“Food-Safe” Plastic Linked to Low Birth Weight
Till recently, plastics were considered hazardous materials linked to cancer, largely due to the presence of dangerous substances known as phthalates, which were used to provide flexibility.
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Category: Children’s Health
Vitamin C During Pregnancy Protects Babies from Distress and Constant Crying
About 25% of pregnant women in the United States do not get the minimum recommended amount of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). We also know that stress in a pregnant woman can lead to a shortage of several key nutrients and can affect the baby’s development.
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What children watch on screens decides how much it affects them
Our children are surrounded by screens and mobile devices, and many parents worry about what this does to their health. We often hear warnings that screen time disturbs sleep and harms children's mental and emotional development. A new study shows that the kind of programmes children watch plays an important role. Researchers from the University […]
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Iron deficiency in pregnancy affects the baby’s brain
A new study in mice suggests that iron deficiency during pregnancy causes damage to the unborn baby that cannot be reversed. The study was carried out at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry in the US and published in The Journal of Nutrition in 2026. The team fed female mice either enough […]
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“Study”: a mother’s kiss does not ease a child’s pain
One of the world's major clinical journals, the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, published an astonishing study claiming that a mother's kisses do not reduce a child's pain. That goes against everything mothers do to comfort their children. The study involved 943 children, who were exposed to two kinds of pain. In the first, […]
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A school experiment: can Wi-Fi signals affect growth?
Ninth-grade students at a school in Denmark carried out an experiment that caught the attention of scientists around the world, and its results may make you think twice about filling your home with wireless devices. Five schoolgirls ran the experiment after noticing that sleeping with their mobile phones next to their heads made them less […]
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Four million baby seats recalled
The company Bumbo has voluntarily recalled more than four million baby seats because they pose a danger and have caused many injuries, including skull fractures. The foam seat was involved in at least 50 accidents when placed on a raised surface since 2007, and in another 34 when one side of it was placed higher […]
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Thumb sucking is normal before the age of five
Many mothers worry about their child's thumb sucking. Modern medicine says the habit is normal if the child stops by the age of five. If it carries on beyond that age, it becomes a problem that needs treatment, because it harms the child both socially and physically. A child who keeps sucking their thumb may […]
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Alternative medicine can be dangerous for children
New research suggests that using alternative medicine or homeopathy instead of conventional medicines for children can, in some cases, have fatal side effects. Paediatricians in Australia looked for possible side effects of alternative treatments, including herbal medicines, vitamin supplements and natural pills, between 2001 and 2003. They found 39 reports of side effects, including 4 […]
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Donated breast milk is not enough on its own
Some mothers whose babies were born at full term (nine months) donate some of their milk for premature babies (born at seven months, for example) whose mothers cannot produce milk. Breast milk helps protect babies, especially premature babies, from complications that can be fatal. But a new study suggests that donated milk may lack many […]
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Notes on treating swine flu
Flu drugs act only on influenza viruses, not on the viruses that cause similar illnesses, and they should be prescribed under close medical supervision. Four drugs are currently licensed in the US to treat flu: amantadine, rimantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir. Most flu viruses respond to all of them, but some strains have become resistant to […]
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Our food: between the farm and the factory
In the past there was enough food in the markets. Potatoes, tomatoes and onions came from the soil; we ate grapes, cucumbers and watermelon in summer and oranges and apples in winter; and a chicken took three months to reach a good weight. Now we can go to any mall and find everything we want, […]
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