Child health

Pollution to blame for 1.7m child deaths every year: WHO

Pollution to blame for 1.7m child deaths every year: WHO

Myth that pregnant women harm their baby with flu medication is RUBBISHED by largest study of its kind

Myth that pregnant women harm their baby with flu medication is RUBBISHED by largest study of its kind

Twin girls are born a week after their brother because their mother's contraction simply stopped

Twin girls are born a week after their brother because their mother's contraction simply stopped

Toddlers who spend more than 8 hours in childcare become stressed

Toddlers who spend more than 8 hours in childcare become stressed

Blood test gives clues to who will develop type 1 diabetes

Blood test gives clues to who will develop type 1 diabetes

Boy born without a thumb gets a new hand made from his FOOT

Boy born without a thumb gets a new hand made from his FOOT

Girl born with heart outside her chest hoping for life-changing operation

Girl born with heart outside her chest hoping for life-changing operation

Why you should let children play with their food

Why you should let children play with their food

Baby with 2 heads who was described as a 'gift from God' dies just hours after being born

Baby with 2 heads who was described as a 'gift from God' dies just hours after being born

Soda, pizza and salty food up liver disease in kids: Study

Soda, pizza and salty food up liver disease in kids: Study

Infants born to older mothers are more intelligent and successful

Infants born to older mothers are more intelligent and successful

Nicotine exposure during pregnancy could trigger hearing problems in kids

Nicotine exposure during pregnancy could trigger hearing problems in kids

Naps help preschool children develop language skills

Naps help preschool children develop language skills

Antibiotics might kill gut bacteria that protect newborn lungs

Antibiotics might kill gut bacteria that protect newborn lungs

Mediterranean diet tied to fewer ADHD diagnoses

Mediterranean diet tied to fewer ADHD diagnoses

Why you REALLY shouldn't smoke indoors

Why you REALLY shouldn't smoke indoors

The 'butterfly boy' has spent a life in bandages that protect his fragile skin

The 'butterfly boy' has spent a life in bandages that protect his fragile skin

Bangladeshi girl may be first female with 'tree man syndrome'

Bangladeshi girl may be first female with 'tree man syndrome'

Children exposed to complications at birth at risk of autism, study finds

Children exposed to complications at birth at risk of autism, study finds

Why researchers say you shouldn’t give your children Barbies to play with

Why researchers say you shouldn’t give your children Barbies to play with

Roots of Alzheimer's disease can extend as far back as the womb

Roots of Alzheimer's disease can extend as far back as the womb

Conjoined twin girls separated in one of the riskiest surgeries ever performed

Conjoined twin girls separated in one of the riskiest surgeries ever performed

Glucose supplements may shorten labour time

Glucose supplements may shorten labour time

Heavy alcohol use in teens alters electrical activity in the brain

Heavy alcohol use in teens alters electrical activity in the brain

Asthmatic children more likely to become obese

Asthmatic children more likely to become obese

11-year-old is the youngest to get this type of artificial heart

11-year-old is the youngest to get this type of artificial heart

US panel recommends folic acid supplements for young women

US panel recommends folic acid supplements for young women

The global toll of fetal alcohol syndrome

The global toll of fetal alcohol syndrome

Why the eldest child is the unhealthiest of them all

Why the eldest child is the unhealthiest of them all

Superheroes can make your kid aggressive

Superheroes can make your kid aggressive