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Maps show substantial, if uneven, progress towards Africa’s malnutrition goals

Mar 4, 2018

New data maps, published in the journal Nature, suggest African countries are not on track to meet a 2030 target to eliminate childhood malnutrition, set by the UN. Yet, they also show dramatic, if unevenly dis...

House bill extends funding for children’s healthcare

West Side Story

Nov 5, 2017

Health, Policy, Science

The US House of Representatives passed legislation Friday to continue the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), according to Reuters. The insurance program provides healthcare to low-income childr...

“No Jab, No Pay” unvaccinated children risk being stripped off welfare benefits

Cody Gash

Apr 13, 2015

Health

Canberra, Australia –“Parents who fail to present their children for vaccination risk being stripped off the welfare benefits under the new "no jab, no pay" policy that is expected to commence in January 2016.”...

New study links suicide attempt in parents to suicidal tendencies in offspring

Amanda

Dec 31, 2014

Health

Though it has long been proved that suicidal behavior runs in families, a research team at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA analyzed the reasons behind these tendencies being passed on from one g...

Parents of obese children do not realize health concerns

Platonium

Jul 24, 2014

Health

According to a new study, many parents of obese children do not view their children as unhealthy, even when the child's weight is at dangerous levels. A team of researchers from the University of California,...

Smoking during pregnancy can boost ADHD risk in child

Platonium

Jul 21, 2014

Health

A new study has linked smoking during pregnancy to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. The study, which was led by Lin Liang Zhu of the Research Program for Children’s Mental Health ...

Vaccines have low-risk of harming children

Platonium

Jul 1, 2014

Health

There are almost no risks to providing children with vaccinations. A review of over 20,000 studies has come to this conclusion, perhaps finally putting to rest the worries about giving children vaccinations. ...

Older moms live longer than younger moms, says study

Platonium

Jun 26, 2014

Health

A new study claims that older moms actually live longer than younger moms. Mothers who naturally give birth to children at an older age can double their chances of living to a ripe old age. Researchers have ...

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