Poorer Children

Children in poorer countries that have fewer vehicles are more likely to die in traffic accidents, even as children walking to schools are disproportionately affected, according to the new Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report.

The WHO urged wealthy countries Friday to stop vaccinating children against Covid-19 and instead donate doses to poorer nations, while warning that the pandemic's second year looked set to be more deadly.

Increased screen time gives way to a sedentary lifestyle that is associated with a greater risk of obesity as well as poorer academic and social skills later in life.

Averaging across ages, children with intellectual disabilities were 33 per cent more likely to live in areas with high levels of diesel particulate matter and 30 per cent more likely to live in areas with high levels of nitrogen dioxide.

The study showed that children born with only a little too low birth weight have more cognitive difficulties, such as lower verbal IQ and poorer attention and coordination abilities in comparison to children born with normal birth weight.

Give the scenario, this World Obesity Day, the World Health Organization has released a new set of guidelines where trained professionals can help youngster in a better way. After China, India ranks second in highest number of obese children in the world.

Melbourne: Children who grow up in poorer homes are more likely to experience puberty earlier than their peers, said an Australian study on Wednesday. The study, published by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), found that boys in disadvantaged homes were four times as likely to being puberty at age 10 or 11, while girls were twice ...

Poorer children are up to three times higher risk of obesity compared to their better-off peers, a new UK study has found.

Pakistani police arrested a man accused of burying his new-born daughter alive because she was physically deformed, officials said Saturday. The shocking incident illustrates the sometimes extreme prejudices in Pakistan against children, especially girls that are born with any type of physical deformities. They are often seen as shameful for the f...

Teenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults.

Children conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) seem to have poorer health than children conceived naturally.

The more time children spend watching television the poorer they perform academically.

Children in poorer countries that have fewer vehicles are more likely to die in traffic accidents, even as children walking to schools are disproportionately affected, according to the new Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report.

The WHO urged wealthy countries Friday to stop vaccinating children against Covid-19 and instead donate doses to poorer nations, while warning that the pandemic's second year looked set to be more deadly.

Increased screen time gives way to a sedentary lifestyle that is associated with a greater risk of obesity as well as poorer academic and social skills later in life.

Averaging across ages, children with intellectual disabilities were 33 per cent more likely to live in areas with high levels of diesel particulate matter and 30 per cent more likely to live in areas with high levels of nitrogen dioxide.

The study showed that children born with only a little too low birth weight have more cognitive difficulties, such as lower verbal IQ and poorer attention and coordination abilities in comparison to children born with normal birth weight.

Give the scenario, this World Obesity Day, the World Health Organization has released a new set of guidelines where trained professionals can help youngster in a better way. After China, India ranks second in highest number of obese children in the world.

Melbourne: Children who grow up in poorer homes are more likely to experience puberty earlier than their peers, said an Australian study on Wednesday. The study, published by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), found that boys in disadvantaged homes were four times as likely to being puberty at age 10 or 11, while girls were twice ...

Poorer children are up to three times higher risk of obesity compared to their better-off peers, a new UK study has found.

Pakistani police arrested a man accused of burying his new-born daughter alive because she was physically deformed, officials said Saturday. The shocking incident illustrates the sometimes extreme prejudices in Pakistan against children, especially girls that are born with any type of physical deformities. They are often seen as shameful for the f...

Teenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults.

Children conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) seem to have poorer health than children conceived naturally.

The more time children spend watching television the poorer they perform academically.