Children's Health - Page 499

October 28, 2015

Pedestrian safety program prevents student injuries

Fewer kids were injured during early morning and after school hours once new traffic lights, pedestrian signals and speed bumps were put around New York City schools, according to a new study

October 28, 2015

Some Experts Worried Over Revised Autism Guidelines

The New Year hasn’t even started yet, but some parents are already looking ahead to 2013. In May 2013, the American Psychiatric Association will release a new, revised set of guidelines for diagnosing someone with autism spectrum disorder

October 28, 2015

Family credits faith for toddler’s recovery after swimming accident

On July 29, 3-year-old Alise Nipper was found floating in a swimming pool, unresponsive, after a party with friends.

October 28, 2015

Obesity chief suspect as girls as young as five reaching puberty

Girls are experiencing signs of puberty as early as five years old, and the average age of puberty onset in girls has dropped by five years in the last century

October 28, 2015

Students lose 756 pounds at South Carolina boarding school

Sixteen-year-old Jason Alexander weighed 326 pounds four months ago when he and 13 classmates boarded a plane for a weight-loss boarding school in South Carolina

October 28, 2015

Doctors Cause Girl’s Death During Routine Tonsil Surgery, Court Says

Three doctors have been convicted of causing the death of a 7-year-old girl who died during a routine tonsil surgery

October 28, 2015

Too much protein can prove fatal for boy with rare condition

While some people opt against eating meat and dairy for dietary or ethical reasons, 7-year-old Alfie Smith must restrict these protein-rich food groups due to a rare, life-threatening condition, The Daily Mirror reported.

October 28, 2015

Baby boy denied heart transplant over illness, parents claim

Doctors at a top city hospital refused to consider a 5-month-old for a heart transplant because he had a disease they believed would leave him with mental and physical disabilities, his parents have charged.

October 28, 2015

Young Royals fan whose cancer fight gained attention dies

A Kansas boy whose fight against cancer and love of the Kansas City Royals received national attention during last year's World Series has died. He was 7.

October 28, 2015

Company develops way for malnourished kids to eat healthy

More than 16 million U.S. children are food insecure – meaning they don’t know where their next meal is coming from. See how one company is trying to change that