Child & Adolescent Health
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04/01/2011 - Young adults pile on pounds
Early adulthood seems to be the key age at which people adopt unhealthy lifestyles, piling on cholesterol and body-fat, it was claimed last night. More
23/12/2010 - Alternatives threaten children
Parents should realise the dangers of treating childhood illnesses with alternative medicines - following a series of deaths, researchers warned today. More
20/12/2010 - New Year highlights alcohol cot death link
Alcohol consumption by parents may be behind a surge of sudden cot deaths on New Year’s Day, according to a new analysis. More
16/12/2010 - Child weight alarm
British children are piling on the pounds during their primary school years, according to disturbing official figures published yesterday. More
10/12/2010 - New meningitis vaccine could wipe out epidemics
The West African nation of Burkina Faso has become the first country to begin a nationwide campaign to introduce a new meningitis vaccine, it has been announced. More
08/12/2010 - Desensitisation works for hayfever
People with hayfever-like allergies tend to benefit from immunotherapy treatment, researchers said today. More
07/12/2010 - Phone pregnancy alert
Pregnant women who make heavy use of mobile phones may contribute to their children developing behaviour problems, researchers claimed today. More
06/12/2010 - Child leukaemia treatment boost
A new treatment has offered hope that most children can survive the most common form of leukaemia, according to the findings of a British study. More
29/11/2010 - Welcome for bottle ban
Campaigners have welcomed plans for a ban on dangerous plastics used in baby bottles. More
26/11/2010 - Tubby children face teenage heart disease
Overweight children face an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood insulin levels by the time they reach adolescence, researchers warn today. More
26/11/2010 - Passive smoking blamed for one in 100 deaths
More than 600,000 deaths a year are caused by passive smoking, 165,000 of which are among children, researchers said today. More
23/11/2010 - More vaccines urged for infants
Health services should consider vaccinating infants against the flu, Scandinavian researchers say. More
19/11/2010 - Social networking sites may “induce psychological stress”
Facebook could be bad for your health, doctors in Italy have claimed, after treating a teenager who suffered repeated asthma attacks when logging onto the site. More
12/11/2010 - Surge in children surviving cancer
The number of children dying from cancer has fallen by almost 60 per cent in the last 40 years, according to a new analysis published today. More
12/11/2010 - Severe acne increases suicide risk - claim
Sufferers of severe acne are at a higher risk of attempting suicide, researchers have claimed. More
10/11/2010 - 'Hyper-networking' endangers teens
Parents may be grateful teenagers who spend their time on social networking sites are not hanging around street corners - but a new study claims this would be dangerously complacent. More
10/11/2010 - Allergy scares risk health - claim
Children who are avoiding certain foods because of a possible allergy may face a nutritional risk, experts have warned. More
04/11/2010 - Child behaviour problems linked to birth method
Children's emotional and behavioural problems may be linked to a stressful birth, researchers have reported. More
03/11/2010 - Fertility treatment risks unsettled
The jury is still out on the increased risk of cerebral palsy in children born as a result of fertility treatment, researchers say today. More
01/11/2010 - Peanut pregnancy link reopened
New findings today reopen claims that peanut allergy may be triggered when a pregnant woman consumes the nuts. More
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