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When it was announced, the Children and Families Bill was a huge step forward. Now, expectation has turned to despair Cast your mind back to May 2012; before London had hosted the greatest Olympic Games ever and before the Paralympics had put disability on the map . That May in the Queen's Speech...
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As a judicial review begins on proposals to close a number of units, Roger Boyle says pooling surgical expertise is a vital move Advances in medicine mean that many young babies with congenital heart disease are alive today who would not have survived treatment in the past. In fact most are going on...
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Government proposals for a new information system that includes children not at any known risk is a breach of their rights Health minister Dan Poulter has announced the development of a new online child protection information system . This will alert emergency health services to children known to be...
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Prince's Trust charity discovers nearly half of young people not in work, education or training feel depressed More than one in four young people in work admits to feeling down or depressed always or often, with this figure rising to nearly half among their unemployed peers, according to a youth...
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Some 24.5 children in every 100,000 in Britain develop the condition, putting the UK behind Finland, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and Norway The UK has the fifth highest rate in the world of children with type 1 diabetes, which can lead to serious health problems such as blindness and strokes, new research shows...
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Your report ( Child A&E visits logged in bid to expose child abuse , 27 December) ignores the adverse consequences of attempting to profile parents who take their children to hospital casualty departments. Department for Education statistics show that for 2011-12 there were 42,900 children subject...
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If parents find advice from health professionals too dictatorial, it can put them off asking for help in the future For Starters , a new report published by thinktank Demos on child nutrition, shows many parents are confused and anxious about healthy eating for their babies and toddlers. A survey of...
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Each additional month of feeding formula raised cancer risk by 16 percent. Each additional month of delaying solid food increased risk by 14 percent. Link between breast-feeding, immune system development may explain findings. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Results of one study indicate that the risk for developing...
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Ahead of the international Aids 2012 conference, a film made by young people with parents affected by HIV and Aids gives their moving accounts I'd thought it was going to be a typical teen movie: soccer, school, a bit of romance. But when the footage came, we watched it with tears running down our...
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It pains me to write this, but Georgia Tech seems to be taking the lead when it comes to healthcare IT research and partnerships. As a UGA grad, Bulldawg fan and lover of pretty much every part of “the Classic City,” I did not (ever) anticipate lauding the accomplishments of the Atlanta neighbors...
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Childminders fear the impact of upcoming government reforms The traditional image of a childminder is changing. More of them are making it a career of choice rather than seeing it as a stop-gap job which fits in with their own childcare commitments. Today's childminder is more likely to see themselves...
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Also: A CDC report says drowning is the No. 1 cause of injury death in children aged 1-4; researchers map the genetic code of 21 breast cancers; and food companies and consumer groups press for stalled food regulation.