Search Results for 'Child'

Giving: IHOPs hoping to aid children’s health causes

It was 7:14 p.m. and the lobby of the IHOP in Columbia Heights was packed with nearly 70 people in the lobby squeezing by one another to get their party on the waiting list. “On a normal Tuesday we get slow at about 1:30,” sa [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

The National Children's Study looks for answers to youth hea...

Ever wonder ... what affect the smog in Los Angeles has on your children's health? Or the impact of San Pedro's oil refineries? Or the Port of Long Beach? Well, the National Children's Study is launching a pilot program to re [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Children's health advocates urge government crackdown on tox...

Two major citizens’ coalitions have combined forces to ask the Philippines to join the ranks of countries that have taken precautionary action to protect babies from potential toxic contamination. The EcoWaste Coalition and th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Concern over child health services

The Government's reforms of the NHS will do nothing to improve children's health services, experts have warned. The new structure, which will see GPs take control of commissioning services, could "exacerbate" many exist [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Moscow to allocate RUB 30 bln to children’s health services

The Moscow city authorities will allocate some 30 billion roubles to finance children’s healthcare projects, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday. “In all we shall channel some 30 billion roubles to children&rs [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

IHOP Holds Benefit For Children’s Health Care

The restaurant in Beckley is gave away free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. In return, customers are asked to make a contribution to the Children's Miracle Network in West Virginia. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Study to look at factors in children’s health

“Why is it,” asked Raymond J. Lavoie, executive director of Blackstone Valley Community Health Care, “that some children develop such diseases as asthma, autism and diabetes, while others grow up healthy?” Th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

'This Budget, children's health needs attention'

As the Union Budget draws near, activists have demanded increase in the spending on children. As a proportion to the total government expenditure, share of health, nutrition, water supply and sanitation stood at 5.48% on an average durin [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Arizona ranked near the bottom in children's health care

Arizona ranks among the lowest-performing states in the nation for children's health coverage, riding the bottom line for access, affordability and equity, according to a national report. The State Scorecard of Child Health System Pe [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Does a child's health pay the price for working moms?

A new study in the Journal of Health Economics says children of working moms get injured more often. Melinda Sandler Morrill of the Department of Economics at North Carolina State University, studied the effects of maternal employment on [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

February 2011 Observed as Children’s Dental Health Month in ...

February is the observance of National Children’s Dental Health Month, placing emphasis on the need for parents to take action early to ensure the health of their children’s teeth. Many people are unaware of the important rol [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Working Mother’s Held Responsible for Children Poor Health

Working mothers have an added concern of their kid’s health. Working women have always been at the receiving end of facing wrath from their families for choosing their career over their kids. After studying various reviews of surve [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Exercise Key to Children’s Mental Health

According to a new study published in Health Psychology, a regular exercise plan goes a long way in improving a child's ability to think and plan.In this recent study, researchers examined 171 overweight children between the ages of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Children's health inequalities continue

Forty four per cent of five-year-olds in England are falling behind in their development, according to the Marmot Review which also found serious inequalities in children's development across the country. In Hackney in London, for ex [...]