Children's Health - Page 770

November 20, 2014

Baby Hospitalized With Blood-Alcohol Level of .33

Tammy Denise Truitt, 41, confessed in court to giving the nine-month-old baby boy wine in a sippy cup to make the infant fall asleep.

November 20, 2014

Children at Risk of Injury from Backless Car Safety Seats

Impact tests by product testing and campaigning charity Which? showed children who wear backless booster seats were at risk of serious injury in the event of a side impact collision, which accounts for one in four car accidents in the U.K.

November 20, 2014

Low, High Manganese Levels May Affect the Infant Brain

What's new in this study is that it focused on manganese levels in the first few years of life, and whether there might be any effects of relatively low-level environmental exposure on the still-developing brain.

November 20, 2014

World's Smallest Girl May Not Grow Taller Than 2 Feet

A British toddler who stands at just 22 inches tall, about half the height doctors say she should be, may not grow any taller, the Daily Mail reported.

November 20, 2014

U.K. Kids Getting Fatter at Twice the Rate of Americans

Each year, the average amount spent on sugary treats for children in Britain is $458, more than doubling the $184 spent on the average American child.

November 20, 2014

More Kids Trapped in Sweltering Cars Are Dying

Temperatures are rising and so are reports of infants and toddlers dying from being trapped inside sizzling automobiles.

November 20, 2014

Six Months of Breast Milk Best for Babies

Babies are less likely to develop a respiratory or gastrointestinal infection if they are exclusively breastfed for at least 6 months, according to a Dutch study.

November 20, 2014

Low-Dose Polio Vaccine Effective, Study Says

Giving just one-fifth the usual dose of the polio vaccine may protect babies against the virus nearly as well as a full dose, as long as it is injected just beneath the skin, doctors reported on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

November 20, 2014

Teens Who Snack May Weigh Less

Teenagers who have snacks throughout the day are less likely to be overweight or obese than their peers who limit themselves to larger meals, a new study suggests.

November 20, 2014

Botched Circumcisions Kill 40 Boys, Send Over 100 to Hospital

Botched circumcisions in South Africa killed 40 boys and put over 100 in the hospital this month, a health official said Wednesday.