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Study Says Babies Learn from 'Just Right' Experiences
A new study has revealed that babies do not understand information that is too simple or too complex and instead ingest information that is �just right�. Dubbed the "Goldilocks effect" b...

Study Says Softening Agent Used in PVC Floor Materials Increases Risk of Asthma and Allergies in Infants
A new study has warned that a common softening agent used in PVC floors may enter an infant�s body either through breathing or ingestion, increasing the risk of asthma and allergies. A n...

Childhood Wheezing Not Linked to Viral Infections in Infancy
A team of Dutch researchers has said that occurrence of wheezing in childhood is not linked with the number of viral infections during infancy. While viral illnesses with wheezing in inf...

Letting Infants Cry Could Prove Detrimental to Health
While child care gurus claim that letting babies to cry it out is the best way of teaching the infants to soothe themselves, a new study has revealed that such a technique could be detriment...

Investigate Crib Deaths, Orders Bengal Government
With the advent of frequent infant death, all sub-divisional, district hospitals and medical colleges have been directed by the West Bengal health department to conduct in-house probes if mo...

C-section Doubles Childhood Obesity Risk
Babies born by caesarean section are at an increased risk of becoming obese than those delivered naturally, finds a research. Caesarean section delivery has already been linked to an inc...

Weight Loss May Improve Sleep-disordered Breathing in Obese Kids
A new study has confirmed links between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and obesity. The study further adds that weight loss helps to improve both metabolic parameters and SDB in obese chil...

Breast-fed Babies' Gut Microbes may Boost Immunity: Study
A new study has revealed that differences in bacterial colonization of the infant gut in formula-fed and breast-fed babies lead to changes in the expression of genes involved in the infant's...

Kids Of Smoking Parents Prone to Cardiovascular Risks
Children who are exposed to passive smoking from their parents are more likely to develop serious cardiovascular health problems later in life, finds a study. The Menzies Research Instit...

Study Finds Children Born to Mothers Over 40 Healthier and Smarter
Compared to children born of younger women, children born to mothers over 40 are less likely to have accidents or need hospital care and more likely to have been vaccinated early, a study ha...

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