Child & Adolescent Health
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20/01/2009 - Baby medicines may 'harm'
Babies who receive medicines may be overdosing on harmful chemicals, including alcohol, experts claimed today. More
16/01/2009 - Probiotics cannot prevent allergy in young children
Giving probiotics to pregnant women and their babies is unlikely to help prevent allergies, experts say. More
12/01/2009 - Gene linked to childhood greed
Children are sometimes said to have "eyes bigger than their tummies" - and now scientists have found a gene that may explain the phenomenon. More
09/01/2009 - Should new-borns be screened for heart conditions?
New-born babies could undergo routine screening for life-threatening congenital heart disease, doctors claimed today. More
07/01/2009 - Low vaccination rates jeopardise measles elimination
Hopes of eliminating measles in Europe by 2010 may not be realised, European experts warned today. More
29/12/2008 - Binge-drinking campaigns face social networking sites
Young people who indulge in binge drinking tend to see the health effects as only "short term", researchers claimed yesterday. More
19/12/2008 - Milk scandal damage limited
A recent scandal involving melamine in milk and infant formula is unlikely to have a widespread health impact in the territory of Hong Kong, according to a new analysis. More
15/12/2008 - Drug hope for prem lungs
Drugs that already exist may hold the key to boosting lung development in premature babies, British researchers have reported. More
11/12/2008 - Women suffer from family living
Living with the in-laws may be harmful for a woman, researchers warn today. More
11/12/2008 - How a warm-up can prevent sports injuries
A specially-designed warm-up programme can cut sports injuries dramatically, say researchers. More
10/12/2008 - Nut avoidance reaching 'hysterical' levels
Fear of nut allergies is creating "mass hysteria", according to an expert today. More
08/12/2008 - New gene links to obesity
People who have trouble sleeping may face an in-built risk of developing diabetes, British researchers reported last night. More
03/12/2008 - Cervical cancer vaccine deemed safe
Serious reactions to the new human papillomavirus vaccine are rare, experts have found. More
02/12/2008 - Asthma link to caesarean
Growing rates of caesarean section have caused alarm - and now researchers have found a new reason for concern. More
01/12/2008 - Child epidemic warning
Britain risks epidemics of infectious diseases among its children because of low vaccination rates, experts warned as new figures showed measles cases soaring. More
28/11/2008 - Whooping cough threat to unvaccinated
Tough measures to prevent infection may be the only effective way to protect unimmunised infants from catching whooping cough, experts warned today, revealing details of two tragic deaths. More
25/11/2008 - Depression drugs damage baby heart
Taking anti-depressant drugs in the early stages of pregnancy may damage the heart of the unborn child, researchers warned yesterday. More
21/11/2008 - Asthma risk for autumn babies
Asthma rates are significantly higher for babies born in the autumn, according to new research. More
14/11/2008 - Children still not getting their five a day
New figures show that many children in the UK are still not managing to eat five pieces of fruit and veg a day. More
11/11/2008 - Breast-feeding boosts lung power
Babies who are breast-fed for at least four months develop healthier lungs, British researchers reported yesterday. More
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