Jan. 21, 2025 — When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as ...

The number of children being admitted to acute hospital wards due to concerns over their mental health has increased by almost two-thirds in a decade, according to a study. The rise was ...

As spooky season approaches, the master of children’s horror recommends creepy-crawly classics and modern thrills for young readers.

Acute liver failure (ALF) in children differs from that observed in adults in both the etiologic spectrum and the clinical picture. Children, particularly very young ones, do not demonstrate ...

Children, even preschoolers, are not immune to depression. Evidence currently indicates that depression affects 1 to 3 percent of children before puberty. Early-onset depression is a treatable ...

Children can develop specific phobias or they can develop more broad-based anxiety disorders. More rarely, they can manifest obsessive-compulsive disorder. In extreme cases, they may develop ...

Jan. 23, 2025 — The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and anti-anxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001 ...

17-19 These include sinusitis, dermatological leucocytoclastic vasculitis, iridiocyclitis, synovitis, and glomerulonephritis. A urinalysis demonstrating proteinuria ... samples which are persistently ...

A parent or grandparent is usually the policyholder and beneficiary on a child’s life insurance policy. Life insurance for children is typically a whole life insurance policy, providing lifelong ...