Health Canada: Cough Syrup Not To Be Used For Children Under 6

The cough syrup issue has been a concern for parents since last winter when it was revealed that the deaths of three infants between 1 and 6 months old were linked to cough and cold medication use.
In that time there have been many warnings and even a recall on many different brands of cough syrup [...]

Study: More Children Getting Allergies

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today that about 3 million U.S. children have a food or digestive allergy – an 18 percent increase over the past 10 years.
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics found eight types of food account for 90 percent of these food allergies: milk, eggs, peanuts, [...]

More Parents Vaccinating Their Toddlers

Federal health officials recently announced that U.S. toddlers got the recommended vaccinations against childhood diseases at record levels in 2007.
The findings based on data from 17,017 children:

A record 77.4% of children in this age group received the full recommended series of vaccinations
99% of children got all but one of the six individual vaccines in [...]

Should Obese Children Be Taken Away From Their Parents?

The Local Government Association in Britain has warned that the worst cases of obesity will be increasingly seen as evidence of “parental neglect,” and that social workers will have to step in to offer advice to protect the child’s welfare.
They believe that in the most extreme cases, children could be taken away from parents.
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Should Your Toddler Be Drinking Low-fat milk?

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) revised a previous recommendation that had all toddler drinking whole milk once weaned from breast-milk or formula.
They are now saying that some babies as young as 12 months of age should be given reduced-fat (2 percent) milk instead of whole milk.
Specifically, the new recommendation states that the use [...]

Heading To The Beach? Don’t Let The Kids Drink The Water

As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, the U.S. Congress considers legislation to make beach closure and swimming advisories more accurate.
New research shows that children age 10 or younger experienced higher rates of gastrointestinal illness – diarrhea, vomiting or nausea – after playing in water with measurable amounts of bacteria indicating the presence of human or [...]