Child & Adolescent Health
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01/12/2016 - Screening cuts HIV baby transmission rates
Antenatal screening has successfully cut HIV transmission of mother to child to a record low levels, according to a new analysis published today. More
28/11/2016 - Community workers untrained in allergy reactions - study
Community health workers tend to exaggerate the threat from food allergy reactions - but lack the skills to treat them safely, researchers say today. More
15/11/2016 - UK breastfeeding leadership "lacking"
England lacks leadership in promoting breast-feeding, according to a damning report out today. More
15/11/2016 - GP plea on pink eye
Too many nurseries are treating infective conjunctivitis in infants as a medical crisis, overwhelming local GP surgeries, according to a new analysis. More
11/11/2016 - Call to boost measles vaccination
Some 400 children are dying from measles every day globally because of patchy progress with vaccination programmes, a major report warned last night. More
11/11/2016 - CF danger bacterium "global"
A multi-drug resistant infection that threatens people with cystic fibrosis is now found globally, researchers warned last night. More
04/11/2016 - Child obesity "an emergency"
The health of Britain's children is now a "state of emergency" given soaring rates of obesity, a senior paediatrician has warned. More
27/10/2016 - Study backs cholesterol gene disorder screening
Children could be screened for familial hypercholesterolaemia during routine GP visits, researchers said last night. More
27/10/2016 - Stillbirth autopsies give "little information" - study
Invasive post-mortem examination of stillborn babies is yielding little information about the cause of the problem, according to a major new examination. More
11/10/2016 - Warnings on child obesity
Britain is among a number of countries facing a huge toll of future ill health resulting from growing rates of childhood obesity, according to a series of studies published today. More
07/10/2016 - Dangers of natural remedy for child disability
An infant with autism developed hypercalcaemia after being fed "holistic supplements" prescribed by a naturopath, a doctor reports today. More
05/10/2016 - Call for action on global child poverty
More than 40% of children in low and middle income countries face developmental problems because of extreme poverty, experts warn today. More
02/09/2016 - Child vaccine warning
Increasing efforts should be made to ensure children get vaccinations to stop rates falling to dangerous levels in England, experts said yesterday. More
02/09/2016 - Formula could cut RTI antibiotics
GPs could cut antibiotic prescriptions for children by 10% using a new formula designed to identify patients at high risk from respiratory tract infections, researchers say today. More
01/09/2016 - Children getting plumper in primary school - campaigners
Some 57,000 children a year are leaving primary school obese or overweight in spite of being a healthy weight when they started, according to an analysis published today. More
24/08/2016 - Gene clue to infection type
Genetic tests could soon help doctors distinguish between bacterial and viral infections in children with fever, according to a new study. More
18/08/2016 - Row as child obesity plan unveiled
Plans to reduce child obesity in England, announced today, failed to satisfy campaigners. More
05/08/2016 - Euro-plan to boost pertussis vaccine
Some 28 million Euros is to be spent on a European project to improve pertussis vaccines, it was announced yesterday. More
02/08/2016 - Child heart disease genes found
Children with non-syndromic congenital heart disease often inherit genetic mutations from their "apparently healthy" parents, according to the findings of a major study reported last night. More
26/07/2016 - Heart risks measured for Hodgkin survivors
Survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma may face the same cardiovascular risks at the age of 30 as others face at the age of 50, according to a study published today. More
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