Search Results for 'Children'

UN accused of risking women and children's health

If World Aids Day on December 1st felt like a bit of a love-in over achievements to date against the disease, a Canada-based organisation has brought us earthwards with a bump. Aids-Free World, founded by the redoubtable Stephen Lewis an [...]

Posted On : Dec, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Linda Lee: Nutrition bill benefits health of our children

The debate about the child nutrition bill signed into law Monday by President Barack Obama has unfortunately been reduced to a discussion about cookies and brownies, while in fact the bill is about so much more. The Healthy, Hunger- [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty hits children's health levels

Children's health is suffering because of the recession, with a "concerning" report revealing a rise in hospital admissions and prompting the children's commissioner to call for urgent action from the Government. Last y [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Children's health takes a turn for the worse

A new study shows children are more likely than any other age group in New Zealand to live in poverty and suffer as a result. After six years of improvements to health, there's been an alarming slide backwards among young children. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

W.Va. a leader in children's health coverage

West Virginia is second in the nation in health insurance for children and below the national average for working people, according to U.S. Census Bureau's latest annual "Statistical Abstract of the United States."In 2007, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Letter: Congressman's vote for children's health

Thank you, Congressman Walter B. Jones. With your vote earlier this week, the U. S. House of Representatives has made a tremendous investment in the health of our nation's children with the historic passage of the Healthy, Hunger-Fre [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Children's Health Project launched in Detroit

Children's advocates in Detroit hope a new mobile pediatric clinic will serve as a new health care home for about 1500 children. Detroit's children are some of the most medically underserved in the nation. Transportation barriers [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Dosing for Children's Medicines Confusing, Study Shows

Over-the-counter liquid children's medicines like pain relievers and stomach aids may be dangerous, and it's not because of the drugs themselves, but because of their oft-confusing instructions and measuring devices. According to [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Labor Union Health Fund Drops Children’s Health Coverage, Bl...

How do you know when your fancy new progressive health law ain’t working so well? Even health funds run by big labor unions blame decisions to drop kids’ coverage on the law's new health insurance burdens: One of the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Campaigners against sports cuts say children's health to suf...

CAMPAIGNERS say children are going to lose out after the government announced cuts of almost £470,000 from school sports in the borough. It is the result of education secretary Michael Gove's plans to scrap School Sports Partne [...]

Posted On : Nov, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

UK children's health: Now they will receive a 6 in 1 jab

Parents and the like have previously expressed concern over the UK's vaccination programme for children. In some areas the take up of the vaccinations on offer has been poor. There has also been some concern by parents and health off [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Florida Hospital receives $10 million gift to boost children...

Florida Hospital officials have announced that a South Dakota billionaire has donated $10 million to Florida Hospital for Children to help the medical community battle childhood obesity and diabetes. The donation by T. Denny Sanford is o [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Major children’s hospital told to clean up its act

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde was ordered to improve infection control procedures at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill. The report was critical of disposal methods for used needles and syringes, and reported th [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

21st century children's health (Video)

This week HEALTH explores several chronic conditions affecting the younger generation. We look at how 21st century kids are coping with juvenile diabetes, ADHD and a rare aversion to ultra-violet light. In particular, we show you the ver [...]