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New report: NC kids' health shows good progress

A report on the health of North Carolina's children has encouraging news, but warns that the future will likely be more challenging. Action for Children North Carolina and the North Carolina Institute of Medicine released on Thursday [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Study Shows Healthcare Coverage Decline For Houston Children

The study looked at 2,800 families with at least one child under the age of 19. It shows that work-based coverage for dependents dropped from 74 percent in 2008 to 57.8 percent this year. Dr. Angelo Giardino is the chief medical office [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids seriously ill after Adelaide Show petting zoo visit

Two cases of the Shiga-E.coli (STEC) infection and one case of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) have been reported in children who attended the recent Royal Adelaide Show. Two of the three children - all aged between 4 and 12 years - had [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | 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

Obese kids show blood vessel stiffness

Obese children appear to have a blood vessel abnormality similar to what doctors see in much older adults with cardiovascular disease, a study has found. Lead author Dr. Kevin Harris, a cardiology fellow at B.C. Children's Hospi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Children’s Mental Health Information Hard to Find, Survey Sh...

Although most Canadian parents are concerned about their children’s mental health, they cannot find a definitive source of information to learn more about the related issues, according to a survey released just before Mental Health [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Medco report shows spending increase on drugs for kids

Prescription drug users are getting younger and younger. The amount of money spent on prescription drugs to treat kids for such chronic conditions as asthma, high cholesterol and hypertension soared by 10.8 percent last year — more [...]