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Nearly half (48%) of all uninsured children have not had a well-child visit in the past year

A new analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that nearly half (48%) of all uninsured children have not had a well-child visit in the past year.

5 Aug 2004

New toll-free telephone line launched to help make child disability-related information more accessible

To help make child disability-related information more accessible for families, a new provincial toll-free telephone line was launched on Aug. 3.

5 Aug 2004

Exclusively breastfeeding for the first six months provides all the energy and nutrients a child needs

Exclusively breastfeeding infants for the first six months of their lives provides all the energy and nutrients a child needs while reducing the risks of infant diarrheal and respiratory infections, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

5 Aug 2004

Schools need to be more aware of head injuries

New research from the University of Warwick examining return to school and classroom performance following head injury reveals that teachers are often unaware of the injury and that children only very rarely receive specialist help, despite having attention and memory problems.

5 Aug 2004

Coping programs for adolescent children of HIV-infected parents help teens develop into productive young adults

UCLA AIDS Institute scientists have found that coping programs for adolescent children of HIV-infected parents help teens develop into productive young adults while saving taxpayers significant expenses in government services.

3 Aug 2004

Children with mild asthma can lose lung function

About one quarter of children in a long-term study of mild to moderate asthma suffered a significant loss of lung function over the course of four to six years.

3 Aug 2004

Growing up ain't like it used to be

Today, adulthood no longer begins when adolescence ends. In the bridge to adulthood, also referred to as early adulthood, many more young people are caught between the demands of employment and economic dependence on their family to support them during this transition.

3 Aug 2004

Mothers who catch a flu during pregnancy may increase the risk of their child developing schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime — more than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness in a given year.

3 Aug 2004

International study into children in care

The 14-month study will examine policy and systems in comparable countries including the UK, USA, New Zealand and Sweden. The aim is to improve the lot of children in care around the world.

3 Aug 2004

Children should be screened for high blood pressure at age 3

A new report from The National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on Children calls attention to the role of hypertension in the current epidemic of obesity in children, and underscores the need for intervention.

3 Aug 2004

Guidance on providing advice on sex education to young people under the age of sixteen

British doctors and health professionals will be sent new, clearer guidance on providing advice on contraception, sexual and reproductive health and treatments to young people under the age of sixteen.

2 Aug 2004

America's childhood immunization rates are at record high levels

The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the nation's childhood immunization rates are at record high levels, including significant increases in rates of immunization for chickenpox and pneumococcal pneumonia, the two most recent additions to the childhood immunization schedule.

2 Aug 2004

Child Health News

Nearly half (48%) of all uninsured children have not had a well-child visit in the past year

New toll-free telephone line launched to help make child disability-related information more accessible

Exclusively breastfeeding for the first six months provides all the energy and nutrients a child needs

Schools need to be more aware of head injuries

Coping programs for adolescent children of HIV-infected parents help teens develop into productive young adults

Children with mild asthma can lose lung function

Growing up ain't like it used to be

Mothers who catch a flu during pregnancy may increase the risk of their child developing schizophrenia

International study into children in care

Children should be screened for high blood pressure at age 3

Guidance on providing advice on sex education to young people under the age of sixteen

America's childhood immunization rates are at record high levels

Up to 220 young children a day could be exposed to potentially dangerous levels of pesticides from eating fruit

Importance of physical education in schools to combat childhood obesity

Tetanus protection requires booster shots every 10 years, starting in adolescence

Western Australian research shows nine children under the age of 14 die from passive smoking each year

Computerised treatment for teaching obese teenagers how to eat healthily

5-year-old's could beat most adults on a recognition memory test

Infants whose mothers have higher levels of an essential omega-3 fatty acid show more advanced cognitive development

New initiative to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality

Examining the Long-term Effects of Concussion in Sport

Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India

Protecting The Health Of Consumers Through Food And Beverage Analysis

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