2014

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  1. Childhood obesity unevenly distributed in Norway

    Overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity are distributed unevenly among children in Norway. Maternal education level, parental marital status and where the child lives play a role.

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  2. More overweight children in families with divorced parents

    Among children with divorced parents, there is a 50 per cent larger proportion with overweight or obesity compared with children with married parents, according to figures from the Child Growth Study.

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  3. Cerebral palsy may be hereditary

    In the past, researchers believed that most cases of cerebral palsy (CP) were caused by birth-related injury, but a new study shows that some of the cause may be due to hereditary factors.

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  4. Suicide in apparently well-functioning young men

    Suicide among young men is a major public health concern in many countries, despite great efforts to find effective prevention strategies.

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