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Excess pregnancy weight gain tied to risk for delivery complications
Women who gain more weight than recommended while pregnant may increase their chances for serious complications at delivery, a study of more than a half-million births in New York... More
Teen drivers reaching for objects more likely to crash
Teen drivers who wisely stow away their cell phones while they’re behind the wheel still need to be aware of another important risk factor for accidents, a small study suggests. More
Venezuelan child migrants, women fall prey to human traffickers in Peru
Migrant children fleeing alone from Venezuela’s economic and political crises, along with destitute Venezuelan migrants arriving without documents both make easy prey for human... More
Voices of young climate action activists ‘give me hope’ says UN chief
In the wake of Friday’s demonstrations by schoolchildren across the world against climate change inaction, the UN Secretary-General has said he understands their fears, but is... More
Around 260,000 children in DR Congo’s Kasai region suffering severe acute malnutrition
More than a quarter of a million children in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – and thousands of others who have fled with their families to nearby... More
In South Sudan, mothers teaching daughters ‘safer’ ways to survive rape
Sexual attacks in South Sudan are so common that mothers now teach their daughters how to survive the ordeal of being raped, in such a way as to minimize the violence. That’s... More
Yemeni parents forced to ‘sell’ young daughters for food, Oxfam tells RT
With the bloody conflict in Yemen raging on, desperate parents choose to make their daughters child brides, feeling it is the only way to let other relatives survive the famine and... More
2018 deadliest year yet for children in Syria as war enters 9th year
Last year was the deadliest yet for children in Syria, with more than 1,100 killed by fighting, the United Nations said Monday, with the bloody conflict about to enter its ninth... More
Parents who avoid smoking at home may still vape around kids
Parents who use both traditional and e-cigarettes may vape around kids at home and in cars even when they don’t smoke around their kids, a U.S. study suggests. More
Kids with asthma may struggle in school
Kids with asthma may struggle more in school when their symptoms aren’t well-controlled, and minority students with this breathing disorder are more likely to fall behind than their... More
Without vaccine, hundreds of children die in Madagascar measles outbreak
Two months ago, giggles floated through the home of fisherman Dada as his four-year-old son played ball outside with his two younger cousins on one of Madagascar’s famed sun soaked... More
Europe accused of failing UK-bound children trafficked from Vietnam
Thousands of children trafficked to Britain from Vietnam are being abused and exploited while traveling through Europe as governments pass the buck on their protection amid growing... More
Suicide games can spread online for months before parents know
Social media posts about suicide games may spread for months online before mainstream media reports help alert parents to the potential threat, a U.S. study suggests. More
Childhood cancer survivors at high risk for skin malignancies
As adults, childhood cancer survivors have a 30-fold higher risk than the general population of developing common skin malignancies known as basal cell carcinoma, a Dutch study... More
