Child & Adolescent Health
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08/12/2016 - New ad ban to combat child obesity
Paediatricians have welcomed plans announced today to ban the advertising of unhealthy foods to children. More
07/12/2016 - Families at centre in life-limited child guidance
Clinicians caring for life-limited children should ensure they are providing care for the whole family, according to guidelines published today. More
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
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