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Rep. Addia Wuchner proposes child health bills

State Rep. Addia Wuchner is proposing a package of legislative bills aimed at improving children's health and schooling across Kentucky. The Florence Republican lawmaker told The Kentucky Enquirer the state can't afford not to lo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Washington Awarded $17.6 Million For Progress On Children’s ...

Apple Health for Kids, Washington’s health coverage program for children, has won $17.6 million from the federal government − a timely windfall that could prevent thousands of children from losing their health coverage. The U [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Major California insurers to resume sale of 'child-only' hea...

Are you searching for health insurance for your kids? Perhaps your employer has eliminated coverage for dependents. Maybe you lost your job –- and the family benefits you once enjoyed. Your options will expand Jan. 1. That&rsq [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Children's Doctors Need to Spread Out

While there are enough doctors for children in the U.S., they're oversaturated in wealthy areas and sometimes nonexistent in some areas, finds a study by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. According to s [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

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

Portugal ranked 3rd for child health by Unicef

The report, entitled ‘The children left behind’ raises awareness of children who are at risk of not being included or protected by the healthy societies in which they live. “Whether it’s in healthcare, education o [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 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

Vanderbilt doing long-term study of child health

Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and others have begun a major long-term study of child health in the United States. The National Children's Study will examine how environment, behavior and genetics impact children&# [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 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 [...]