Child Health
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Parents urged to tackle baby obesity
Parents are being asked whether they would welcome more help to prevent their babies becoming too fat – after a study identified key areas of confusion. Read more
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Measles outbreak warning
Western Europe is facing a major outbreak of measles – with several deaths recorded in France, the World Health Organisation has warned. Read more
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How slim children become obese adults
Slim children who become obese in adulthood are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, it has been claimed. Read more
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Early fish may prevent asthma
Including fish in baby food after weaning may help prevent asthma-type problems developing, researchers from Sweden reported yesterday. Read more
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Talk to children about alcohol, parents urged
Health workers have been encouraging parents to talk to their children about alcohol and think about how their own drinking habits may impact on them. Read more
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Nose drop hope for child flu campaign
UK government advisers want flu vaccine nose drops to be developed for children, it emerged yesterday. Read more
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Backing for delayed umbilical cord clamping
Delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord can protect babies from low iron levels at four months of age, researchers say today. Read more
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Child cancer successes marked
Improvements in treatment of childhood cancer have saved at least 5,600 lives in the UK the last 40 years, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Global toll of childhood flu
About 90 million children globally under the age of five contract seasonal flu every year, researchers have estimated for the first time. Read more
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Infants ‘need’ exposure to dirt
New-born babies need to encounter a wide range of bacteria to lessen their chances of developing allergic disease later in life, Danish research has concluded. Read more