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Watching and playing sports can have a big impact on teen alcohol use
December 9, 2013“Sport participation in the past was associated with increased alcohol use in the future, sometimes years into the future,” said John Cairney, a professor in the Department of Family Medicine.
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Full-day kindergarten is setting kids up for success
September 3, 2013McMaster University Professor Magdalena Janus says: “The children appear to be more competent, especially in language and cognitive areas, especially the very first year that they participate in the full-day program.”
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Healthcare professionals need to look out for fabricated illness in children
August 27, 2013Dr. Harriet MacMillan says caregiver-fabricated illness in a child often goes unrecognized.
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Groundbreaking mental health study to be repeated 30 years later
May 15, 2013The Ontario Child Health Study is being repeated 30 years later.
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Former Offord director heads new youth mental health program
May 3, 2013Dr. Peter Szatmari is now leading an integrated child and youth mental health program at the University of Toronto, the Hospital for Sick Children and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
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Prestigious Banting fellowship for Offord Centre researcher Mark Ferro
September 13, 2012Mark Ferro was named a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow for 2012.
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