Child health
May 13, 2021
7 Best Online Therapy For Kids, Teens & Adolescent 2021
Online counseling for kids can help child solve tough life situations. Find out the best online therapy programs for children and teens 2021.
July 10, 2020
Protective antibodies identified for rare, polio-like disease in children
Researchers have isolated human monoclonal antibodies that potentially can prevent a rare but devastating polio-like illness in children linked to a respiratory viral infection
June 29, 2020
Blood pressure connected to eye health in young children
Children with impaired microvascular health developed higher systolic blood pressure over the course of a four-year study
June 18, 2020
Health experts emphasise the need to protect children’s skin as new report finds that nine out of 10 experience sunburn
HEALTH experts are emphasising the need to protect children’s skin in the sun as new research shows that nine out of 10 schoolchildren have experienced at least one episode of sunburn.
June 9, 2020
Southampton research helps confirm COVID-19 as trigger for rare inflammatory syndrome in children
Research by the University of Southampton has allowed experts in Birmingham to find new evidence linking COVID-19 to a newly emerged multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children.
June 9, 2020
NIH researchers uncover genes linked to common recurrent fever in children
Study shows mutations in inflammation-related genes are associated with PFAPA syndrome.
May 4, 2020
New targets for childhood brain tumors identified
Children with the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) can develop brain and nerve tumors. If a tumor develops within the optic nerve, which connects the eye and the brain, the child may lose his or her vision
March 17, 2020
Study finds probiotics not effective in treating children with viral intestinal infections
A quick Google search for ‘probiotics’ reveals several websites suggesting the benefits of probiotics for gut health and their efficacy in treating common stomach bugs