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Certain common risk factors in children that show up during routine doctor's office visits can predict diabetes in adulthood, according to a new study in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. The factors include overweight, parental history of diabetes, and high blood pressure, among other things.

Dr. Charles Glueck and his colleagues at the Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati found that children in the 75th percentile for BMI and blood pressure had only a 2 percent chance of developing type II diabetes as adults.

On the other hand, children with risk factors "could be targeted for primary prevention of type II diabetes through diet , exercise and possibly insulin sensitizing drug intervention, with special focus on overweight children with a positive family history of diabetes mellitus," Dr. Glueck wrote in his report.

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Over 40% of children ages 10 to 17 who used computers told researchers that they have looked at pornography online, according to a new study by the University of New Hampshire. This represents a 25% increase from a similar study in 2000. The study compared children's internet use between 2004-2005 with that of 1999-2000.

The good news from the study was that children were experiencing less sexual solicitation on line, but there were increases in reports of bullying and harassment. This study appears in the February issue of Pediatrics.

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