Search Results for 'Children'

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

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

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

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

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 [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Children affected by father's depression, says study

The children of fathers with mental health disorders such as depression are more likely to develop anxiety, alcoholism and psychiatric problems, according to new research. Sons are more at risk than daughters, the Oxford University research [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

When it comes to feeding children, forget the usual food rul...

At a wedding last year I had an embarrassing experience. Offering to hold a couple's seven-month-old baby, I let the child pick up my bread roll and put it in her mouth. A state of emergency was declared. "We aren't letting her try sol [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Researcher Children getting wrong message over healthy eatin...

The Government's recent decision to allow the sale of fat-laden pies and sausage rolls, and sugar-filled drinks in schools is sending the wrong message to children and parents, says health researcher Caroline Shaw. She has joined criticism [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Parents who smoke impact children's decision to smoke

Parents who smoke may be unknowingly influencing their adolescent children to try smoking as well, research in the February issue of Pediatrics indicates.If youth had tobacco exposure prior to becoming teenagers, they were even more likely [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Half children in deprived areas 'have speech problems'

Up to half of children in deprived parts of Britain have significant speech problems, a groundbreaking review said Tuesday, adding that the problem is currently too low a priority for the government. The report into language and speech ser [...]