Search Results for 'Child'

Depressed moms linked to child disorders

Children whose mothers were depressed throughout their first year of life have a higher risk of mental disorders themselves by age 6, researchers in Israel say. Ruth Feldman, a professor at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, found 60 perce [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Mother depressed over job fears kills herself and her two ch...

The bodies of Claudia Oakes-Green, 44, her son, Thomas, 13, and daughter Eleanor, nine, were found in February. Her husband Iain, a specialist in wind energy, was working abroad. Police broke into the family’s detached house, in She [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

ChildLine: lifesavers on the end of a telephone

The moment the programme started, the phones began to light up. Some calls were silent, with only a child’s breathing to reveal that they were struggling to find the words. Others spoke in sentences hacked to pieces by sobbing. I re [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Persistent depression risk 'doubles' in abused children

Childhood abuse doubles the risk of developing multiple and long-lasting episodes of depression, say scientists. A review, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, also suggests these patients are less likely to respond to treatme [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression in adulthood twice as likely for those abused as ...

People with a history of abuse or maltreatment during childhood are twice as likely to have recurrent episodes of depression in adulthood, according to scientists. These individuals are also less likely to respo [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Childhood Depression, Anxiety Tied to Pain in Adulthood

Children who experience abuse or other adversities and develop mental health disorders are at increased risk for chronic physical problems when they're adults, according to a new study. Researchers examined data from people in 10 c [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression In Mothers Affects Children, Study Says

Depression in a parent—particularly a mother—is likely to induce stress in children, a new study says. Researchers from the University of Maryland and Stony Brook University measured levels of the stress hormone cortisol in 3 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Overeating in children recognized as an epidemic

The federal government is getting serious about cutting back on childhood obesity. President Obama has created the Task Force on Childhood Obesity, which delivered a detailed report, the results of which became the basis for the first an [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Junk food ads contribute to 40% of childhood obesity

Many of us remember watching children’s TV as youngsters and eagerly awaiting the advert breaks. Images of toys we wanted, or foods we desired, flashed up on the screen to our delight. These junk food adverts were a lot of fun, but [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Smokers Banned From Adopting or Fostering Children

"This is just the latest step in a growing movement to protect the most vulnerable and most defenseless victims of tobacco smoke pollution," says Banzhaf, noting that there are many reasons supporting the prohibition on adoptio [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Just how healthy is your child's ready meal?

Minced beef in a delicious tomato sauce with egg pasta topped with a yummy three cheese sauce. 'I use British beef and three cheeses - parmesan, mascarpone and gruyere. My beef lasagne is a source of zinc, which is important for grow [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

The hunt for healthy food for children

But a BBC Panorama investigation into food for the under-fives found that easy answers to healthy eating can be as hard to come by as a full night's sleep and a long lie. For the parents of the 1.5m children who regularly attend [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Smoking in pregnancy risks psychotic children - study

Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms as teenagers, British scientists said on Thursday. Researchers from four British universities studied 6,356 12-year-olds and interviewed [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Junk food ads aimed at children set to stay

The communications watchdog has been accused of ignoring the growing problem of childhood obesity after it decided against strengthening rules governing junk food advertising on television. Under a review of television standards, a ban on a [...]