children
Secondhand smoking tied to snoring in kids
If smokers smoke outside, they should change clothes and wash hands before being with children.
Children affected by second hand smoke at higher risk of becoming snorers
The study is considered a positive development since snoring is considered the first step towards sleep apnoea.
Kids less likely to be obese if mothers stick to healthy lifestyle: Study
Risk of obesity was 56 per cent lower in children of women with a healthy body weight.
Folic acid linked to healthy brain development through childhood
Brain cortex thickness was greatest in youth born after full implementation of folic acid fortification.
Exercise may help childhood cancer survivors live longer
In cancer survivors, cancer treatment causes what we consider to be an accelerated aging process.
Diabetic mums are more likely to have children with autism, says study
Research, in recent years, has pointed toward a link between the condition, the immune system and the developing foetal brain.
Portable music players tied to hearing loss in kids
Headphones also are not the only way that children may develop hearing loss.
How working parents can balance professional-personal life
Solutions could involve allowing greater flexibility in the workplace or in providing paid family leave and access to quality child care.
Does parent-child therapy help depressed kids?
We consider depression to be an impairment of the ability to experience and regulate emotions.
'Sharing is caring' is selective, finds study
Children already have a strong inclination to benefit others, but their behaviour is influenced by their position in the social group.