Child Health
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Loving mums prepare children well
Apparently over-attentive and loving mothers may prepare their children well for the stresses and strains of life, researchers say today. Read more
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Formula milk row 30 years old
Efforts to create a global marketing code for formula milk have spent 30 years stuck in controversy, an expert claims today. Read more
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Asthma beliefs preventing activity needlessly
Children with asthma are missing out on vital exercise, experts have warned. Read more
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Pregnancy risk for cancer survivors
Young women who survive cancer treatment may face new ordeals when they seek to have children later in life, researchers warned today. Read more
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Midwives challenged on obesity
Midwives may not be able to solve the problems caused by growing numbers of overweight women having babies, an expert warned today. Read more
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Scientists hope for yo-yo upswing
The yo-yo drops in and out of fashion as a child play-thing – and now medical scientists are hoping a trendy variant will capture young imaginations. Read more
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Swine flu killed "healthy"
More than half of last year’s swine flu deaths in Britain involved people who were previously healthy, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Big head benefits
A big head may help people cope better with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers said last night. Read more
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Target under-fives against obesity – world expert
Efforts to stop childhood obesity should concentrate on pre-school infants, an expert said yesterday. Read more
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Better care needed for bereaved parents
NHS care for parents who have a stillborn baby is poorly resourced and "patchy", campaigners said today. Read more