Children's Health - Page 800

November 20, 2014

Health officials testing 35 babies for tuberculosis exposure

Health officials are testing 35 babies for tuberculosis after a person with an active case of the life-threatening disease visited neonatal-intensive care units at two Northern California hospitals

November 20, 2014

Health advocacy groups question Merck's 'Madagascar' labels on allergy medicine

Health advocacy groups have slammed the drug company Merck for what they are saying is improper marketing of the drug Claritin to children through the use of animated characters from ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’

November 20, 2014

Hospital uses iPads to soothe young cancer patients

The iPad is letting young cancer patients go without sedatives while undergoing radiation treatments by occupying them with movies and TV shows

November 20, 2014

More US teens diagnosed with kidney stones

More teenagers are being diagnosed with kidney stones now than in years past, a study from one U.S. state suggests.

November 20, 2014

After cancer, kids get too many CT scans

Children who have completed treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph tissue, are routinely given follow-up CT scans that don't lead to better chances of surviving a relapse