Children's Health - Page 763

November 20, 2014

U.K. Welcomes First Sextuplets in Almost 25 Years

England welcomed its first set of sextuplets born for almost a quarter of a century four girls and two boys The Sun reported Friday.

November 20, 2014

Newborn Babies Learn Even When They're Sleeping

A study involving 26 one and two-day old newborns proved that babies take in the stimuli around them not only while theyre awake, but also while theyre asleep, the Telegraph reported.

November 20, 2014

Hospital Officials Dispel Allegations of 'Beauty Salon' in Infant ICU

Los Angeles County health officials say they can't substantiate anonymous claims that staff at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center ran a makeshift beauty salon in an intensive care ward for newborns.

November 20, 2014

CDC: Look Before You Leap into Dirty Public Pools

A new government report shows one in eight public swimming pools were shut down two years ago because of dirty water or other problems, like missing safety equipment.

November 20, 2014

Dads Have Less Fun with Kids than Mothers, Study Says

Not only do dads spend less time with their children, they don't enjoy that time as much as mums do, Australian researchers claimed Wednesday.

November 20, 2014

Teenager Has Testicle Amputated After 'Tapping' Game

A Minnesota teenager had to have his testicle amputated after being punched in the groin by a classmate, KARE11.com reported Friday.

November 20, 2014

Swim Lessons for Toddlers Get Doctors' Approval

The nation's largest pediatricians group is relaxing its stance against swimming lessons for children younger than 4.

November 20, 2014

Study: Many Vaccines at Once OK for Kids' Brains

Parents can rest assured that getting kids their vaccine shots on time will not hurt their mental skills later on, doctors said on Monday.

November 20, 2014

Midwife Cuts Umbilical Cord, Slices Off Newborn's Finger

A midwife accidentally cut off the finger of a newborn baby girl while she was removing the umbilical cord, The Sun reported.

November 20, 2014

Ohio Coroner Cans Worker for Cremating Wrong Baby

An Ohio coroner has fired an employee blamed for an error that led to the body of a 1-year-old boy being cremated against his family's wishes.