Children
- Health
Asthma in children likely to worsen after Covid infection: Study
New York: Asthma in children is likely to get worse after a Covid-19 infection, finds a large-scale nationwide study in the US. Six months after a Covid infection, asthmatic children showed significant…
- Hyderabad
Eid al Fitr: Demand for newly printed currency shoots up in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Despite the world slowly transitioning to digital payments, the tradition of handing over crisp currency notes to children as ‘eidie’ (gift) is unlikely to get affected. With Eid ul Fitr around…
- World
WHO calls for continued innovation to fight malaria
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for continued innovation and increased investment in fighting malaria. On Monday, the WHO announced that over 1 million children have been vaccinated against the…
- Health
Research shows half of parents regularly give children dietary supplements
Washington: According to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s National Poll on Children’s Health, over half of parents agree that it is difficult to get their child to eat a…
- World
191 children killed in Ukraine since Russian invasion
Kiev: At least 191 children have been killed and over 350 have been injured so far in the war-torn Ukraine due to Russian invasion. Moreover, juvenile prosecutors of the country emphasised that…
- India
MP: Show-cause notices issued to employees for having more than two children
Bhopal: A show-cause notice has been issued to government teachers and employees seeking an answer for having more than two children in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, said AK Modgil, DEO…
- Health
Children age 0-3 months with brain tumours shows five-year survival: Study
Aurora: Researchers from the University of Colorado (CU) Cancer Center has found that the youngest patients with brain tumours – those ages from 0 to 3 months – have about half the…
- Health
IVF children have better quality of life as adults, finds study
Melbourne: The results of a new study has found that children who are conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as IVF, may get some advantages in quality of life in adulthood.…
- Health
New malaria therapy for children gets first approval
Sydney: A new combination drug therapy against a type of malaria in kids aged 2 to 16 has received the first approval from Australian regulators. The single dose tafenoquine (Kozenis), administered together…
- India
COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 12-14 years to start from March 16
The Vaccination drive for children in the age group of 12-14 years of age against coronavirus will commence on March 16, 2022, i.e, from Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare…
- Lifestyle
Sharing memories with children set them on path to better well-being
Dunedin North: Researchers have found that toddlers whose mothers received special coaching in talking about memories could experience better well-being. The study was published in the journal, ‘Journal of Personality’. The study…
- Lifestyle
Frequent external childcare can affect children’s behaviour: study
Zurich: A survey of around 1,300 Zurich school children, their parents and teachers suggested that the more time children spend in external daycare, the more likely they are to exhibit problematic behaviour.…
- 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…
