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India hailed for cutting child mortality rate by 1 million

Researchers not the government of India has modestly increased its traditionally low level of public spending on health.

21 Sept 2017 3:12 PM IST

The study embarked to test the theory that the fathers parental age was linked to reduced fertility and survival in children. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds children from older dads, on average, go on to have fewer...

Study of 1.4 million people was led by a team at a German university which found that older fathers could affect child's...

13 Sept 2017 5:44 PM IST

Bonniwell described the children as being filthy, with multiple bug bites and being infested with lice. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mum-of-five locks two of her kids like caged animals

According to social worker, the house was in pitiable condition and children hissed at her when she tried to unlock...

12 Sept 2017 4:37 PM IST

Study shows that children develop the ability to see the world through someone elses eyes much earlier than what was previously thought (Photo: Pixabay)

Bacterium in throat increases risk of joint infection in children

The bacterium Kingella kingae in children's throats is strongly linked to bone and joint infection.

5 Sept 2017 12:58 PM IST

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Children should own mobile at the age of three, finds study

More and more parents are allowing children to use such devices.

4 Sept 2017 1:41 PM IST

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Breastfeeding makes kid more likely to eat vegetables

If babies have been breastfed, this can be less of a shock to the tastebuds.

3 Sept 2017 11:44 AM IST

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Children sleep poorly if mothers suffer from insomnia: Study

1 Sept 2017 9:36 AM IST

Low concentrations of antibiotics, too, play a major part in the development of resistance. (Photo: Pixabay)

Giving antibiotics to children under 2 raises risk of obesity, says...

Study found that longer children took drugs and more classes of antibiotics they had taken, greater risk of obesity was.

31 Oct 2018 8:13 PM IST

Children and teenagers; can end up with chronic back pain for any number of reasons, including injuries from sports or stressing overly flexible joints. (Photo: Pixabay)

World Spine Day: Teenage back pain can wreck long-term health, say...

And any damage to the spine has long-term consequences; even more so among children and adolescents.

16 Oct 2018 2:38 PM IST

The next step is to turn these findings into useable interventions for families trying to prevent a child from developing such traits (Photo: Pixabay)

Anti-social behaviour in children may be result of harsh parenting

The study convincingly shows that parenting, and not just genes, contributes to the development of risky...

14 Oct 2018 8:36 PM IST

Once permission as given Ayala cuddled the baby and started to breastfeed him, after which he stopped crying immediately. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

C-section use nearly doubled globally since 2000: report

The surgery is not without risk for mother and child, and is associated with complications in future births, researchers...

12 Oct 2018 3:14 PM IST

The work is the latest in a series of studies from Waller and colleagues using observation to assess a variety of aspects of parenting. (Photo: Pixabay)

Parenting affects social behaviours in children, says study

Less parental warmth and harsher environment at home tend to determine how aggressive children become.

12 Oct 2018 9:34 AM IST