Children
- Health
Watch out for these signs for glaucoma risk in children
New Delhi: While more common in adults, glaucoma – a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness – can also affect infants and children, experts said on Friday.…
- Health
Treatment length for children with tuberculosis now reduced: Research
Washington: A recent UCL-led international trial that explored tuberculosis (TB) treatment effectiveness in children has led to a change in the World Health Organisation’s global guidelines for managing the disease. The research,…
- Lifestyle
Children can intuitively do division even before formal education: Study
Bern: A research team has recently found that even before children begin formal education, they possess intuitive arithmetic abilities. A new study which was published in the journal ‘Human Neuroscience’ argued that…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Vaccinated children age 7 and above can enter two holy mosques
Riyadh: The ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Friday that fully vaccinated children aged seven and above can apply for permits to enter the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque…
- Health
Children with high exposure to air pollution have greater risk of ADHD: Study
Barcelona: ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopment disorders occurring in children. According to a new study led by Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) researchers, children living in areas with…
- Lifestyle
Food intake of children driven by their dislikes, more than likes: study
Pennsylvania: Children often make a fuss about eating especially when they are very young. Hence, it doesn’t come as a surprise when people say, “children eat what they like”. But the results…
- Health
Long-term study finds children with insomnia likely to suffer as adults
Washington: According to new research led by scientists at Penn State College of Medicine, children with insomnia symptoms are likely to persist with them as young adults and are significantly more likely…
- India
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over rising inflation
New Delhi: Taking a jibe at the Central government over rising inflation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that inflation is increasing in the country and income is decreasing. Taking to…
- India
‘75,000 children get cancer in India every year’
Hyderabad: India is home to at least 20 percent of the global childhood cancer burden, with nearly 75,000 kids getting cancer every year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Non-communicable diseases,…
- World
Measles outbreak kills 74 children in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 74 children died following an outbreak of measles in Afghanistan’s northern province of Badakhshan, an official said Sunday. “There had been pockets of measles cases across several Badakhshan districts, including…
- Delhi
Children will be left behind if schools don’t open now: Sisodia
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said “a generation of children will be left behind if we do not open schools now”. Sisodia said excessive caution is now…
- India
SC directs states to reach out to 10,000 kids orphaned due to COVID, pay compensation
New Delhi: In an effort to provide some help to over 10,000 children who lost both their parents to COVID-19, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all state governments to reach out…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hotel management booked for misbehaving with cops
Hyderabad: Police on Tuesday filed a case against the management of a hotel for allegedly misbehaving with the “Operation Smile” team. The hotel management allegedly prevented the special team from conducting a…