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Health reform and kids

As a pediatrician who sees few uninsured children, I know many more can’t afford preventive or acute care. The new health care reform law is an enormous advance for our children. Utah ranks 50th in getting our uninsured children in [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Province wants healthy smiles on all kids

Healthy Smiles Ontario is a new program providing preventive and early dental treatment services to eligible children and youth aged 0-to-17 years. As part of the provincial government's Poverty Reduction Strategy, the $45 million an [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Many Kids Not Getting Recommended Care: Survey

About 13 percent of parents with health insurance say they haven't gotten pediatrician-recommended care for their children due to costs, a new survey in Ohio finds. Parents of kids covered by private health insurance were more likely [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Hawaii to take part in long-term study on kids' health

Hawaii will be part of an unprecedented long-term study of children's health in the United States. The "National Children's Study" will ultimately involve 100,000 children around the country, and follow them for 21 year [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

SCH launches new six-in-one vaccine for kids

The Supreme council of Health (SCH) formally launched yesterday ‘Hexa’ – a six-in-one vaccine against childhood diseases. The new vaccine is considered to be effective against such childhood diseases as hepatitis (B), d [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Bills score big in kids health game

Buffalo Bills rookie running back C. J. Spiller likes munching on apples and drinking eight glasses of water a day. Rookie nose tackle Torell Troup enjoys riding bicycles for exercise and snacking on grapes. Yet another rookie, linebacke [...]

Posted On : Sep, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

HHS hits insurers on kids' coverage

The Obama administration is taking health insurers to task again, this time for choosing to no longer sell plans intended to cover sick children, but gave the industry some new flexibility in implementing a problematic provision of the h [...]

Posted On : Sep, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Sick Kids the 1st Victims of Healthcare Reform Loopholes

The passage of health care reform sounded good, even though we all knew there would be loopholes to exploit. How’s this for starters? Just as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is set to go in effect, several major [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Do today's kids suffer from nature deficit disorder?

Crookston —Interactions with nature when we are children make a difference in our health and well-being. Simple steps can help reconnect young children with nature, and create a mass movement encouraging these interactions to impro [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Reportlinker Adds Kids Health and Nutrition 2010

This report analyses the products launched from January 2009 to June 2010; these products directly target children aged between 5 and 12 years. Some children's dietary intake might contain a less than recommended amount of iron, calc [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

After Tylenol recall, generic drugs OK for kids

As kids return to school and begin trading germs, some parents are wondering how their children will get through cold and flu season without many of the medicines on which they've traditionally relied. Infant- and child-strength [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

33,000 kids may still lack shots

In what one health official admits might be a "train wreck," an emergency clinic will be held next week for Marion County elementary and high school students in need of immunizations. The situation is dire: Marion County has 4, [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids & Money: A family-friendly start to health care reform

Unless you have a child with a chronic illness, you probably haven’t given much thought to finding affordable health insurance that covers youngsters with pre-existing medical conditions. For parents of the millions of children wit [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids Health Day coming to T.O.

Kids Health and Fitness Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., Sept. 25 at Thousand Oaks Community Center, 2525 Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. The free hands-on event will teach children about the importance of fitness and nutri [...]