BBC News 19/3/10
One in five deaths in children in England and Wales is due to potentially preventable infections, a study suggests.
Telegraph 03/02/10
A mother’s instinct is usually right if she believes her child may be dangerously ill, say experts.
BBC News 22/01/10
Scientists believe they have made an important breakthrough in attempts to treat a form of childhood leukaemia.
BBC News 22/01/10
The mother of a 14-year-old girl with a brain tumour says more research is urgently needed into how they develop.
Guardian 18/01/10
With so few children cycling, can the the newly launched Bike Club scheme overcome our fear-mongering culture?
Independent 05/01/10
The six-year-old boy was in severe pain, his body wracked with muscular spasms and running a “burning high” temperature. The medics at the remote American patrol base in the wilds of southern Afghanistan were not sure what he was suffering from, and his chances of survival were rated at no more than 10 per cent.
Times 22/12/09
Help for children’s hospices pending a long-term reform of the end-of-life care system has been promised by David Cameron.
Daily Mail 25/12/09
Miss Middlemass, who has three other children, Nicole, 15, Sophie, 11, and Callum, nine, said: ‘This has all happened in the past 12 weeks.
Telegraph 23/12/09
Beauty products such as mascara, eye shadow and foundation reoprtedly have been found to contain chemicals which can be linked to conditions such as cancer, infertility and hormone imbalance.
Telegraph 13/12/09
The sweetener fructose, a cheap sugar substitute found in thousands of processed foods and soft drinks, may be increasing childhood diabetes and the obesity crisis, new findings suggest.