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Growing child labor in India's cities is just the tip of the iceberg, say activists
Urban India is employing an increasing number of children - many under nine years of age - in producing everything from pickles to fireworks, working in tourism and laboring on... More
Young refugees "traded like cattle" by smugglers urge UK to save child migrants scheme
Young refugees who came to Britain alone as children and were "traded like cattle" by smugglers have urged the government to ensure safe, legal routes to the UK after it announced... More
Toddler behavioral symptoms may hint at celiac disease
For small kids with a family history of celiac disease, anxiety, aggression, sleep problems and other behavioral issues might signal that it’s time to test for celiac, researchers... More
UK asylum claims drop despite rising refugee crisis
The number of people applying for asylum in Britain in 2016 was just over 38,500, falling for the first time in six years, official data showed on Thursday. But refugee advocates... More
Orlando Bloom says children's suffering in Lake Chad region 'hard to comprehend'
Orlando Bloom, star of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings" movies, said on Friday it was hard to grasp the scale of the suffering in Africa's Lake Chad region... More
Indonesia orders recall of "vulgar" children's sex-education book
Indonesia has ordered a publisher to withdraw a sex-education book for children, which addresses the subject of masturbation, for being too vulgar. The publisher of "I Dare to Sleep... More
Most U.S. high schools lack athletic trainers
Many U.S. high schools don't offer athletic training services and few employ full-time athletic trainers, according to a new study. Private institutions were even less likely than... More
Family-reported errors may go undocumented on hospital records
Parents may notice medical errors and bad reactions to treatment that aren’t documented in their children’s hospital records, a U.S. study suggests. More
Painkillers often stored within reach of little kids
Opioid pain relievers such as codeine and hydrocodone often aren’t stored safely in households with children, according to a new study. About one in three parents with children... More
Even ‘mild’ heart defects may affect kids’ school performance
Children born with heart defects, even minor ones, perform worse than other kids on third-grade reading and math tests, a new study finds. More
Millions at risk from African famine worsened by Boko Haram: U.N.
Aid agencies must get food to close to 3 million people by July to avert a famine in Africa's Lake Chad region caused by drought, chronic poverty and Islamist insurgents Boko Haram... More
Pregnant opioid users need treatment, not jail, pediatricians say
Every 25 minutes, a drug-addicted baby is born in the U.S. To try to protect the youngest victims of the nation’s opioid epidemic, Tennessee enacted a law that sent new mothers to... More
Is homemade baby food healthier for infants?
Babies who get homemade food may learn to like a wider variety of food types and be leaner than infants who eat store-bought products, a recent study suggests. The World Health... More
'We cannot give up the fight' to end child recruitment, says UNICEF chief
Even though over the past 10 years, more than 65,000 children have been released from armed forces and armed groups, tens of thousands of boys and girls under the age of 18 continue... More
