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The nannys previous employers let her take the leftover milk (Photo: AFP)

Find out health benefits of milk

Drinking a glass a day of milk provides wonderful health benefits.

7 March 2018 9:10 AM

Its not rare that a baby experiences a stroke around the time it is born. (Photo: Pixabay)

No need for high-dose vitamin D in infants: study

Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was associated with a lower risk of infants being small for their gestational...

30 May 2018 5:10 AM

We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

All you need to know about gestational diabetes

It typically emerges between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy, causing an increase in blood sugar levels.

12 May 2018 1:59 PM

eeping yourself hydrated is the key, and moreover when you plan to catch up over drinks as alcohol furthers dehydration.

Binge drinking may harm bone mass in teenage girls: Study

Those who regularly binge drank in high school had lower bone mass in the spine.

14 Jun 2018 11:59 AM

The French teen is living a normal life in Canada, where he received cutting-edge treatment -- and new hope for the future. (Photo: AFP)

French boy with 'slim chance' of surviving rare disease fights all...

Melanie Ferrer helps her son Julien with one of the three injections he needs per week to treat his condition.

13 Jun 2018 10:59 AM

As per a guideline from the American Association of Pediatricians, children between the age of 2-5years, should not be permitted screen time of more than 1 hour/day and for those above 6 years, the duration of exposure is to be fixed by the parents, who also need to act as a media monitor. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are ways children can get Vitamin D, say experts

While calcium and vitamin D are vital for building healthy bones, calcium can only be absorbed when vitamin D is...

9 Jun 2018 3:50 AM

The bacteria can be spread to humans through the consumption of infected milk, beef and produce fertilised by cow manure. (Photo: Pixabay)

4 ways cow's milk is good for children above 2 years

Cow's milk has a fair balance of carbohydrates and fats which complete it as a wholesome meal.

14 Aug 2018 7:26 AM

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Experts question health benefits claims about superfoods

Here's what they say.

21 Aug 2017 10:09 AM

Children who eat breakfast have higher daily intakes of key nutrients such as folate, calcium, iron and iodine (Photo: Pixabay)

Skipping breakfast ups risk of malnutrition in children

According to study children who skip breakfast regularly may not be consuming daily amounts of key nutrients for growth...

17 Aug 2017 4:10 AM

Children who eat breakfast have higher daily intakes of key nutrients such as folate, calcium, iron and iodine (Photo: Pixabay)

Calcium, vitamin D supplement may not lower risk of fracture

Research finds no difference in fracture risk among people who got no treatment to those who take vitamin D and calcium...

27 Dec 2017 2:33 AM

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Eat this for a healthy heart

Researchers found people who are cheese were 14% less likely to develop coronary heart disease.

3 Dec 2017 5:46 AM