Telegraph 13/03/10
Having children is good for your health – but only if parents stop after they have had two.
BBC News 10/3/10
It is peak season for chickenpox - the highly-contagious, blistering virus which for most children is unpleasant and for a very few lethal. A safe and effective vaccine is available - why don’t we use it?
BBC News 25/02/10
Extracts of a fruit grown on tropical vines appears to have breast cancer blocking powers, say researchers.
Telegraph 15/02/10
Doctors and nurses should be more careful when giving a powerful antibiotic to babies, a health watchdog has warned following hundreds of safety scares.
Telegraph 10/02/10
Women who drink milk daily while pregnant may reduce the risk of their child developing multiple sclerosis later in life, a conference has heard.
Times 06/02/10
Anxious toddlers? Grumpy teens? Poor sleeping habits may be to blame
February 2010
Audit Commission report shows that the inequalities gap between under-5s from rich and poor families has barely changed over the last decade
Telegraph 01/02/10
A baby has become the first to be stillborn after contracting oral bacteria from its mother’s gum disease, doctors have reported.
Times 22/01/10
The many hours children spend indoors playing computer games or watching television may be to blame for a resurgence of rickets.
Telegraph 21/01/10
Up to half of children in some areas have had swine flu even though they may not have shown symptoms, government scientists have found.