Category: Children’s Health

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Augusta, Ga. — It seems that when the weather gets nice enough for outside play and activities, it also summons the ants, mosquitoes, flies, bees and other pesky bugs that can spoil your fun with your little ones. But you can still have a good time outdoors by learning which insects to watch out for and taking measures to keep them from bugging your children.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SWIFTWATER, Pa. – Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced today that the company has been able to increase the supply of its Hib-containing vaccines to enable the return to a full series of vaccinations for U.S. children.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SWIFTWATER, Pa. – Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced today that the company has been able to increase the supply of its Hib-containing vaccines to enable the return to a full series of vaccinations for U.S. children.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s summertime, summertime, sum-, sum-, summertime! For some kids, that means little league, play groups, swim lessons, camping, summer school, dance class and many other activities. But hold on a second! All of those structured activities may be doing more harm than good.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBIA, Mo. – It’s summertime, summertime, sum-, sum-, summertime! For some kids, that means little league, play groups, swim lessons, camping, summer school, dance class and many other activities. But hold on a second! All of those structured activities may be doing more harm than good.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When choosing products for your child-from clothes to food to toys to bedding, the choices can be baffling. You the safest and most healthy for them, but with so many different companies making competing claims, it can be difficult to tell who’s telling the truth.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When choosing products for your child-from clothes to food to toys to bedding, the choices can be baffling. You the safest and most healthy for them, but with so many different companies making competing claims, it can be difficult to tell who’s telling the truth.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Injuries to mothers during childbirth decreased significantly between 2000 and 2006, according to the latest news and numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The number of mothers who experienced injuries while giving birth vaginally without the use of forceps or other instruments dropped by 30 percent. For mothers giving birth vaginally with the use of instruments and by cesarean section, injuries declined about 20 percent.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Injuries to mothers during childbirth decreased significantly between 2000 and 2006, according to the latest news and numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The number of mothers who experienced injuries while giving birth vaginally without the use of forceps or other instruments dropped by 30 percent. For mothers giving birth vaginally with the use of instruments and by cesarean section, injuries declined about 20 percent.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Summer camp season is quickly approaching, and outdoor team sports and activities are kicking off, as well. Now is the perfect opportunity to remind children to not share personal items, like baseball hats, bike helmets, pool towels, and brushes, to help make sure to keep head lice at bay.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Summer camp season is quickly approaching, and outdoor team sports and activities are kicking off, as well. Now is the perfect opportunity to remind children to not share personal items, like baseball hats, bike helmets, pool towels, and brushes, to help make sure to keep head lice at bay.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dragonfly Forest is committed to offering children with serious illnesses and disorders the opportunity to enjoy an overnight camp experience in an environment that is safe, equipped to meet a variety of physical, medical and psychological needs, nurturing, and filled with activities that allow each child to reach their “full fun.”

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Dragonfly Forest is committed to offering children with serious illnesses and disorders the opportunity to enjoy an overnight camp experience in an environment that is safe, equipped to meet a variety of physical, medical and psychological needs, nurturing, and filled with activities that allow each child to reach their “full fun.”

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Pepperell Craft Shoebox Craft Kits for any summer activity craft ideas, back-to-school/brownie group activities or back-to-school clothes-making (money-saving) activites, or even for play date ideas for the school year.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Pepperell Craft Shoebox Craft Kits for any summer activity craft ideas, back-to-school/brownie group activities or back-to-school clothes-making (money-saving) activites, or even for play date ideas for the school year.

(HealthNewsDigest.com)-Preparing for summer camp can be as stressful as it is exciting, and–while it’s normal to worry about your kids–you don’t want to do the same about their stuff. iPods. Laptops. The latest running shoes. Add all those (and more) to the average $1,000 cost of two weeks at camp, and you can see why it’s worth making sure your child’s expensive gear makes it back home.

(HealthNewsDigest.com)-Preparing for summer camp can be as stressful as it is exciting, and–while it’s normal to worry about your kids–you don’t want to do the same about their stuff. iPods. Laptops. The latest running shoes. Add all those (and more) to the average $1,000 cost of two weeks at camp, and you can see why it’s worth making sure your child’s expensive gear makes it back home.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANN ARBOR, Mich. – In the first large-scale study of its kind, researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and the University of Utah will lead a multi-center study to investigate whether hypothermia–lowering body temperature–can prevent or reduce brain damage in children deprived of oxygen after a cardiac arrest.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANN ARBOR, Mich. – In the first large-scale study of its kind, researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and the University of Utah will lead a multi-center study to investigate whether hypothermia–lowering body temperature–can prevent or reduce brain damage in children deprived of oxygen after a cardiac arrest.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CORVALLIS, Ore. – Early childhood development researchers have discovered that a simple, five-minute self-regulation game not only can predict end-of-year achievement in math, literacy and vocabulary, but also was associated with the equivalent of several months of additional learning in kindergarten.