NEW YORK - Young Latino children whose mothers speak Spanish watch less television than their peers with English-speaking moms, a new study shows. The findings have important implications for efforts aimed at helping reduce TV watching amon... [More]
Sophie Wall, 34, from England, with daughter Romilly who was born in Shanghai last January. Yong Kai It is becoming increasingly common for Shanghai expats to give birth in the city, rather than return to their own country. Namrita Chow rep... [More]
NEW YORK - Earlier bedtimes make for happier teens, a new study in the journal Sleep suggests. Adolescents whose parents enforced bedtimes of 10 p.m. or earlier were significantly less likely to be depressed and to have suicidal thoughts th... [More]
NEW YORK - Offering young kids a vegetable choice at dinner may not prompt them to eat more of these healthy foods, hint findings from a Dutch study. Since vegetable eating is generally not popular among youngsters, Dr. Cees de Graaf, at Wa... [More]
A woman has a pre-delivery check at Mary's Hospital in Beijing. There has been a rise in caesarean births recently at hospitals throughout the city. Courtesy of Mary's Hospital Women opt for surgical procedure for 'lucky day' and fear of pa... [More]
Women from Anhui province learn the fine points of babysitting. They were among a large batch of people who recently took training in housekeeping duties in the face of expected shortages brought about by the Lunar New Year celebrations. Li... [More]
LONDON - The British government backed a call on Wednesday for under-18s to be banned from using sunbeds in tanning salons because they increase skin cancer risk. "The scientific evidence is clear -- sunbeds increase your risk of getting sk... [More]
An advertisement for a consulting company states it can help city women deliver their babies in Hong Kong. The number of pregnant women who plan to have their children born in Hong Kong is growing, local health officials say. Wang Jing An i... [More]
BOSTON - The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, according to research released on Friday. The research suggests that whi... [More]
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