Child s health
Diabetic Kids May Have Slower Brain GrowthA latest study explains that children with type 1 diabetes have differences in brain maturation as compared to other children. Continued exposure to high blood sugars may be detrimental to their developing brain.
- A Father's Diet Can Determine a Child's Health
We all know how crucial a pregnant woman's nutrition is for a healthy new born. Now, consider father's diet and weight equally important. According to a new research, obese fathers cause altered gene expression in ...
- Infant's BMI May Help Predict Risks of Obesity
A recent study explains how measuring body mass index (BMI) during infancy may help predict if a child will be obese by age four.
- World Autism Awareness Day 2015: How to Spot the Signs of Autism in Children
Parenting an autistic child is a challenging task. Identifying symptoms at the earliest may help to some extent. Lack of gestural or verbal activity in newborns should be taken into account.
- Stop Stressing Now! It Affects Your Child Too
Stress during pregnancy has often being linked to putting fetus' development under pressure.
- Risk of Type 1 Diabetes 'Can be Tripled by Childhood Stress'
Stress from serious events in first 14 years of life may be risk factor and one trigger for disease, finds Swedish study of 10,000 families.
- Too Many Antibiotics Can Pose a Serious Threat to Your Child's Health
Antibiotics are by far the most common prescription drugs given to children. Most studies have shown profound short- and long-term effects of antibiotics on the diversity and composition of the bacteria in human bodies.
- Holi 2016: How to Ensure Your Child's Safety
We spoke to a couple of experts who shared tips on how to take care of your child's health this holi and let him/her make the most of the splash!
- How to Increase Your Child's "Health Quotient"
With fast food restaurants mushrooming in your neighbourhood it has become difficult to convince children to eat healthy.
