HealthDay – THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) — Lower IQs and problems with
visual-motor and language skills are common among children who survive an
arterial ischemic stroke, according to a new study. Continue reading →

Reuters – Mothers who push their toddlers to eat more at snack time may end up with slightly chubbier children by the age of three, according to a U.S. study. Continue reading →

AP – Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults — long considered the least susceptible — a new study suggests. Continue reading →

You have a child forever, but a baby for just one year. Dreft laundry detergent makes it special. Continue reading →

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) —
Greater use of certain types of treatments for kids with sickle cell
anemia may explain why black children’s risk of ischemic stroke dropped
significantly between 1999 and 2007, new research finds. Continue reading →

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) — Children who have more than
one surgery with general anesthesia by their second birthday might be at
higher risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new
study suggests. Continue reading →