Detergent ‘pods’ might be easy to use but they could pose a significant health threat to our kids. A new report finds that hundreds of American children have been seriously harmed after treating the pods like toys or food. U.S. researchers recently reported that detergent pods — which to kids often look like candy — […]
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It may not be a surprising finding, but it’s an important one: a new study has found that children were between 15 and 20 per cent more active on summer than winter days. With more hours of sunlight, children had more time to get outside and move around. The study, which was recently published in […]
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The Enterovirus D68, also known as EV-D68, has become a hot topic across North America since late summer and into fall, with a lot more positive tests recorded from children than previous years. With concerns rising, and investigations around a possible connection between the virus and some cases of child paralysis, the respiratory pathogen has […]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is scrambling to figure out what is causing a neurologic illness that has left almost a dozen Colorado children partially paralyzed. The children were hospitalized between early August and late September 2014. Most initially complained of muscle weakness, though some of the children’s conditions eventually worsened to […]
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A respiratory illness that primarily affects children is now emerging in states across the U.S. Public health officials suspect the illness may be related to the germ behind the common cold. It’s estimated that about five hundred children have been treated at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, with hundreds of others receiving treatment […]
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered evidence which suggests that people who take antibiotics at an early age may become more susceptible to certain diseases later in life. The UBC study, which was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, […]
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