Men who delay starting a family have a ticking “biological clock”—just like women—that may affect the health of their partners and children, according to Rutgers researchers. The study, which reviewed 40 years of research on the effect of parental age on fertility, pregnancy and the health of children, was published…
GSK Receives US Approval of Benlysta for Intravenous Use in Children with Lupus Aged Five Years and Above
London UK, Philadelphia USA April 26, 2019 — GSK today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved, under priority review, the use of the intravenous (IV) formulation of Benlysta (belimumab), a B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS)-specific inhibitor, in children with lupus from as young as five years of…
Virus identified as a cause of paralyzing condition in children
A virus appears to be the cause behind a rash of poliolike illnesses that struck Minnesota and other states last fall, causing paralyzing symptoms in several children, including one girl who lost all motor function and remains hospitalized. Researchers from Minnesota and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Staggering number of measles cases in US just part of 300% global uptick
The measles outbreak that continues to spread across the U.S. is just one of many that are going on around the world this year. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that preliminary global data shows that reported cases of measles are up by 300 percent in the first three months…
Restaurants shouldn’t offer dessert in children’s fixed-price menu
Restaurants are urged to stop offering children free ice creams, cakes and chocolate in fixed-price menus in crackdown on childhood obesity The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health made recommendations The Government are already in talks about how to restrict junk food advertising One third of UK children aged…
Fisher-Price warns against its own baby 10 deaths in the cradle – Already known!
10 dead babies by baby’s cradle Rock ’n‘ Play In the United States 10 children are already as a result of accidents in the baby’s cradle „Fisher-Price“ died. The U.S. consumer „Consumer Product Safety Commission“ CPSC therefore issued an urgent warning to parents. Because of improper use of the cot,…
Measles in Germany: What you need to know currently
This article is continuously updated. Since then, schools and day-care centres in lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and several other German States intensified measles cases have become known, the debate around the issue of compulsory vaccination in Germany, for the umpteenth Time travel. He supported mandatory measles vaccinations in schools and day-care…
Children wear ‘air quality monitoring’ rucksacks to school
Hundreds of children are wearing rucksacks with pollution sensors to help measure toxic air levels near schools as part of research Some 250 children from five primary schools been wearing the bags for a week Rucksacks contain sensors that measure particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide Past study revealed a quarter of…
Kita in NRW, the vaccination: children without Vaccinations will be rejected from now on
A private kindergarten in North Rhine-Westphalia, takes in only children with Vaccination. The “children box” in Essen, and four more connected to the Hoards with a total of around 60 children from now on, only children are vaccinated against common diseases such as measles, Mumps, and rubella. “So how Catholic…
Asthma symptoms in children, adults, and more
Symptoms can vary from person to person and range from mild to severe. People may only experience symptoms in certain situations, such as when exercising. In some cases, asthma can be life-threatening. In this article, we discuss the symptoms of asthma in children, adults, and other groups, such as older…
Single mothers are more likely to have obese children
Single mothers are more likely to have obese children because ‘fathers keep their offspring slim with energetic and boisterous play’ Youngsters whose mothers battle depression are also more at risk of obesity Those in dirty ‘unappealing homes’ can carry dangerous amounts of weight Being ‘confined’ to a playpen stops children…