Health Threat To Children

Dengue: As cases are on a daily rise, here is what you need to know.

The health and future of every child and adolescent worldwide is under immediate threat from ecological degradation, climate change and exploitative marketing practices that push fast food, sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco at children, said a new report on Wednesday.

Every second pregnant woman in developing countries and close to 40% of preschool children are estimated to be anaemic.

China's smoggiest city closed schools Wednesday as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to children's health.

Climate change poses a threat to human health and safety, but children are uniquely vulnerable, especially in the world's poorest countries, a policy statement from America's professional association of pediatricians said today.

Antibiotics are by far the most common prescription drugs given to children. Most studies have shown profound short- and long-term effects of antibiotics on the diversity and composition of the bacteria in human bodies.

A latest study explains that Vitamin D deficiency can pose serious threat to your child's health.

Syed Wali desperately wants to immunize his three young children against polio but fears the Islamic militants who banned the vaccine from this remote area in northwest Pakistan will catch him if he tries to smuggle it in.

The youngest children in any school year face more stress than their older peers and are at greater risk of developing mental illness, scientists have found. It is not a huge stress like family problems, trauma or being in an accident. But it is a moderate stress and, given that it applies to a lot of kids, it is a serious health threat

Dengue: As cases are on a daily rise, here is what you need to know.

The health and future of every child and adolescent worldwide is under immediate threat from ecological degradation, climate change and exploitative marketing practices that push fast food, sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco at children, said a new report on Wednesday.

Every second pregnant woman in developing countries and close to 40% of preschool children are estimated to be anaemic.

China's smoggiest city closed schools Wednesday as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to children's health.

Climate change poses a threat to human health and safety, but children are uniquely vulnerable, especially in the world's poorest countries, a policy statement from America's professional association of pediatricians said today.

Antibiotics are by far the most common prescription drugs given to children. Most studies have shown profound short- and long-term effects of antibiotics on the diversity and composition of the bacteria in human bodies.

A latest study explains that Vitamin D deficiency can pose serious threat to your child's health.

Syed Wali desperately wants to immunize his three young children against polio but fears the Islamic militants who banned the vaccine from this remote area in northwest Pakistan will catch him if he tries to smuggle it in.

The youngest children in any school year face more stress than their older peers and are at greater risk of developing mental illness, scientists have found. It is not a huge stress like family problems, trauma or being in an accident. But it is a moderate stress and, given that it applies to a lot of kids, it is a serious health threat