Child Health

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Children of stranded migrant workers wait to board a special train to Bihar state from MGR central railway station after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai. (AFP)

COVID-19 impact may kill 8 lakh kids in South Asia: Unicef

The bulk of these would occur in India and Pakistan, although Bangladesh and Afghanistan will also be affected, a recent report say

24 Jun 2020 11:24 AM

Kids with asthma, anxiety and depression make more visits to ER compared to those with only asthma. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Asthma harder to treat in children with anxiety

Asthmatic children with anxiety, depression likely to visit ER more.

26 Sep 2019 10:38 AM

Breastfeeding is considered to be more nutritious than formula feeding. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Give children only these 3 drinks

One should be extremely cautious when it comes to children’s diet.

21 Sep 2019 7:42 PM

Paracetamol intake during pregnancy can cause problems in children. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Paracetamol intake during pregnancy can be problematic

Paracetamol intake during pregnancy can lead to hyperactivity and attention disorders in children.

17 Sep 2019 7:23 PM

Keep an eye on your child's weight. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

How to deal with your child’s obesity

Can putting your kid on a strict diet reduce obesity? Read on to find out.

14 Aug 2019 7:00 PM

Researchers suggest that this finding underscores the diversity, variability, and flexibility in habitats and adaptive strategies these australopiths used to obtain food, avoid predators, and raise their offspring. (Photo: ANI)

Breastfeeding: Prevalent practice during ancient times

Breastfeeding practice by earliest ancestors explained.

17 Jul 2019 9:41 AM

The study corroborates that schoolchildren who use backpacks should avoid carrying loads greater than 10 per cent of their body weight. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

School bags are a serious threat to the spine health

How much should your child's backpack weigh?

05 Jul 2019 9:32 AM

Roona Begum, the girl with head swollen to 3 times the normal size. (Photo: AFP)

Tripura girl with head swollen to 3 times normal size, dies

Roona Begum’s family said she died Sunday at her home in a village in the remote northeast after complaining of breathlessness.

20 Jun 2017 6:25 PM

Poor handling involves very high levels of interparental conflict (Photo: AFP)

Here's how a child's health suffers due to a divorce

Children of separated parents are approximately more likely to have gastrointestinal, genitourinary, dermatological or neurological issues.

26 May 2017 10:24 AM

The researchers focussed on records that included the child's age, gender, level of physical activity (Photo: AP)

Kids can reduce diabetes risk with 10 min playtime daily

'All-out' workouts adding up to just 60 seconds within a ten minute session were shown to improve insulin sensitivity.

27 Mar 2017 10:31 AM

Air pollution also increases the lifelong risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer (Photo: AFP)

WHO says 1.7 million children die of pollution a year

Their developing organs and immune systems, and smaller bodies and airways, make them especially vulnerable to dirty air and water.

06 Mar 2017 9:25 AM

Researchers also found that hand-sanitiser-related incidents for kids of this age group were less likely to occur during the summer months (Photo: AFP)

Hans sanitisers might prove harmful for children

Between 2011 and 2014 there were 70,000 calls to helplines in US for kids who had ingested, inhaled or got hand sanitiser in their eyes.

05 Mar 2017 1:47 PM

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