Child Health
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Malaria advances "no cause for complacency"
Deaths from malaria have nearly halved this century thanks to "remarkable progress", global health experts revealed yesterday. Read more
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Father genes influence baby weight
Children that are born small may suffer from a genetic problem that also causes their fathers to develop diabetes, according to a major UK research project. Read more
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Child unfitness government "neglect"
British governments are responsible for "mass child neglect" for letting the nation’s young people become unfit, it was alleged today. Read more
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Immune programming blood cancer hope
A radical new technique, based on reprogramming immune system cells, is proving a "powerful" treatment, researchers revealed yesterday. Read more
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Anaemia a persistent global burden
Young women and children are still more likely to suffer from anaemia, despite increasing efforts to diagnose and treat the condition on a global scale. Read more
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E-cigarette child warning
Marketing of electronic cigarettes needs to be regulated to protect children becoming addicted to nicotine, campaigners warned today. Read more
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Wean slow to prevent allergy – study
Women who are breast-feeding might help their babies by introducing solid food after 17 weeks, according to a new study. Read more
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Too much sport as bad as too little – study
Teenagers who are driven towards sporting excellence, practising for hours daily, suffer ill-effects as much as those who do little activity, researchers claimed today. Read more
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Child pulses up
British children leaving primary school have average pulse rates significantly faster than children 30 years ago, researchers warned today. Read more
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World plea on pneumonia
Health experts called for action today on the world’s biggest killer of infants – pneumonia. Read more