Time.com - A new study tries to isolate the factors that make children more prone to bullies - and to suggest what parents can do

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A Web site meant to help parents understand medical research in children was launched recently by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

AFP - China Thursday announced that 5,824 children are still receiving hospital treatment for kidney diseases caused by a contaminated milk scandal, state news agency Xinhua said.

Reuters - A new survey of China's first generation born under the one-child policy has found they are more open but still conflicted about sex, and don't approve of one-night stands, a state newspaper said on Wednesday.

AP - Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new treatments for patients with stroke and spinal cord injury.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

AFP - A community in eastern Uganda that has practiced female genital mutilation "since time immemorial" has banned the ritual, a local official told AFP on Wednesday.

AP - Federal health officials said Tuesday they will look into a possible conflict of interest involving a prominent toxicologist who is heading up a review of a sensitive safety issue.

Reuters - A new, cherry-flavored anti-malaria pill works as well as current treatments, is easy for children to swallow and could save lives, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Reuters - People on Medicare who get elective surgery to open blocked heart arteries often do not get the recommended stress tests to confirm the surgery is warranted, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.