• Banned PCB Chemicals Still Tied to Autism in Kids

    Added On : 25th August 2016

    Image result for PCB ChemicalsThese toxins have lingered in the environment, study authors say

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  • 37% of Children Obese

    Added On : 22nd August 2016

    MAKKAH: Rising incidence of obesity among Saudi children has sparked concern among specialists as well as parents in the Kingdom.

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  • Zika linked to baby joint deformities

    Added On : 10th August 2016

    Aedes mosquitoesZika infection during pregnancy may cause limb joint deformities in the baby, experts now fear.

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  • How to wean your baby from breastfeeding

    Added On : 9th August 2016

    Credit:DreamstimeWhen you’re ready to start weaning your baby, you might be worried about how to do it and if it will be difficult— much like you did when you started to breastfeed.

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  • First baby born with Zika-related birth defect in NYC

    Added On : 25th July 2016

    FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2016 file photo, a researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm’s proposal to try reducing the threat by deploying a genetically modified version of the mosquito that transmits the disease.  (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)New York City has reported its first case of a baby born with the birth defect microcephaly related to exposure to the Zika virus, health officials said on Friday.

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  • 'Bath daily' advice for eczema children

    Added On : 4th July 2016

    Baby bathIf your child has eczema it is fine to give them a dunk in the bath every day, as long as you apply lots of moisturising emollient cream to their skin afterwards, say US researchers.

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  • Govt advises timely vaccination to children

    Added On : 28th June 2016

    RIYADH: The Ministry of Health has advised parents to give their children’s vaccinations on time to avoid subsequent complications, an MoH official said.

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  • High sport drink use among young teens 'risk to health'

    Added On : 28th June 2016

    Coke's Powerade sports drinkHigh numbers of younger teenagers are risking tooth decay and obesity by regularly having high-sugar sport drinks, dental experts have said.

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  • Hints that antibiotics, C-sections may affect baby gut bugs

    Added On : 21st June 2016

     Two new studies are offering some of the clearest snapshots yet of how babies build up protective gut bacteria, adding to evidence that antibiotics and birth by C-section may disrupt that development.

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  • Teen Obesity May Mean Liver Disease Later

    Added On : 17th June 2016

    Study found risk increased as weight went up

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