Most people choose to vaccinate their children, yet a recent report by the CDC regarding immunization rates among toddlers, shows that many parents are opting out of certain vaccines. Their choice is linked to rising numbers of measles and whooping cough cases, though of course, poor vaccination affects more than your child; it also puts Read more
Autism is a growing concern in the United States, as well as around the world. More and more boys and girls are being diagnosed with this neurological disorder every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 20 out of every 1,000 kids in the U.S. were diagnosed with autism last year. Read more
Back in 1992, there was a study regarding the impact of pollution on the health of children living in Southern California. The premise was that children would be more badly affected by pollution than adults because children got developing bodies, particularly respiratory systems and because they are likely to breathe faster and spend more time outdoors compared to an adult person. Twelve Read more
For a child, the current scenario regarding child health in developing countries around the world is not pleasant. Data shows, that every second a child in a developing country suffers from malnutrition, and roughly 60,000 children born with HIV yearly. In some countries, even basic health care facility and health assurance appear to be a dream for the greater part of the population. It has been observed that children belonging to under the age of Read more
Research has found that mothers of babies who are born with poor health suffer after childbirth as much as the babies do. According to a research conducted in the University of Winconsin-Madison, the team of researchers has found that the health of mothers who deliver tiny babies is much worse when compared to mothers who Read more
According to latest survey and studies, strategies that help in controlling obesity in children can be realistically implemented. Healthy eating, positive attitude and a good amount of physical activity are among the few steps that are to be taken in order to prevent obesity in children. Prof. Elizabeth Waters from the McCaughey Centre in the Read more
Among the first thing, that is on the mind of parents are the safety, well-being and health of their child. This is the reasons health care insurances for children are becoming more popular every day. Parent, who avails of health care insurance, can hit two birds in one stone. On one hand, they can feel more assured concerning the medical safety of their Read more
According to the latest study on aggressive behavior in children, researchers have found out that seclusion is not the best way to treat the problem. The study encompassed four countries and studied psychological effects of seclusion among children of who suffered different emotional and psychological problems. The researchers said that seclusion, if at all necessary, Read more
Adding talk therapy now proven as a big help for people for kids or teenagers with the obsessive-compulsive disorder. Medicines such as fluoxetine (Prozac) or sertraline (Zoloft) are regularly the first-line treatment for kids who suffers from OCD. Head of the Child OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders Program at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Read more
There are an increasing number of kids that are endings up in the emergency room because of taking prescription drugs. According to the research done, the kids are getting poisoned from the prescription drugs. The findings prove that powerful painkillers and sedatives that includes sleep aids and muscle relaxants are the cause of the rising Read more
School-based health centers essential to schools since they are the very essence that keeps the child safe most of the time. The school nurse or doctor does more than tender to the students’ knee injury. They keep the children healthy by making sure that students get the required dosage of medication for certain ailments such Read more
Children who got a smoker for a parent has a high risk of getting their ear infected. Researchers claim that whenever a smoker parent light their cigarette, they also increases the chances of their child to get infected with recurrent ear infections or related problems. The findings based come from a combination 61 studies in Read more