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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are traumatized by sexual, physical or psychological abuse are more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, new research suggests.

AFP - Childhood trauma, including sexual abuse, emotional abuse and emotional neglect, was linked to a six-fold risk increase for chronic fatigue syndrome in adults, in a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Reuters - Children who are breast fed for at least 4 months may have better lung function than children who are breast fed for shorter periods of time and children who are bottle fed, a new study suggests.

Reuters - Parents' own chronic health problems may influence their perceptions of their asthmatic children's well-being, a new study suggests.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Reuters - The prevalence of allergies among children with chronic constipation is not significantly different from that of the general population -- and an allergy to cow's milk does not seem to be involved, researchers report in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Reuters - Obese children who have difficulty breathing while they sleep have excessive daytime sleepiness compared with slimmer children who are also chronic snorers, new research in the journal Pediatrics shows.

Reuters - Otherwise healthy older children and adolescents who visit high-altitude destinations may develop acute mountain sickness in the first few days after they arrive, results of a study indicate.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Jetting off to sunnier climes this winter, kids in tow?

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Despite progress in establishing clean indoor air policies, 42 percent of U.S. children are still exposed to secondhand smoke each week, according to a new survey.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 75 percent of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes have insufficient levels of vitamin D, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston report.

Reuters - A weight loss intervention directed at parents of overweight children may be as effective as interventions directed at both parents and children, study findings suggest.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Parents need to be better warned about potential health risks and symptoms of children swallowing toys with magnets before shopping for presents this holiday season, a new study says.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Newborns, especially those lacking insurance, make up the bulk of children who die while in a hospital, new research shows.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- About 7 million fewer children are immunized against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis) than individual nations and World Health Organization/UNICEF estimates report, a new study shows.

Reuters - Overweight kids are more likely to sustain arm and leg fractures in car crashes than their thinner peers, a study out this month in the journal Injury Prevention shows.

AP - Dozens of developing countries exaggerated figures on how many children were vaccinated against deadly diseases, which allowed them to get more money from U.N.-sponsored programs, a new study said Friday.