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New health care program for kids provides relief for some pa...

A new program called Kids Health Link is proving to be very beneficial. The state’s economic situation has forced some drastic cuts to Arizona's Medicaid Program. Many people say they are not eligible and have no way of paying [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Employing Vaccines and Antibiotics, Parents Should Save thei...

It is World Pneumonia Day on Friday and to celebrate it, several functions will be conducted in the city of Sangam, where doctors will spread awareness about the disease and urge parents to safeguard their children from it. As per d [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids' Mental Health May Dip When Parents Are Deployed

The young children of U.S. service members may suffer more mental health or behavioral problems when a parent is deployed overseas, a study published Monday suggests. Military researchers found that among more than 640,000 children [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

How parents’ absence in early years threatens kids’ health

All over the world, mothers are pushing their roles of providing emotional support to care givers, relatives and house helps. However, experts say this practice, which leaves children’s emotional needs unmet, especially in their fi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Penalty awaits parents who ignore child-health checks

PARENTS who fail to ensure their children have preschool health checks face a $726 penalty under a Labor government.The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, is expected to announce the measure today to spur more people, particularly those on l [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Parents who smoke around kids are child abusers

Parents who smoke around their children are putting them at early death risk, says a British doctor. Professor Steve Field, chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners, said that adults could outlive their children if they neg [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids Deserve a Break Today: Parents, Health Experts, Childre...

After close to fifty years of hawking fatty food directly to kids, Ronald McDonald is being urged to retire. A new report and national poll released today by Corporate Accountability International finds that close to half of the public f [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids Oral Health - Tips For Parents

Geez, oral health care can be tough! How do you know what's normal and what isn't inside a kid's mouth? Here are a few quick tips to identify the lumps, bumps, and owies. If in doubt, you can always call your friendly pediatric dentist. No [...]

Posted On : Dec, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Parents asked to inform school of children's health

Besides daily screening of students to detect cases of swine flu, school authorities are now stressing upon educating parents to inform them immediately if their wards are suffering from any flu-like symptoms. HS Mamik, president of the I [...]

Posted On : Nov, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Vigilance essential, doctors tell parents

Max Gomez was a bright-eyed 5-year-old happy to have just started kindergarten when he developed sniffles and a fever. His mother figured it was only a cold. Three days later, the Antioch, Tenn., boy was dead, apparently from swine flu. At [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Insured Kids With Uninsured Parents Miss Needed Health Care

Children with health insurance coverage are more likely to miss necessary health-care services if their parents are uninsured, new research shows. These children are at greater risk of having difficulty seeing a doctor, getting dental care [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Parents urged to get school kids flu vaccinations

Illinois' top education and health officials have issued a "Dear Parent" letter recommending seasonal flu vaccinations for all school children in the state. The letter also urges parents to get their kids vaccinated against the H1 [...]

Posted On : Aug, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Obesity parents' biggest health concern for kids

Not too surprisingly, when the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital conducted its annual survey on children’s health, childhood obesity ranked as the number one concern. What is interesting is the fact that more [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Parents must teach kids about dental care

Doctors and nurses at the University of Maryland's dental school have had to learn how to treat kids with incredibly poor dental health. More than 400 dental health professionals have received training in dental care for kids as young as [...]