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New Britain school getting health center for kids

One of Connecticut's largest school districts is opening a health center in one of its schools, placing it among a growing number of school-based clinics in the state and nation. Administrators at New Britain's Smalley Academy wil [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Diabetic mums-to-be put kids’ health at risk

Women who develop diabetes while they are pregnant, or become pregnant while being overweight, put the long-term health of their children at risk, experts have warned. Babies are being born addicted to sugar because their mothers eat too [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Children's Health Initiative marks 10 years in Santa Clara C...

Ten years ago, at least 16 percent of all children in Santa Clara County did not have any health insurance; today that figure is less than 4 percent thanks to the Children's Health Initiative. CHI, which celebrated its 10-year anniver [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

CDC sees improving flu vaccine uptake in kids, health worker...

Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today they see promising signs of increased flu vaccine uptake in children and healthcare workers so far this year, adding that they hope to boost less impressive [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids’ health planned in TT Singh

TOBA TEK SINGH - The Punjab govt has formed a committee to supervise School Health Programme in the district. DCO Javed Iqbal will head the committee while its members include executive district officers. It will review the progress of t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Study: Fewer children in U.S. lack health insurance

MIAMI – Even with more children living in poverty because of the rough economy, the number of children without health insurance in the U.S. has dropped by 1 million in the past three years, according to a report released Tuesday by [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Louisville kids get healthy dose of heart training

Randi Calbert worries that kids today are becoming too sedentary for their own good. That’s why she brought her 7-year-old son to the American Heart Association’s Healthy Family Training Camp at the KFC YUM! Center. &ldqu [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Family health: New research on pregnancy, kids

Bullying Children Kids who make frequent trips to the nurse may not be sick – they may simply be bullied, says recent research from the University of Kansas. In the study, the children who were bullied made the most trips to the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids' weight, mental-health issues still priorities

Obesity and mental-health issues among schoolchildren continue to be the focus of initiatives to promote an all-rounded education system here. And efforts by the Ministry of Education (MOE), such as increasing physical-education (PE) curr [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids' Heart Health Is Faulted

A new analysis of federal data provides a dismal picture of children's cardiovascular health that suggests the current generation of teenagers could be at risk of increased heart disease. The study, which examined children between [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Your Children's Health

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHBLI), a government panel that’s part of the National Institutes of Health, has issued new recommendations on reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease in children. Parts will be no [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids' mental health services to be centralized

Windsor should soon have a one-stop shop for school-aged children's mental health services. Windsor Regional Hospital will integrate its Regional Children's Centre with Glengarda Child & Family Services to better care for youngste [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

New report: NC kids' health shows good progress

A report on the health of North Carolina's children has encouraging news, but warns that the future will likely be more challenging. Action for Children North Carolina and the North Carolina Institute of Medicine released on Thursday [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Keeping Your Kids Healthy This Winter

As the cold weather starts, we begin to face the inevitable illnesses that go hand-in-hand with winter. Luckily, there are measures that you can take to keep your kids healthy all year long. 1. Keep them safe in the car. [...]