Aid group seeks $4 billion for life-saving vaccines
Oct 30, 2009 06:29 AM PDT, ReutersReuters - A vaccine aid group said on Friday it was seeking $4 billion to protect as many as 130 million of the world's poorest children against diarrhea and pneumonia.
17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance
Oct 29, 2009 08:49 PM PDT, HealthDayHealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 17,000 children in the United States might have died unnecessarily over nearly two decades because they didn't have health insurance, according to a report from researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore.
Preventive Antibiotics Help Some Kids Fend Off Urinary Infections
Oct 28, 2009 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDayHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are predisposed to recurrent urinary tract infections are commonly treated with preventive antibiotics, and a new Australian study suggests that such prophylactic therapy may have at least a modest effect.
Children learn their part in swine flu prevention
Oct 28, 2009 08:06 PM PDT, Associated Press
AP - Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you'll get a blank stare.
Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids
Oct 27, 2009 08:49 PM PDT, HealthDayHealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Children and teens who take medicines for conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism tend to put on a substantial amount of weight, a new study finds.
1 in 5 kids get little vitamin D, study says
Oct 26, 2009 05:32 AM PDT, Associated PressAP - At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.
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