and the making of malfunctioning children
• Naps boost memory so let your kids nap away…
• New safety standards for manufacturers of children’s clothing being tabled by Trade Ministry, to address the spate of accidents involving young children wearing hoods and drawstrings
• Nationwide fitness level of Japanese children has hit rock bottom
• Net-savvy parents shield children from harmful sites
• No. of Pneumonia-causing RS Virus cases on the rise at the fastest pace since 2004
• Poll: Martial arts in school gymnasiums risky
• Pollen allergy sufferers: nasal irrigation or nasal sprays – which option?
• Post-Fukushima Disaster Prep Emergency Relief Supplies for Women with Children
• Prefecture-wide school closures eyed to curb flu outbreaks
• Preventing heatstroke:  replacing fluids a key measure
• Quake preparedness
• Radiation 101: Radioactivity and what it means for Japan
• Reasons to serve up manuka honey to your kids (but not babies)
• Record numbers of bespectacled and asthmatic children in Japan
• Research in U.S., Japan Shows Aggression Increased for Months After Video Game Play
• Rising child obesity seen in Japan; how some mothers keep their kids slim
• Rotavirus – the most common cause of diarrhea among young children in Japan
• Rubella outbreak spreading quickly
• Saving children from internet addiction in Japan
• Sex crime offenders now targeting kids and youths on online profile and social networking sites
• Sleep-deprived kids may be at risk for childhood obesity
• Surveys showed 13-20% of Japanese school children have depressive tendencies
• Remove toxic mattresses to improve sleep and health of your children
• Smoking moms endanger kids more than smoking dads do, Yomiuri Shimbun reports
• Sports Day ~ what do you give to hydrate your kids ~ water, sports drinks, energy drinks vs OJ?
• Sports for kids
  • Badminton club in Tokyo
  • Footy soccer program for kids
• Streptococcal infections
• Tainted Lotte Koala biscuits and Nissin cup noodles in the news
• Take extra precautions if your child’s school lies over an active fault
• Thank God for gun-free schools in Japan!!!
  • Arguments for and against gun-carrying rights in US schools
• The important role of the yogo kyoyu (health teacher) in raising immunization awareness among secondary students
• The root causes for toddler obesity, malfunctioning metabolisms and fatty livers, insulin resistance and metabolic disease…(“The Diet Debacle”)
• The youth drug problem in Japan
• Universities have stepped up measures against cults as cult recruiters typically target high school students in coffee shops and other public places
• Watch out for the norovirus bug this winter (2012-13) | Dealing with noroviruses
• Watch out for the poisonous rove beetle, called Yakedomushi … that could give you nasty boils and blisters…
• What do you do during an earthquake?
• What’s society to do with its irritated and impulsive youths?
• When do your kids really need antibiotics?
• What to do when your kids are bullied in Japanese school
• Why can some kids handle pressure while others fall apart?
• Worried about your late talker?