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Pediatricians double vitamin D recommendations
The nation's leading pediatricians group says children from newborns to teens should get double the usually recommended amount of vitamin D because of evidence that it may help prevent serious diseases.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-13
Fans Reduce Infants' Sudden Death Risk
A new study by researchers with Kaiser Permanente Northern California suggests a simple strategy for reducing the risk of sudden death of infants in their sleep: turning on a fan at night.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Time)
2008-10-06
Doctors: No hamsters or exotic pets for young kids
CHICAGO - Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets -- or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter -- because of risks for disease.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-06
FDA urged to recall cold medicines for youngsters
WASHINGTON - With a new cold season coming, the government is trying once more to decide what to do about over-the-counter medicines for kids' coughs and sniffles. Doctors question the drugs' benefits and worry about their risks.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-02
200,000 Afghan children miss out on polio vaccination: UN
KABUL (AFP) - Nearly 200,000 children could not be vaccinated during a three-day polio immunisation drive in southern Afghanistan because of Taliban-linked violence in their areas, the United Nations said Monday.
Nations:Afghanistan Source:(AFP)
2008-09-30
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- Pediatricians double vitamin D recommendations 2008-10-13
- Fans Reduce Infants' Sudden Death Risk 2008-10-06
- Doctors: No hamsters or exotic pets for young kids 2008-10-06
- FDA urged to recall cold medicines for youngsters 2008-10-02
- 200,000 Afghan children miss out on polio vaccination: UN 2008-09-30
- US kids three times likelier to be medicated than in Europe: study 2008-09-24
- 2 boys left at Neb. hospitals under 'haven' law 2008-09-15
- More flu vaccine aimed at key flu spreaders: Kids 2008-09-08
- Americans adopt HIV-positive kids from Ethiopia 2008-09-02
- Hide-and-seek turns up abandoned baby in bushes 2008-08-29
- US state law allows babies, kids and teens to be abandoned 2008-08-25
- Kids with pets grow up to be snorers: study 2008-08-22
- Aboriginal children 'can count without numbers' 2008-08-19
- Study: When kids become teens, they get sluggish 2008-07-16
- Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds 2008-07-07
- 3-year-old uses song lyrics to call 911 for mother 2008-06-25
- Report: Women and children refugees suffer in Iraq 2008-06-20
- Bigger Kids Want to Dress Cool, Too 2008-06-20
- Infant dies after thrown by child in daycare 2008-06-07
- Former child soldier raps message of peace 2008-06-06
- Fighting classroom germs helps keep kids healthy 2008-06-03
- Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast 2008-06-01
- Uganda's children work on dangerous rock pile 2008-06-01
- Obesity battle among US children may have peaked 2008-05-27
- Japan urges limiting kids' cell phones 2008-05-27
- Children in Katrina trailers may face lifelong ailments 2008-05-27
- 1-child policy has exceptions after China quake 2008-05-26
- Children not getting breakfast because of aid cuts 2008-05-26
- China quake survivors return to classes 2008-05-22
- China estimates 4,000 children orphaned in quake 2008-05-22
- China's child obesity problem 'ballooning' 2008-05-21
- Fewer children go to war, but problem lingers 2008-05-20
- 10-year-old scholar takes Calif. college by storm 2008-05-14
- Mom's infection may boost epilepsy risk in offspring 2008-05-10
- Abuse changes brains of suicide victims 2008-05-08
- Philippines, Peru lauded for child health progress 2008-05-06
- 10M children worldwide die from lack of health care 2008-05-06
- Needle-free device delivers pain-free analgesia 2008-05-05
- Study links child's autism, parents' mental illness 2008-05-05
- 3 out of 4 new moms in US now breast-feed their infants 2008-04-30
- Hair of the dog keeps children's allergies at bay 2008-04-29
- Quarter of kids don't meet vaccine schedule 2008-04-29
- Heart exam, EKG recommended before children get ADHD drugs 2008-04-21
- Report says 90,000 U.S. infants maltreated a year 2008-04-03
- Ultimate fights expand to include kids 2008-03-27
- Maternal antibodies may contribute to autism 2008-03-26
- Study links preemies, long-term risks 2008-03-25
- Death more common in baby boys than girls 2008-03-24
- Baby suffers from rare 'aging' disease 2008-03-17
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