Lawmakers in Belgium have made it possible to legally end the life of a terminally-ill child. The new euthanasia law was overwhelmingly approved by Belgium’s House of Representatives, where the vote was 86-44 (with 12 abstentions). The law gives children suffering from painful terminal conditions the ability to, with their parents’ permission, request doctors assist […]
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Luckily, today a vaccine is available and children can be immunized starting at 2-months of age and continue until the child is about 5 or 6-years-old. However, older children, teens, and adults can be at risk if their immunizations fade.
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Is your first baby on the way? Maybe you’re making the move to a new city? Well, before you do it’s time to find a pediatrician for your child—one you can trust. After all, new parents will be visiting this doctor half a dozen times during the first year for routine check-ups, and when you […]
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Chickenpox is a common illness in North America that afflicts almost 90-percent of individuals (mostly children) who come into contact with the varicella-zoster (herpes) virus. Here are the itchy, scratchy, annoying, early-warning signs of the chickenpox.
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We look into the best breakfast foods to feed children.
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A new study out of Montreal Canada suggests that children who attend daycare before entering school are 50 percent more likely to become overweight compared to those that stay at home with their parents. Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy from the University of Montreal said that, after analyzing 1,649 families for almost a decade, the research team […]
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