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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…
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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…
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Examining the sex of the fetus when new ... 6 weeks old!
Through an internet test, it is possible to know the sex of the fetus at 6 weeks old. The price of this test is 189 pounds and the supplier guarantees 99% accuracy. Howe…
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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…
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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…
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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'…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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Rarely: Children with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A 12-year-old child, in Dong Nai, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a disease that is common in older people and smokers. There is currently no cure for disease…
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Eating apples during pregnancy helps your baby avoid asthma
According to a new study, women who eat apples during pregnancy can protect their children from asthma and related symptoms.
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Passive smoking is at risk for tuberculosis in children
The results of a study conducted in South Africa showed an association between passive smoking and the increased risk of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in chi…
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Older parents have a higher risk of having children with autism
That's the result of an American study conducted at the Kaiser Permanent Medical Center in Oakland. The author, Dr. Lisa Croen and colleagues, followed children born bet…
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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…
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Mother takes cough medicine, poisoning child through breast milk
At the National Hospital of Pediatrics, there was a case of a mother taking cough medicine and a child with opiate poisoning (included in the cough medicine component) w…