Child Health

  • Imaginary friends "fine"

    Young children who have imaginary friends are in perfect mental health, psychologists say today. Read more

  • Hyperactivity off-switch missing?

    Youngsters with attention disorders may struggle to concentrate on boring tasks because part of their brain does not switch off in the same way as those without the condition, researchers say. Read more

  • Flu vaccine shortage alarm

    British doctors are facing growing shortages of flu vaccine as public alarm at the spread of the virus grows, government officials have admitted. Read more

  • Hope for Duchenne’s therapy

    Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy may at last be showing some success, British researchers have revealed. Read more

  • Early growth problem for girls

    Young girls who mature early may face difficult teenage years, British researchers warn today. Read more

  • Young adults pile on pounds

    Early adulthood seems to be the key age at which people adopt unhealthy lifestyles, piling on cholesterol and body-fat, it was claimed last night. Read more

  • Alternatives threaten children

    Parents should realise the dangers of treating childhood illnesses with alternative medicines – following a series of deaths, researchers warned today. Read more

  • New Year highlights alcohol cot death link

    Alcohol consumption by parents may be behind a surge of sudden cot deaths on New Year’s Day, according to a new analysis. Read more

  • Child weight alarm

    British children are piling on the pounds during their primary school years, according to disturbing official figures published yesterday. Read more

  • New meningitis vaccine could wipe out epidemics

    The West African nation of Burkina Faso has become the first country to begin a nationwide campaign to introduce a new meningitis vaccine, it has been announced. Read more