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People who grew up in the 60s and 70s know there was a particular freedom in a summer with no schedule, no camps, no enrichment, just a long empty stretch you were expected to fill yourself, and somehow always didSummers of the past offered unstructured time, fostering creativity and self-reliance through boredom and exploration. This "wasted" time, ...
People who grew up without seatbelt laws, bicycle helmets, or parental supervision past the front door often describe their childhoods not as reckless but as unusually free, and many are still sorting out which of those things they believeResearch indicates a decline in children's independent activity is a key driver of falling mental wellbeing. This shift from unsupervised p...
Cleaning Pros Share the Safest Ways to Disinfect Kids’ ToysKeeping children's toys clean is vital for their health. Experts highlight that regular washing and disinfection significantly reduce the s...
New Trump vaccine policy might limit access to your future COVID shots: 10 pointsThe US Food and Drug Administration changes Covid-19 vaccine approval process. Access to seasonal boosters is restricted for healthy indivi...
Study reveals first case of vocal cord paralysis in teen following Covid infectionThe study emphasises the importance of recognising such complications in children, especially those with respiratory symptoms, post-COVID d...
CT scans can increase risk of blood cancer, says studyA team led by researchers at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain found that there is a clear link between the radiation doses from CT...
COVID-19 may increase risk of stroke in children: Study"It may be that hyper-immune response that comes later that's causing kids to clot," said MaryGlen J. Vielleux, a pediatric neurology resid...
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 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.
Most asymptomatic children have low levels of coronavirus compared to those with symptomsIt's important for children to continue wearing masks and wash their hands frequently.
Study reveals children can have both coronavirus and Covid antibodies in their body at the same timePatients six through 15 years old took a longer time to clear the virus than older ones.
Children may not be at serious risk, but study terms them 'silent spreaders' of coronavirusChildren play a larger role in the community spread of COVID-19 than previously thought.
'COVID-19 symptoms, outcomes in children decoded'The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, assessed 18 studies with a total of 1065 participants from Chin...
Indian Americans have lowest rate of SUID deaths: StudyResults showed that 97% of the surveyed American-born mothers of Asian-Indian heritage reported using a crib, compared to 69% of those who ...
- Gene variants behind kidney disease in kids identified
London, June 15 (IANS) Genetic variants found in regions that are involved in regulation of the immune response may be responsible for a ty...
- Sleep tied to Type 2 diabetes risk in children
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) Children who get more sleep are at lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a study published in a US journal ha...
- Child's anxiety may be linked to food allergy
New York, June 30 (IANS) Is your kid suffering from an anxiety disorder? Beware, a food allergy might be the reason, a research has claimed.
- Both high and low birth weight linked to fatty liver disease
New York, April 19 (IANS) Children born with lower or higher weight than normal may be at increased risk for developing non-alcoholic fatty...
Over 50 children die of cancer in India every day, finds studyIn developed countries, more than 80% of children suffering with cancer are cured because of significant progress in treatment.