Boys are at greater risk for delayed language development than girls, according to a new study using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. The researchers also found that reading and writing difficulties in the family gave ...
Improving access to pediatric check-ups may increase parental awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, a new nationwide study reveals. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that infects about 14 million people aged 15 to 59 years ...
Tags: HPV Vaccine, cancer, well-child checkup, US population
Rainbow Loom from Choon's Design grabs Toy of the Year title and three category awards. Hundreds of toy executives and industry guests from around the world gathered in New York on Saturday night (February 15th) for the 14th Annual Toy of ...
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The agreement will take the partnership through to 2019. Mattel and WWE have revealed the multi year extension of their global master toy licensing agreement. The agreement will take the partnership through to 2019. The two companies ...
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Company u-turns on 'no plans' to change stance as pressure mounts from Let Toys Be Toys Morrisons is gearing up to switch from gender to price-based toy signage in its stores. Marketing Week reports that the supermarket, which ...
Teens who drink high-caffeine energy beverages such as Red Bull or Monster may be more likely to use alcohol, drugs and cigarettes, a new study suggests. The findings suggest that the same personality traits that attract kids to energy ...
A new study from UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) has found that parenting affects the academic and social performance of African American boys as they move from preschool to kindergarten. "The transition to ...
Tags: FGP, UNC, kindergarten, Iruka
More than two dozen children from the Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia received new bikes last week thanks to the efforts of 130 high-level executives from Axalta Coating Systems and the Odyssey Teams Life Cycles team-building program. The ...
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FreemantleMedia reveals a raft of new licensees and promotional activity to coincide with the launch Vivid has launched the toy range for Strange Hill High at Toy Fair. To coincide with the launch, FreemantleMedia Kids & Family ...
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A selection of health policy stories from Rhode Island, California, Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida, Wisconsin, Missouri and Minnesota. Providence Journal: Chafee's $43-Million Cut In Medicaid Program Touches Many Sectors Of Health Care ...
Public health researchers from The University of Manchester have found single dietary interventions are not effective at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among overweight children and will not halt the global epidemic in childhood ...
Retail and marketing programme to build excitement and engagement for the Cars franchise, and drive collectability at retail. Disney has detailed Cars: Fuel Your Fun, a new retail and marketing campaign designed to build excitement and ...
NPD's annual Toy Fair address reveals Furby Boom, LeapPad Explorer and Innotab as top sellers. The overall size of the market last year was £2.9bn, down one per cent compared to 2012 - however NPD Group has highlighted a number of ...
An analysis of takeaway pizzas, including those from major Australian chains, supermarkets and gourmet independent outlets, showed more than half of the pizzas tested had more salt, sugar or fat in their products than stated on the ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, pizzas
Public health researchers from The University of Manchester have found single dietary interventions are not effective at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among overweight children and will not halt the global epidemic in childhood ...