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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Harare - The health of Zimbabwe's children and women, particularly in the poorer parts of the country has worsened sharply, with 100 children under five dying of mostly preventable diseases each day, the United Nations said Tuesday. A survey carried ...
Medical News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Asthma Respiratory Disease | Asthma Coaches Keep Kids Breathing | Asthma for Children’s Health | Symptoms of an Asthma Attack Asthma for Children’s Health Young soccer player has a wheezing fit on the field, you can bet there’s an extremely worried parent on the sidelines. What can a parent do when a child’s favorite sport sets off [...]
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Preschoolers in home-based day cares are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday. Day care - Childcare - Home - Family - Daycare
American Reality (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Earlier this year, President Obama and Congressional Democrats were patting themselves on the back for passing an expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance program and for having done so without increasing the deficit. Democrats told us the bill was paid for by raising taxes on tobacco products. At the time, I wrote that I opposed [...]
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to approve an updated version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine for children, despite company studies that failed to meet certain goals. Food and Drug Administration - Pfizer - Health - Vaccine - United States
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Most American teenagers are not as active as they should be but a lack of exercise does not seem to be to blame for the rising rates of teen obesity, according to a U.S. study. Obesity - United States - Health - Diseases & Conditions - Adolescence
Organic Baby Clothing Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
A recent study has found that children are more susceptible to the harmful effects of chemical exposure than adults until they reach the age of 7. This partly because they are growing quickly and chemicals can interfere with the normal growth of their brain and disrupt their hormones at key developmental stages but also because [...]
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
California expanded health insurance for children earlier in this decade, reducing the uninsured ranks by 12 percent, but additional progress has been stalled by the state's chronic budget deficit, according to a new statistical report by the California Healthcare Foundation, and coverage declined in 2008.
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Although Congress passed health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to millions who lack it and place some restrictions on the insurance industry, it falls far short of what children really need. The House bill repeals the Children's Health Insurance Program by 2013. Many children now covered by CHIP would be moved into programs largely driven by insurance companies. On the steps of...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
The Bridge (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
From the Washington Independent Nine months ago, Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill were all celebration as they hailed the renewal of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program. Last week, they called for CHIP’s demise. The $894 billion, 1,990-page health reform...
whoar.co.nz (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
“..When school began in September, the kids of Baltimore became the first in the country to adopt ‘Meatless Mondays, an international program that asks people to cut meat from their diet one day a week. Their goal is simple: reducing meat consumption by a mere 15% can improve human and planetary health. Endorsed by esteemed [...]
PREGNANCYWEEKLY'S BLOG (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Babies whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy visit the doctor more often and have higher risks of certain health problems than other children their age, a new study suggests. The study looked at the medical records of nearly 39,000 Norwegian children through the first year of life. It found that rates of congenital heart defects and physical therapy -- a potential sign of movement-related...
Aftermath News (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
“The rate of serious adverse events is greater than the incidence rate of cervical cancer.” Harper: Controversal Drug Will Do Little To Reduce Cervical Cancer Rates Gardasil Researcher Drops A Bombshell The Bulletin | Oct 25, 2009 By Susan Brinkmann Dr. Diane Harper, lead researcher in the development of two human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, said the controversial [...]...
Kylie Minogue announces US tour (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
FOUR in 10 Victorian smokers continue to light up around children, new figures show.
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