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AMA Journal suggests government take custody of obese childr...

Controversy erupted this week over the article State Intervention in Life-Threatening Childhood Obesity published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The article, written by Harvard childhood obesity expert David Ludwig, M [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Development of child health research compromised

The current fragmented nature of paediatric tertiary services across three hospital sites in Dublin has compromised the development of child health research, a review into the suitability of the Mater site for the new National Paediatric [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Tips For Affordable Dental Care For Children, Students, Fami...

Staying current with dental care cleanings and treatments is important - regardless of your age. In today's economy, however, some look at preventive dental care treatments as an extra cost that can be cut. Unfortunately, doing this t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids Health Advice Promises Overall Good Growth Of Your Chil...

A sound advice coming from an experienced pediatrician promises health and well being of your child. Before we discuss the basic facts of childrens health, it is better to know what all things that covered in the health and well being. To [...]

Posted On : Jun, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Health Quiz: Parents should take part in child's health

Parents need to engage in regular physical activity, not only for their own health but for their children's benefit. Children learn by example, so let your children know that you enjoy being active because it's an important part o [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Child Care Can Help Kids With Depressed Moms

Young children whose moms suffer from depression are at heightened risk for behavioral troubles, but a new study shows that day care may help ease the risk. The effect was seen even when kids were placed in day care for as little as three [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Dental neglect 'child abuse'

The state of children's oral health in the MidCentral district is "tantamount to child abuse", says the region's dental chief. At the opening of a new oral health clinic in Levin, the DHB's clinical director for dent [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

New child health center in Bronx taking preventive medicine ...

A new child health center opening this month in the South Bronx is taking preventive medicine to the next high-tech level. The Center for Child Health and Resiliency - run cooperatively by the Children's Health Fund (CHF) and the Chil [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Novel notebook to keep children’s health record

Parents will soon have their children’s medical information in one compact notebook and easily at their fingertips, it was learnt yesterday. The novel notebook, to be launched by the Supreme Council of Health after summer, will orga [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Children's health food products found to contain DEHP

Two children's health food products under the Taiwan branch of Cerebos Pacific Ltd. have been found to contain the toxic chemical DEHP, the company said Thursday in a statement on its website. The contaminated products - [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Connecticut earns high marks for children's dental care

The Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) announced recently that the State has for the second year in a row earned an “A” in the annual Pew Children’s Dental Campaign Report, a national program of The Pew [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Children’s dental rating improves

Accustomed to receiving poor rankings in national health indicators, West Virginia received a nod for moving in the right direction in pediatric dental health. The Pew Center on the States gave West Virginia a “C” grade in the [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Cumberland County ranks last in children's health issues

Cumberland County ranks 21st of New Jersey's 21 counties in terms of overall child well-being, and Atlantic and Cape May counties also rank poorly, according to the New Jersey Kids Count annual rankings released Monday. The survey, wh [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Children’s Acetaminophen Health Risks Require Label Changes:...

A federal advisory panel is calling for sweeping changes on labeling instructions for Children’s Tylenol and other child and infant medications. An advisory panel for the FDA said earlier this week that it wants acetaminophen-bas [...]