Search Results for 'Children'

Oral health for children

The American Dental Association (ADA) has declared February as National Children's Dental Health Month (NCDHM).(1) This is an annual event each February, and the goal is to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. Messages [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

RB partnering globally with ‘Save the Children’

Islamabad—A Million Brighter Futures: Reckitt Benckiser (RB) is partnering globally with “Save the Children” to help save the lives of children around the world. Under the program of “A Million Brighter Futures&rdq [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Dental school provides free care for local children

Before Ostrow School of Dentistry’s Give Kids a Smile Day on Friday, Jessica Garcia had never been to the dentist. “They were nice,” said Garcia, 5, a kindergarten student at the James A. Foshay Learning Center. “I [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Heartburn drugs don’t help children’s hard-to-control asthma...

CHICAGO — An acid reflux drug often used for hard-to-treat asthma doesn’t help children with the breathing disease and may cause side effects, a study in 300 children found. The results echo recent research showing that a simi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Kate Eason: On health, we can learn from children

I had an incredible experience the other night. A group of middle school students came to talk to me about childhood obesity. They were doing a school project and wanted to know specific activities they could teach other kids to help them [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

The Kids Therapy Center focuses on mental health of rural ch...

UNDERWOOD Some might look at it as playing in a sand box, but at The Kids Therapy Center, it is a form of exercising mental health. Sand tray therapy is one of the many forms of therapy that can be found at The Kids Therapy Center, which [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

N.J. receives $17M in federal funds as bonus for ensuring ch...

TRENTON — New Jersey's efforts to ensure more children have health coverage have earned it a nearly $17 million performance bonus from the U.S. Health Department. The federal government said today this is the third year New Jers [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Children's health insurance program seeing steady increases

As hard times and high unemployment rates continue across the country, a program that aims to cover all uninsured children and teens in Pennsylvania has seen steady growth regionally and across the state. The Children's Health Insu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Cochlear implant problems rare in children: Study

Problems with cochlear implants for deaf children are rare, with only some three percent of children who got the implants at one hospital needing new ones because of technical problems, Canadian researchers said. Their report, in the A [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Junk food companies use loopholes to advertise to children

Food companies including Kellogg's, Rowntree and Cadbury set up websites with games, cartoon characters and videos aimed at children. They also use social networking sites such as facebook Facebook and Twitter and even email children [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

3,663,626 children to be vaccinated in KP: Official

PESHAWAR: As many as 3,663,626 children under five-year of age would be vaccinated in three days polio eradication campaign, which will kick off simultaneously in 17 districts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa from Monday. In Fata, anti-polio drops w [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Children's Health Initiative marks 10 years in Santa Clara C...

Ten years ago, at least 16 percent of all children in Santa Clara County did not have any health insurance; today that figure is less than 4 percent thanks to the Children's Health Initiative. CHI, which celebrated its 10-year anniver [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Parents Unaware of Children' Weight, Study Says

Childhood obesity is definitely a problem that should be addressed as early as possible, in order to stop it from growing out of control. Pediatricians are supposed to track if youngsters are putting on too many pounds — but a [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Study: Fewer children in U.S. lack health insurance

MIAMI – Even with more children living in poverty because of the rough economy, the number of children without health insurance in the U.S. has dropped by 1 million in the past three years, according to a report released Tuesday by [...]