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Laptops can affect children's health
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Laptops can affect children's health

Professor Lawrie Challis, head of the UK's cell phone safety research division, warned parents not to let children use laptops on their thighs to access the internet bec…

December 14, 2018
Japan: the number of children dropped to a record
Medicine - Health

Japan: the number of children dropped to a record

According to Japanese government figures, the number of children under 15 in the country has dropped to record levels. As of April 1, 2007, the country had 17.38 million…

December 14, 2018
Children can drown in water pots
Medicine - Health

Children can drown in water pots

Do not think that you should only prevent accidents from suffocating when you take your child to swim or to places with ponds and lakes. Because your baby may have this…

December 14, 2018
China: Children are getting taller but weaker
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China: Children are getting taller but weaker

In the last few years Chinese children have become taller, heavier, but health is weaker, an education official said. This is both a warning and a criticism of parents a…

December 14, 2018
Parrots teach children to practice speaking
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Parrots teach children to practice speaking

The South American parrot Barney has brought to the Hargreaves family in Blackburn city (UK) the amazing miracle: its verbal mouth has helped 4-year-old Dylan - who can'…

December 14, 2018
Algeria: born 7, a pregnant woman
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Algeria: born 7, a pregnant woman

According to the Algerian Ministry of Health, a 29-year-old woman from Boumerdes gave birth to 1 boy and 6 girls. However, the boy died at birth.

December 14, 2018
Early puberty, the child is easily obese
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Early puberty, the child is easily obese

The age at which a girl has her first period may help predict the risk of obesity among her children later on. Research on 6,000 children in the UK shows that babies wit…

December 14, 2018
Successfully separated twin girls
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Successfully separated twin girls

After a 16-hour surgery, doctors in Saudi Arabia successfully operated a pair of 13-month-old twin girls attached to the chest, abdomen, pelvis and one side.

December 14, 2018
Awaken your baby's creativity
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Awaken your baby's creativity

Occasionally, children often draw on the wall or display their house. You do not rush to scold your child because that action is not a disruptive but simply child hypera…

December 14, 2018