Child Health
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Asthma research ‘misses minorities’
British research into asthma is lagging behind the USA in the way it treats ethnic minorities, it was claimed last night. Read more
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Fish boost for allergy
Eating fish may be one of the best ways of reducing the impact of allergies, experts have reported. Read more
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Breast-milk has night time flavour
Breast-feeding at night may help babies to sleep, researchers have reported. Read more
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Babies will hit century – claim
More than half of babies born in rich nations today may live to be 100, according to an analysis today. Read more
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Sweet link to violence
Children who get a daily dose of sweets and chocolate face an increased risk of growing up to become violent adults, researchers warned today. Read more
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Temperature changes may worsen asthma
Allergy experts have found new evidence that changes in the weather can trigger asthma attacks. Read more
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Child health – all in the playground?
Popular and dominant children really are set up to do well in life, researchers report today. Read more
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Antidepressant risk in early pregnancy
Researchers looking into the safety of antidepressants during pregnancy have found that there may be a small risk of heart defects in the unborn child. Read more
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Cancer obesity link examined
Childhood leukaemia has been linked to obesity in new research by doctors at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USA. Read more
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Guidance to boost immunisation uptake
New guidance is published today with the aim of cutting inequalities in vaccine uptake. Read more