Child Health

  • Daily inhalers questioned

    Children treated with corticosteroid inhalers for asthma might safely revert to using them on an emergency basis, experts said today. Read more

  • Teen drinking alarm evidence call

    Evidence that late adolescent drinking leads to physical and mental health problems in adulthood is of “poor quality”, researchers have concluded. Read more

  • Junk food hits infant brains

    Young children who are fed junk food suffer a massive loss of brain power, researchers reveal today. Read more

  • Teen vaccine may be working

    More than four million doses of the new vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer have been given to young women in the UK, according to new figures. Read more

  • Restricted diet works for hyperactivity

    Children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder should be given a restricted diet as part of their care, according to a new analysis. Read more

  • Diabetes virus link

    Children with diabetes are nearly ten times more likely to suffer from a virus infection as those who do not have the condition, researchers report today. Read more

  • New push to eradicate polio

    World leaders have been urged to back a final push to eradicate polio. Read more

  • Call for child flu vaccines

    British families have suffered from "muddled policies" this winter, leading to a failure to vaccinate children against the swine flu, a British expert alleged yesterday. Read more

  • Gaming addiction "serious"

    Video game addiction is a serious behavioural problem that is separate from other afflictions, it has been claimed. Read more

  • Row over six months breast-feed target

    Breastfeeding babies exclusively for six months may “not always be in the child’s best interests”, it has been claimed. Read more