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C-Section May Raise Child’s Risk Of Allergies, Asthma

Babies born by cesarean section are more likely than others to develop allergies, a new study says.

Reggie Bush And Fiancee Welcome Baby Girl

Reggie Bush is a dad! The 28-year-old NFL player welcomed his first child with fiancee Lilit Avagyan on Monday, May 6. “Lilit gave birth to a beautiful baby girl,” her rep tells BHZ.

Cigarettes Are a Gateway Drug, Say Scientists

Most teens roll their eyes at the idea that any drug can be a “gateway” to more serious stimulants, but new data presented Sunday at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ annual meeting found that teens who smoke cigarettes are 23 times more likely to smoke marijuana compared to those who don’t use tobacco.

Real Housewives Of Atlanta’s Phaedra Parks Welcomes Second Baby Boy

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star welcomed a baby boy today, her second son with hubby Apollo Nida. “They are both happy and healthy,” a source confirms to BHZ.

HIV And AIDS Among African American Youth

African American youth continue to be one of the groups most severely affected by HIV infection in the United States. In fact, black youth represent half of all new HIV infections among young people aged 13 to 29.

Black Children Less Likely To Get Antibiotics: New Research Suggests

Black children are less likely than other children to be given antibiotics and less likely to be given the most powerful antibiotics to treat acute respiratory tract infections, new research suggests.

Doctors Cure An HIV-Positive Baby: What It Means For The Fight Against AIDS

Worldwide, about 1,000 babies are born with HIV each day. There’s new reason to be hopeful about their future. On Sunday night, medical researchers reported that a girl born HIV-positive has been “functionally cured.

Childhood Allergies May Be Affected By Race, Genetics

Race and possibly genetics play a role in childhood allergies, according to a new study. 20 percent of black children and 6.5 percent of white children were sensitized to a food allergen, while nearly 14 percent of black children and 11 percent of white children were sensitized to an environmental allergen.

Amber Rose Shares First Picture Of Wiz Khalifa Holding Baby Bash

Amber Rose shared a touching photo of Wiz Khalifa holding their first child together, son Sebastian “The Bash” Taylor Thomaz, after giving birth Thursday, Feb. 22.

Black Children And Asthma

The difference in asthma rates between Black and White children has become larger. Black children are twice as likely to be hospitalized for asthma and are four times as likely to die from asthma as White children.

Abused Black Girls More Likely To Develop Asthma: Study Says

Black women who were physically or sexually abused before age 11 have a raised risk of developing asthma as adults, according to a new study.

New Ways To Prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

It’s not enough to simply put your baby to sleep on her back. There are other lifesaving safety steps you may be missing.

Free Birth Control Leads To Fewer Abortions, Teen Pregnancies, Study Says

Free birth control leads to dramatically lower rates of abortions and teen births, a new study concludes. For teen pregnancy, there were 6.3 births per 1,000 teenagers, comparing to a national rate of 34 births per 1,000 teens in 2010.

New DNA Test Can Spot Gene Diseases In Babies

Scientists have discovered a way to decode DNA in babies in just days instead of weeks, preventing unknown genetic diseases that could cause death.

Stress Linked To Greater Weight Gain In Black Girls

The link between chronic stress and weight gain is much stronger in black girls than white girls, and may help explain why black girls are more likely to be overweight than white girls, according to a new study.

Obese Black Kids More Susceptible To Hypertension

A new study suggests that obese black children have a significantly greater risk for high blood pressure than white children of comparable age and weight.

New York High Schoolers To Receive The Morning After Pill

New York City high schoolers will receive the Plan B emergency contraception without parental consent. The New York City Department of Education is making the morning-after-pill available to high school girls at 13 public schools.

‘Sexting’ Linked To Risky Sex Among Teens

One out of every seven Los Angeles high schoolers with a cell phone has sent a sexually explicit text message or photo, according to results of a 2011 survey that also found “sexters” more likely to engage in risky sex behaviors.

American Children Eat As Much Salt As Adults, CDC Finds

According to new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that were published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics, American children eat as much salt as adults — about 1,000 milligrams too much, or the same amount as in just one Big Mac.

Childhood Obesity Linked to BPA, Study Suggests

The BPA chemical used in food packaging might be linked to childhood obesity, a new study suggests, but the researchers say their findings don’t prove it’s the cause.

Healthy School Lunches Are Getting Mixed Grades From Students

Healthy school lunches served under new federal standards are getting mixed grades from students piling more carrots, more apples and fewer fatty foods on their trays.

The Health Benefits Of Circumcision

The health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks and insurance companies should pay for it, the nation’s most influential pediatricians group says.

Marijuana Linked To Low IQ In Teenagers, Study Says

A new study suggests that teenagers who frequently smoke marijuana risk a long-term drop in their IQ. “Parents should understand that their adolescents are particularly vulnerable,’” said lead researcher Madeline.

Minority Fifth Graders Face Health Obstacles, Study Finds

Black and Latino fifth graders in the United States are more likely than white students to be obese, to get too little exercise, to witness violence and to ride without seatbelts and bike helmets.

Back-To-School With More Whole Grains, Fruits And Vegetables

Students this year are going back-to-school with a wider selection of healthy options in their lunch menu; more whole grains, fruits and vegetables. The only challenge is to get them to actually eat them.

Black Teens In Public Housing Twice As Likely To Smoke

Black teens living in public housing communities are more than twice as likely to smoke as their peers in other U.S. communities, researchers have found.

U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rates At An All-Time Low Across All Ethnicities

The rate of teenagers becoming mothers is declining rapidly, according to a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Shocking Surge Of Promiscuity In Pre-Teen Children In Jamaica

The Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) says it is concerned about an increase in cases of underage sex between young children, with over 30 cases reported in a single week.

More Kids, Black And White, Seeing The Dentist

African-American kids are now as likely as their white peers to visit the dentist – erasing a once-large racial divide, a new study finds.

Michael Jackson’s Children Don’t Need A ‘Maury’-Style Paternity Test

Regardless of the rumors, assumptions and whatever any future DNA tests may reveal, Michael Jackson was Prince, Paris and Blanket’s daddy. All the gossip about whether the children are “real” Jacksons or whether they deserve to inherit MJ’s fortune is cruel and unnecessary.

A Top Jamaican Doctor Facing Life In Prison For Performing Abortion On A 12-Year-Old

KINGSTON, Jamaica–A prominent Kingston-based consultant, who allegedly performed an abortion on a pregnant 12-year-old, will appear in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court to answer charges of procuring abortion and administering drugs to procure abortion.

Black Girls Don’t Benefit As Much From Exercise

In a new study of U.S. preteen and teen girls, daily exercise was strongly linked to weight and obesity in white girls but not black girls.

Spanking Kids Leads To Adult Mental Illnesses: Study Shows

Childhood punishments such as spanking, slapping, and hitting – even in the absence of full-scale maltreatment – are associated with an increased risk of mental disorders in adulthood, researchers reported.

Usher’s Stepson Declared Brain Dead After Boating Accident

The singer’s 11-year-old stepson Kyle Glover has been declared brain dead after he and a 15-year-old gal pal were admitted to a hospital following a boating accident Friday, TMZ reports.

Black Brazilian Mother Produces Three White Children

A black mother has baffled scientists after giving birth to three albino children. Parents Rosemere Fernandes de Andrade and her partner Joao are dark-skinned Afro-Brazilians, yet three of their five children are albinos.

Minorities Now Surpass Whites In US Births, Census Shows

America hit a demographic milestone last year, with new census figures showing for the first time more than half the children born in the U.S. were minorities.

Black Kids Less Apt To Get Meds For Stomach Pain In ER

Even when they report severe pain, black children and teens are less likely than white youngsters to receive medication for abdominal pain when they’re treated in U.S. emergency departments, a new study finds.

Health Care Disparities Might Affect Black Kids’ Cancer Survival

Equal access to health care would reduce the disparity in survival rates between white and black children with cancer, a new study suggests.

Autism Diagnosis Often Occurs Later for Black Children

Black children with autism tend to be diagnosed later than white children with the disorder, and this delay can lead to longer and more intensive treatment, researchers say.

Here’s A Glimpse At Beyonce & Jay-Z’s Baby Girl

Beyonce and Jay-Z surprised fans by releasing photos of their newborn daughter.

How to Care for African American Children’s Hair

African American hair is thicker and has a natural curl to the hair. Often when a child is very young, her hair is curly and as she grows older it may get kinky. Taking care of your child’s hair is important to keep it healthy and strong.

Beyonce Gives Birth To Baby Girl

Pop megastar Beyonce Knowles gave birth Saturday – Jan 7 2012, to a baby girl at a hospital in New York City, according to media reports.

Is Herman Cain “Flip Flopping” On The Abortion Issue?

“I am pro-life from conception… I don’t believe government should make that decision.”……….“That first clip that you played was taken out of context… I simply said, if you get pushed to that extent, the family isn’t going to be thinking about what the laws are at that point. They’re going to be thinking about their family member and that baby. That’s what I mean by it was taken out of context.”

Black Children Less Likely To Get Kidney Transplant Before Dialysis

Minority children are less likely than white children to get a kidney transplant before their kidney disease gets so bad they need dialysis, U.S. researchers find.

Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Show Off Twins To Barbara Walters

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon introduced the world to twins Monroe and Moroccan on Friday (10/21/11) during a “20/20” interview with Barbara Walters.

Black Children More Likely To Die From Traumatic Injury Than White Children

A new study of nearly 6,000 children suggests that black youth are more than twice as likely to die from a traumatic injury as are white children. Trauma has a far greater impact on minority children than it does on white children……

Early Bedtime Prevents Obesity And Maintains Fitness In Teenagers

Teenagers who go to bed early are much less likely to be obese and have a better chance of being physically fit, compared to peers go to sleep late, researchers from the University of South Australia reported…..

Black Race, African Ancestry Tied To Food Allergies

In a new study of two-year-olds in Boston, black kids were twice as likely as white kids to have an immune response to foods such as peanuts, milk, and eggs, and almost four times as likely to have a “sensitization” to three or more foods.

Depression Causes Risky Sexual Behavior In Black Youth

A new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center and Brown Medical School reveals that African American teens with symptoms of depression are more than four times likely to engage in risky sexual behavior (i.e. not wear condoms).

How To Take Care Of Black Children’s Hair

Black children’s hair tends to be thicker and can be more of a chore to take care of because the texture doesn’t lend itself to a quick brush-and-go technique. However….

50 Cent Apologizes For ‘Insensitive’ Tweets On Autism

The rapper, who rarely apologizes for his often-offensive language in his music, has responded to the backlash on his Twitter after he told an angry fan he “dont want no special ed kids on [his] time line.”

Black Moms Need To Know: For Sleeping Babies Softer Isn’t Safer

Lots of African American moms put soft bedding such as pillows and blankets where babies sleep, despite warnings that the cushioning increases the risk of infant death, according to a new study.

Beyonce Makes It Official At VMA’s: She’s Pregnant

In case there was any doubt left, Beyonce closed her live performance during the VMAs by removing her blazer and revealing the stretchy panel in her maternity pants.

Costs Soar For Kids With Poorly Controlled Asthma

Children with poorly controlled asthma face significantly higher medical costs and miss many more school days than kids with asthma that is better managed, a new study indicates.

Black Women Less Likely To Breast Feed Therefore At Higher Risk For Breast Cancer

Black women are more likely to have two or more children and are less likely to breast-feed, putting them at greater risk of developing a difficult-to-treat type of breast cancer, according to a new study.

14 Year Old Black Youth Invents Surgical Technique

Tony Hansberry II isn’t waiting to finish medical school to contribute to improved medical care. He has already developed a stitching technique that can be used to reduce surgical complications, as well as the chance of error among less experienced surgeons.

Pregnancy-Related Deaths Up In African-American Women

The percentage of women dying from pregnancy-related complications has increased at a “statistically significant” pace—and African-American, low-income and less-educated women were the most impacted.

Study Hints At How Stress Of Domestic Violence Might Be Passed To Unborn Child

A new study provides evidence that stress from domestic violence during pregnancy may make offspring more prone to stress as an adult.

Kids From Unplanned Pregnancies Tend To Lag Behind Intellectually

Young children born after unplanned pregnancies tend to have a smaller vocabulary and poorer non-verbal and spatial abilities than other children, but these problems are actually due to socioeconomic factors, a new study suggests.

Infant Mortality And African Americans

African Americans have 2.4 times the infant mortality rate as non-Hispanic whites. They are four times as likely to die as infants due to complications related to low birthweight as compared to non-Hispanic white infants.

Violent Video Games Linked To Increased Aggression

Violent video games trigger aggression among those who play them, according to a new University of Missouri study. Such players showed more hostility because their brains had become less responsive, or desensitized, to violence, a response that the researchers linked to increased aggression.

Philadelphia Giving Condoms To Kids As Young As 11

Should government give condoms to children as young as 11? Health officials in Philadelphia say they have no choice.

Young Black, Hispanic Women Tend to Develop ‘Love Handles

Black and Hispanic women in their 20s tend to accumulate more fat in their midsection than their male and older counterparts, possibly putting them at a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.

Rodney And Holly Robinson Peete Tell Story Of Autistic Son And Their Journey Together

Success in the sports and entertainment worlds couldn’t prepare Rodney Peete and his wife, Holly Robinson Peete, for the awful truth they were about to hear that day in the doctor’s office nearly a decade ago. Their first-born son, R.J., was being diagnosed with autism, a development disorder. He may never be able to speak or look his parents in the eyes, the doctor cautioned.

Prerequisite Testing For Infertility Treatment

Certain tests must be performed prior to initiating a cycle of IVF. Some are required by law and others by national standards of care. Other tests are important to rule out problems that could reduce your chance of conception or increase the risk to mother or baby.

Teens Ignore Nutrition Info On Fast Food Labels

Calorie labels do not affect teenagers’ decisions on what they choose to eat at fast food restaurants. Alot of young people have metabolisms that can burn calories like crazy. Unfortunately, diets are getting so bad that more kids aren’t able to hold onto their youthful energy or take advantage of a high metabolic rate.

Beyonce Joins Forces With Michelle Obama To Help Kids Lose Weight

Last month, Beyonce joined forces with First Lady Michelle Obama to promote the national Let’s Move! campaign, which aims to target childhood obesity. The singer offered up a re-worked version of her hit song, Single Ladies, in support of the effort.

How To Care For Black Children’s Hair

The hair of African-American or biracial children presents unique challenges if you’re not familiar with the texture.

Toni Braxton Talks Candidly About Dealing With An Autistic Child

After Toni Braxton’s youngest son Diesel was diagnosed with autism at age three, she blamed herself, a feeling she still carries with her five years later. The Grammy award-winning singer opens up about her family’s journey, which reformatted her relationship with her husband Keri Lewis (they’re now separated) and strengthened the bond between her sons.

Asthma Strikes Blacks, Latinos The Most And The Worst

Asthma strikes African-American and Latino youth more often and much harder than it does young whites. According to a recent study.

Blacks Are At A Higher Cerebral Palsy Risk, Linked To Birth Weight

Black infants have a somewhat higher risk of cerebral palsy, according to a new study, and the increase appears to be tied to their greater likelihood of being born underweight.

Black Kids Suffer From Asthma Despite Access To Care

Even with equal access to health care, black and Hispanic children are more likely than white children to have asthma and their outcomes are often worse, a U.S. study has found.

Half of Black Teens May Be Lacking Vitamin D

Many teens, especially black teens, aren’t getting enough vitamin D, say researchers, a deficiency that could lead to rickets (a bone-softening disease that causes severe bowing of the legs in growing children), and increase the risk of developing chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, immune system problems, and inflammatory diseases.

Black Women In U.S. Comfortable With Formula Feeding

Black women were as comfortable as women of other races with the idea of breast-feeding their baby. However, black women were far more comfortable with the idea of formula feeding their baby than other women were, and it’s this attitude that likely explains why black women are much less likely to breast-feed, the study authors noted.

Black Women Least Likely To Breast-Feed In U.S.

Researchers found that while more than 80 percent of Hispanic mothers attempt to breast-feed, and about 74 percent of white moms do, that number falls to 54 percent for black mothers. And one year after delivery, only about 12 percent of black women are still breast-feeding their child as recommended, compared to 24 percent of Hispanic women and more than 21 percent of white women.

Black Women At Higher Risk Of Birth-Related Heart Problems

Black women are much more likely than whites to develop a potentially deadly weakening of the heart muscle around the time they give birth, a new study suggests.

Black And Hispanic Infants Much More Likely to Have HIV

Rates of HIV infection in infants are significantly higher among blacks and Hispanics than whites, and preventive measures are needed to reduce the disparity, a new government report says.

Get The Scoop On The Importance Of Prenatal Care

Prenatal care can help keep you and your baby healthy. Babies of mothers who do not get prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight and five times more likely to die than those born to mothers who do get care.

Black Child Health Fact Sheet (You Should Know)

There were more than 4.1 million births in the United States in 2010, of which over 600,000, or about one in seven, were to Black mothers.

First Lady Michelle Obama Takes On Childhood Obesity

The Obama administration today embarked on a programme to eliminate childhood obesity, one of the biggest health problems in the US, “within a generation”.

Grey’s Anatomy Star Chandra Wilson In Real-Life Medical Drama After Daughter Suffers Mystery Illness

Chandra Wilson, who plays Dr Miranda Bailey in the hit series, has been forced to watch her daughter Sarina suffer from an illness that remained undiagnosed by real-life doctors for almost a year.

African-American Children At Highest Risk Of Drowning

Tragic cases involving drowning this past summer serve as a reminder about how dangerous water can be. A startling study by USA Swimming finds one particular group is most at risk: African-American children.

Teenage Marijuana Use May Damage Cognitive Function

Neuroscientists out of McClean Hospital in Massachusetts conducted a small study testing mental focus and flexibility. They found that damage to the brain can be more severe if started prior to the age of 16, and that starting prior to that age leads to more regular use of the drug.

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