Doctors ID New Ways to Get More Kids Vaccinated

Messages that focus on benefits to the child have the most impact, study finds

Cooling babies 'helps reduce longer-term brain damage'

Cooling babies deprived of oxygen at birth improves their chances of growing up without disabilities such as cerebral palsy, research suggests.

The New England Journal of Medicine study showed newborns given the treatment were more likely to have higher IQs at school age.

15% of children in Saudi Arabia suffer from ADHD...

15% of children in Saudi Arabia suffer from ADHD, says expert

Some 15 percent of Saudi children suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with the world averages of five to 10 percent, local media said.

The drip feed hailed as a miracle of modern medicine

Spacesuits, twice-filtered air and a ban on make-up - how the miracle drip feed for premature babies is made

The process of ordering and making the drip feeds for tiny, vulnerable premature babies is strictly controlled and hugely high-tech.

Parents Not Following Baby Safe-Sleep Practices

About one-third don't place infants to sleep on their backs, although that's known to help prevent SIDS

Mothers told, stick to soap and water...

Mothers told, stick to soap and water with newborns

Use soap and water not antibacterial wipes, parents of newborns advised

Parents of newborns should use soap and water, not antibacterial gels and wipes, midwives have said, following research showing early exposure to bacteria can protect against asthma.

China probes schools over unauthorized medicine...

China probes schools over unauthorized medicine for toddlers

China has launched a nationwide inspection of schools amid rising public anger at revelations that many educational institutions secretly gave children medicine to ward off illnesses and boost attendance, state media said on Friday.

Endogamy Behind 70% of Fetal Abnormalities

The head of the Embryology Unit in Al-Ahsa Maternity and Children Hospital, Dr. Nihad Al-Kashi said the reason for fetal abnormalities in Al-Ahsa is endogamy (marriage between close kin of the first or second degree or even in the same family), which accounts for up to 70 percent of the cases.

Children Eat Too Much Salt...

Children Eat Too Much Salt, Researchers Find

The majority of children are eating more than the recommend daily allowance of salt, researchers have found, as they call on manufactuers to do more to make food healthier

Acetaminophen in Pregnancy...

Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Child's ADHD Risk