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In some cases, healthy siblings might experience depression or anxiety or feel like parents are giving the sick child preferential treatment (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Healthy kids with sick sibling may hide emotions

Treatment of the chronically ill child will take a family-centered approach that supports not just parents, but for...

28 July 2018 7:09 PM IST

Earlier studies had shown significant abnormalities in the white matter in the brains of people who had experienced child abuse (Photo: AFP)Life
Childhood abuse linked to endometriosis risk

It may be a stress response to the trauma that activates these systems and causes a woman to be more sensitive to pain.

26 July 2018 6:12 PM IST

The mini-kidneys lack a large artery, and without that the organs function will only be a fraction of normal. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Risk stages for children with chronic kidney disease uncovered

Healthcare providers currently rely mainly on their own clinical experience.

25 July 2018 11:05 AM IST

The study used Nielsen data to analyse 530 different snacks, cereals, formulas and drinks that had been purchased within the last five months.Life
Gluten-free kids' foods loaded with sugar

Grocery store shelves are now overflowing with gluten-free foods that are just as junky as their gluten containing...

24 July 2018 2:31 PM IST

Eating out will get cheaper from Wednesday as the GST Council has slashed rates on food served in AC and non AC restaurants to 5 per cent. (Photo: Pexel)Life
Revealed! Why some people just can't resist eating

We know very little about the mechanisms that contribute to overeating.

22 July 2018 8:21 AM IST

Video gaming addiction is hypothesized to be an excessive or compulsive use of computer games or video games, which interferes with a persons everyday life. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Can video games help obese children lose weight?

When you don't intervene with kids who are overweight, often their health risk factors and health behaviors worsen over...

21 July 2018 7:14 PM IST

Age at smoking initiation and cessation, both key components of smoking duration, are important predictors of mortality. (Representational Image)Life
Not all adults think nicotine 'definitely harmful' to kids

Nicotine poisonings due to children ingesting e-cigarette liquid are becoming more frequent.

17 July 2018 6:06 PM IST

Sexual health experts have been worried about porn for a while (Photo: AFP)Life
Parental control may not keep teens away from watching pornography

More studies need to be done to test Internet filtering in an experimental setting.

16 July 2018 7:12 PM IST

They also recommended an initiative where ten minutes of physical activity was combined with lessons and walking meetings for children (Photo: AFP)Life
Better eye-to-hand coordination could make kids smarter: Study

The children's interceptive timing skills tended to predict their attainment in mathematics.

11 July 2018 3:20 PM IST

Smokers are charged higher premiums by employers, this entitles them to programs that will help them quit smoking at the same time. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Secondhand smoking tied to snoring in kids

If smokers smoke outside, they should change clothes and wash hands before being with children.

7 July 2018 6:05 PM IST

This offers more evidence to conclude that second hand smoke can be damaging to children who are still developing (Photo: AFP)Life
Children affected by second hand smoke at higher risk of becoming...

The study is considered a positive development since snoring is considered the first step towards sleep apnoea.

6 July 2018 4:41 PM IST

Obesity risk increased even when children \usually\ had a regular bedtime, as opposed to \always.\ (Representational Image)Life
Kids less likely to be obese if mothers stick to healthy lifestyle:...

Risk of obesity was 56 per cent lower in children of women with a healthy body weight.

5 July 2018 6:19 PM IST

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