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Study looks at impact of non-nutritive sweeteners on children
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 28 (ANI): Non-nutritive or artificial sweeteners are a growing part of US diets, now consumed by at least one in four children. A new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement offers a summary of the existing data around non-nutritive sweeteners and recom
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Greater access to metabolic, bariatric surgery recommended for effective t
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 28 (ANI): After observing serious problem of obesity and worsening public health, especially among children and adolescents, in a new study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended greater access to metabolic and bariatric surgery for e
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Is the sharing of breast milk informally safe?
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): A recent study suggests that it is not safe for mothers, incapable of producing enough breast milk, to informally share breast milk.
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Show-cause notice sent to Patna hospital official after patient denied str
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Head of Department (HOD) of Patna Medical College and Hospital's (PMCH) Pediatrics department was sent a show cause notice on Friday after a patient was allegedly denied a stretcher by the hospital.
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Surgeons head to medical conferences in India to upgrade skills
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai, New Delhi, Chandigarh [India], Feb 24 (Businesswire India): In the backdrop of the recent National Health Protection Plan announcement, hundreds of surgeons from pediatrics, urology, bariatric are heading to a specialist conference to gain insights from fellow practitioners in thei
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E-cigarettes attracting more youths towards world of tobacco
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], January 16 (ANI): In a recent study, a group of scientists have found nonsmoking adolescents who use e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or tobacco water pipes are more likely to start smoking conventional cigarettes within a year.
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Air pollution leads to lower IQ, psychiatric problems in children: Study
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): A shocking new study revealed the significant association between air pollution and birth defects.
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2017 Respicon witnesses awareness on Paediatric respiratory disorders
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 31 (ANI): RESPICON 2017, the 29th Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) National Respiratory Chapter in association with the 3rd APPS (Asian Pediatric Pulmonology Society) was conducted in Bengaluru. Gleneagles Global Hospitals, w
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Gorakhpur tragedy: UP STF arrests accused Dr Kafeel Khan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday arrested accused Dr Kafeel Khan from Gorakhpur over the death of nearly 70 children at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College's Hospital.
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Gorakhpur tragedy: Nodal Officer for BRD Medical College's Pediatrics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 13 (ANI): Amid the growing outrage over the death of nearly 70 children at Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das Medical College's Hospital due to encephalitis and alleged disruption of liquid oxygen supply, Dr. Kafeel Khan has been removed as the No
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Kids recovering from complex pneumonia can breathe sigh of relief
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Nov. 17 (ANI): A study published in Pediatrics journal has suggested that children recovering from complex pneumonia can be discharged from the hospital with oral instead of intravenous antibiotics.
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Guidelines to establish healthy habits for media use among children
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 23 (ANI): The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released new set of policies to regulate healthy habits for social media use among children from infants to teenagers.
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