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Can you get rid of cavities without drilling? Scientists find an 'easy and inexpensive' way to treat tooth decay in secondsA new study highlights silver diamine fluoride as a quick, painless dental treatment. This liquid application effectively stops early child...
Bye-bye painful dentist visit: A simple liquid could stop tooth decay; no drilling or injections needed for many cavitiesA major US clinical trial has found that silver diamine fluoride, a liquid painted onto cavities in seconds, stopped tooth decay in more th...
U. S government health CDC journal blocked COVID-19 vaccine study but paper has finally been published. What is in it? Details hereCovid-19 study approach, called "test-negative design", looks at people who were admitted to hospitals or visited emergency rooms with resp...
Why American children are dying at higher rate than kids in other developed countries? study reveals key reasonsA recent JAMA study reveals a concerning decline in the health of American children. US children face higher mortality rates compared to ot...
Trump administration report on US child health cited nonexistent studies, media report saysA U.S. government report, linked to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is under scrutiny for citing nonexistent studies to support its...
As COVID variant NB.1.8.1 spreads across the U.S., here's how much a booster vaccine will cost youA new COVID variant is spreading, but U.S. vaccine rules have changed. Healthy people under 65, pregnant women, and kids are no longer advi...
Infants prone to sleep, appetite issues in long Covid; preschoolers to dry cough: US studyA recent US study, part of the NIH's RECOVER initiative, reveals distinct long Covid symptoms in young children. Infants under two are pron...
Infant mortality higher than usual in US after abortion ban, claims studyInfant mortality rates in the U.S. rose by 7% following the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a JAMA Pedi...
Does your kid cry unnecessarily? A recent study finds why and how to stop itA recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics suggests that frequent use of mobile phones and tablets by young children may contribute to inc...
Pandemic has played havoc with children's health as screen time increasedThe decline in children's physical activity was tied to COVID-19 restrictions.
Omicron more likely to cause upper airway infections among children, reveals new studyThe highly transmissible variant is known to cause lower severity disease than the Delta variant, the researchers noted.
Omicron ups risk of upper airway infections, cardiac arrest in small kidsCroup is a type of respiratory illness, known medically as laryngotracheitis, in babies and young children. It is characterised by barking ...
Omicron variant less severe than Delta for children younger than 5 years: StudyThe research, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, is the first large-scale study to compare the health outcomes of coronavirus infect...
Covid antibodies found in breast milk of vaccinated, infected mothers, says studyThe researchers collected samples from 77 mothers -- 47 in the infected group, 30 in the vaccine group.
No sign of Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines in breast milk: StudyThe study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, offers the first direct data of vaccine safety during breastfeeding and could allay co...
New parents, please note: Newborns less likely to contract coronavirus from mothersWith masks and washed hands, skin-to-skin contact won't harm the babies.
Children with no Covid-19 symptoms may shed virus for weeks, shows studyThe study found that kids carried the viral genetic material RNA for a longer period than expected.
Are the kids safe? Children may not be as immune to Covid-19 as we thinkData on children as sources of coronavirus spread are sparse.
Keep your toddler away from smartphones & tablets; screen time habits may kick off earlyBy age 8, children were more likely to log the highest amount of screen time.
- Childhood adversities may up health issues
New York, Oct 31 (IANS) Young children who face adverse problems such as death of a parent, growing up in poverty, physical or sexual abuse...