Child Health and Safety:
Child Health Articles, Baby Health, Infant Care, Child Safety
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Jul 1st, 2009
Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone.
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Jun 29th, 2009
Canada will not to take any risks and will decide to ban baby bottles that are made from rigit plastics and Bisphenol A. This will make Canada the first country in the world to adopt a regulation against Bisphenol A in the manufacturing of baby plastic bottles.
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Jun 24th, 2009
With the large volume of information available, it can be difficult for parents and caregivers to figure out what is safe for children. That's why it is important to start by asking the medical staff who perform these exams about radiation safety.
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Jun 23rd, 2009
Coronary artery bypass surgery provides long-term benefits for children whose hearts and blood vessels are damaged by Kawasaki disease.
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Jun 20th, 2009
The incidence of and outcomes associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in hospitalized children have been incompletely characterized.
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Jun 19th, 2009
If a child has muscle weakness, either diagnosed or undiagnosed, the parents must be aware of a condition called Malignant Hyperthermia. Recently, I met with two parents who have a child with undiagnosed muscle weakness. They are intelligent, caring parents who have sought doctors’ opinions in leading medical centers. Yet when I talked about the need for a muscle biopsy using a local anesthetic, rather than a general anesthetic, they looked puzzled. No physician had ever told them about Malignant Hyperthermia and the possible danger to their daughter if she were to be given a general anesthetic.
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Jun 19th, 2009
The Government of Canada is proposing new regulations to prevent the use of six chemicals (phthalates) in soft vinyl toys and child-care articles.
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Jun 19th, 2009
German children are taller than 30 years ago. Howeve, height growth charts show that the increase in height observed during the last century has become slower.
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Jun 18th, 2009
New research shows that video games for kids may not be all bad. A new study shows that playing the right kind of video game can instill positive values in children, like kindness and helpfulness, rather than hurting.
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Jun 17th, 2009
New data from the Health Department show that the death rate among children in New York City is more than one third lower than the national average.
