Children's Health - Page 794

November 20, 2014

Parents, docs may clash on quality of kids' lives

About one in four parents of children with a serious and often fatal genetic condition say they feel judged by doctors when they want life-sustaining treatment for their newborns

November 20, 2014

Association between rising child abuse and housing crisis, study suggests

Hospital admissions for child abuse have risen in the past decade, and the increase might be related to the housing crisis of the late-2000s, a new study suggests

November 20, 2014

Pet cat helps speech-impaired boy communicate

A mute boy is finally starting to talk — with the help of his pet cat. Lorcan Dillon, 7, suffers from an anxiety condition that leaves him virtually unable to communicate or express his feelings.

November 20, 2014

Death of teen who was restrained ruled an accident

The Westchester County medical examiner has ruled that the death of a teenager who died after he was restrained at a school for troubled children was an accident

November 20, 2014

Girl recovering from dog attack out of hospital

A South Florida whose face was mauled by a dog at a sleepover has been released from the hospital.

November 20, 2014

1 in 12 teens suffer from uncontrollable anger attacks

Nearly two-thirds of teenagers in the U.S. have acknowledged that they have experienced fits of anger – severe enough to the point that they threatened violence, damaged property or were violent towards another person

November 20, 2014

Couple sue IVF doctor for $10M in 'wrongful birth' case

An Australian couple are seeking $10.6 million in damages from their IVF doctor because their son was born with a rare, genetic defect and will suffer a lifelong handicap

November 20, 2014

Colorado lawmakers consider trans-fat ban in schools

The nation's leanest state is taking aim at junk food in school cafeterias as it considers the nation's toughest school trans-fat ban

November 20, 2014

NYC 6-year-old dies after dad mistakes methadone for cough medicine

A six-year-old Bronx boy died after his father gave him methadone, believing the liquid was cough medicine

November 20, 2014

Child abuse experts call for US campaign

Nearly 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by physical abuse in one year, according to a new report