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White and Asian American children had significantly lower rates of obesity than kids of other racial and ethnic groups. (Photo: Pixabay)

US childhood obesity rates rising again

Parents can create a bastion of protection for children in the home, by keeping junk foods out.

28 Feb 2018 9:06 PM IST

In 2015 alone 1,100 infant deaths were entirely preventable, suffocation fatalities occurred while babies were in bed. (Photo: Pixabay)

More babies dying of suffocation, often in bed

Parents should also be aware that bed sharing is most dangerous for newborns less than 4 months old, preemies and...

20 Feb 2018 12:22 PM IST

Diverse gender identities are more prevalent than people would expect. (Photo: Pixabay)

Not just boy and girl; more teens identify as transgender

That advice echoes American Academy of Pediatrics policy that says pediatricians should use gender-neutral terms.

5 Feb 2018 1:28 PM IST

People gather outside the school in East Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Two kids hospitalised after mid-day meal in school

The girls were kept under observation and were discharged by evening.

8 July 2018 4:58 AM IST

The study also looks out for better strategies and preventive measures that can be adopted to prevent such injuries to children. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Did you know that certain cosmetics can prove hazardous for kids?

Children in contact with cosmetics suffer from deadly injury: Study.

18 Jun 2019 5:05 PM IST

Families with a parent who was pressured to diet growing up were also more likely to tease one another about weight. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dieting pressure in teen years tied to food and weight problems later

Many people, adults and teens alike, desire to eat healthier and achieve a healthier weight.

7 March 2018 12:29 PM IST

New study explains the struggles of pediatric asthma. (Photo: Pixabay)

New study explains the struggles of pediatric asthma

Researchers performed a systematic review of studies involving quality improvements after inpatient discharge.

16 May 2018 11:10 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Many babies still being injured in infant walkers

The majority of the injuries occurred when a child in a walker fell down stairs, often wounding the head or neck.

28 Sept 2018 12:03 PM IST