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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

Digital age causing kids health problems

This high-tech digital age could be putting more and more children at risk of health problems; Specifically, eye diseases. Most kids these days spend hours each day on the computer, on cell phones, and watching television. A doctor in [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 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

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 [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

McDonald's risking kids' health, say opponents

For nearly 50 years no one has been better at hooking kids on unhealthy food, spurring an epidemic of diet-related diseases than McDonalds, especially their Happy Meals, say more than 550 health professionals and organizations. " [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids Health Fair offers chance to fulfill new requirements f...

School and health-care professionals are frantically working to meet the new statewide mandate that all students entering seventh through 12th grades receive a pertussis booster immunization before they begin the 2011-12 academic year. [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Middle School Intervention Program Helps Kids Stay Healthier

Middle school students who were offered healthier cafeteria food, more physical education and lessons about health choices improved their cholesterol levels and resting heart rates, according to research presented last week at the America [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Be aware of children's mental health

Every Leadership Tri-Cities class completes a community project, providing some lasting benefit to a worthy cause. Besides helping make the Tri-Cities a better place, the experience teaches class members about service and teamwork. Thi [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

States vary in children's health, gaps exist in insurance, q...

A comprehensive report based on the National Survey of Children's Health conducted by children's health researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau finds insurance duration, consisten [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Burton: Affordable Care Act protects children's health

Pediatricians treat children with a variety of health conditions every day, whether it's a toddler with a mild case of the winter sniffles or a teenager with a debilitating case of chronic asthma. These children all have form [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Guest column: Ohio budget bill puts children's health at ris...

Ohio has the best statewide network of children's hospitals in the country. Thanks to the high quality, cost effective care at six freestanding children's hospitals across the state - in Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Akron, Toledo [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Poor health policy is child neglect

Child-health nurses can be lifesavers for families with babies and young children. When my first child was born I spent a lot of time in the company of my reassuring and experienced child-health nurse, who helped me navigate the chaos and [...]