Child Health
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Teen cancer sufferers enjoy improved survival
Teenagers and young adults diagnosed with blood-related cancers today have better long-term survival rates than those who were diagnosed in the 1980s, US researchers have found. Read more
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World’s poor targeted by tobacco
The world’s poorest countries are being deliberately targeted by the tobacco industry, resulting in millions of preventable deaths, it was alleged yesterday. Read more
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Nurses testing peanut allergy cure
Nurses have been talking of their role in a ground-breaking programme to desensitise children who are allergic to peanuts. Read more
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Contagion study to beat swine flu spread
British researchers want to find out how contagious swine flu is – to pin down ways of preventing its spread. Read more
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Swimming aids asthma children
Taking up swimming may offer children with asthma many benefits, doctors have reported. Read more
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Doubts on anti-flu drugs
The antiviral drugs being used to stem the spread of swine flu are probably having limited effect, researchers warned yesterday. Read more
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Steroids sooth sore throat
A single dose of a steroid treatment may be the answer to problems of severe sore throat, researchers have reported. Read more
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Children can be taught resuscitation
Researchers have found that children as young as nine years old can "successfully and effectively" learn basic life support skills. Read more
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Dairy not so bad – new findings
For decades diets high in milk and cheese have been castigated as ‘unhealthy’ – but new findings today cast doubt on this. Read more
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Top food allergy culprits named
A top US allergy expert has outlined eight foods that cause 90 per cent of all childhood food allergies. Read more