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Kids missing polio dose for 2 months

MUMBAI: Many children, below the age of five, had been missing their regular dose of polio immunization over the past two months, owing to an acute nation-wide shortage of polio vaccine. The BMC conducted the Pulse Polio Drive on March [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Half of Class 5 kids can’t read Class 2 texts

An authoritative annual report on the status of school education in India has confirmed the bad news from the international PISA ratings last month. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2011, prepared by the NGO Pratham, shows tha [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Staying Healthy Tips – For New Year 2011

Wash your hands. Communicable diseases hitch rides on hands to your nose, mouth or the food you prepare. Hand sanitizers are a good alternative when hand washing is not possible. Use tissues or an elbow to cover a cough or sneeze. To main [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Reminder: Kids under 2 should not watch TV, say doctors

Children under the age of 2-years-old should not be allowed to watch – or even listen to – television or other forms of media, according to a group of leading pediatricians. Allowing such exposure, either directly or in the ba [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Pepe Jeans summer collection 2011 for kids is inspired by An...

Pop Art will never die and the motifs from one of Pop’s greatest hero artists, Andy Warhol will be forever inspiration for clothing companies, latest to use his iconic imagery is Pepe Jeans whose children’s fashion collection [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Friday Five: Your family weekend guide for May 21-22

1) Maker Faire, San Mateo. Oooeee, the Maker Faire. Think you've seen your share of new gadgets and baubles and doohickies? Well, think again because this place has gadgets and baubles and doohickies you've never thought of. With [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Parents Still Giving Cough, Cold Meds to Kids Under 2: Poll

Many American parents of children aged 2 and younger still give over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to their kids despite U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings to the contrary, researchers have found. In response to resea [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

21-year study of children's health to begin soon in city

Residents of 15 St. Louis neighborhoods will hear a knock on their doors in coming weeks, followed by an unusual question: Is there a woman in the house who is pregnant or intends to become pregnant? Researchers at the St. Louis Universi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Parents get probation after baby'd 2008 death

The death of an ailing 2-month-old Steelton girl was considered suspicious almost from the moment paramedics arrived at her home. The room where the infant lived was filthy, investigators said. Her heart monitor had been turned off for h [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Cost of raising a child tops £200,000

The cost of raising a child has increased by nearly half in the last seven years, new research has revealed. Insurance and Investment group LV=, which has been monitoring the cost of raising a family annually since 2003 says family budge [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

28th Grandparents Thank You Day

On Saturday, September 26, 165 grandparents and the youth of Mason Gospel Church joined together to celebrate. The grandparents were escorted into the Mason School Lunchroom by the youth. Others met them at the door with greetings and hugs. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Low-income kids having sex as young as 12

The research involving 1,000 low-income families showed that one in four children between the ages of 11 and 16 reported having sex, with their first sexual intercourse experience occurring at the average age of 12.77. "So if 12 year [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Child obesity, depression among under 12s

Here’s a scary statistic: an estimated one in 33 children under 12 suffers from significant depression in the UAE. It’s just one concern among a long list of health problems peculiar to kids in the emirates. One in five childr [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2009 | Comments : 1

Sick Kids to get more medics in 32m specialist care boost

EXTRA consultants are to be taken on at Edinburgh's Sick Children's Hospital as part of a £32 million blueprint for specialist NHS care for children across Scotland.The new investment, announced by Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon tod [...]