Archive for Childrens Health News
Beware of “low cost” health insurance.
Consumers shopping for individual health insurance for their children should be aware that many of these so called “affordable” health insurance companies may not have the financial resources to survive this tough economy. If a company decides that it can no longer afford to do business in a particular state they could leave their [...]
Study: N.C. kids lag in health coverage
State ranks 6th in the country in number of children not covered by health insurance.
By Sarah Avery
savery@newsobserver.com
Even before the economy tanked this year, the number of uninsured children in North Carolina was rising by the thousands, ranking the state No. 6 in the nation for the number of children who lack health insurance coverage.
And most [...]
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By TOM MURPHY – Jul 13, 2008
Associated Press
Low health insurance caps leave patients stranded
By TOM MURPHY [...]
Extending Health Insurance
By Kimberly Lankford
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Sunday, July 27, 2008; Page F03
Children are generally dropped from their parents’ health insurance when they turn 18 or 19 or graduate from college. But 16 states now require insurers to cover dependent children on their parents’ policies until the children are in their mid-twenties — and sometimes up to age [...]
Study: Day care babies gain more weight
By Megan Rauscher
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Infants cared for by someone other than mom or dad are more apt to be exposed to “unfavorable” feeding practices and to gain more weight during their first year of life, a new study shows, which could contribute to childhood weight problems.
“Parents may want to [...]
New Children’s Vaccines Added
WebMD Health News
A CDC panel has approved a new two-dose rotavirus vaccine for infants, a five-disease vaccine for infants, and a four-disease booster vaccine for kids.
The new combination vaccines would cut the number of shots kids have to undergo for protection against vaccine-preventable diseases. Like the existing rotavirus vaccine, the new rotavirus vaccine is given [...]
Money, ads give health care top political billing
By JIM KUHNHENN – 15 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care is returning as a campaign issue, with special interest and advocacy groups preparing to spend at least $60 million to push politicians to embrace universal access to medical coverage.
The efforts, one by a coalition of labor and liberal groups and another [...]
New Ways to Diagnose Autism Earlier
From Wall Street Journal:
With the number of autistic children growing, researchers are targeting new technologies to help detect the disorder at ever-younger ages in hopes of reversing some of autism’s worst symptoms.
Most autistic children currently aren’t diagnosed until they are about 4 years old, using conventional detection methods of observing behavior. Although specialists are able [...]
The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Drugs for Kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics is seeking to change some of its recommendations regarding children who have too much so-called “bad” cholesterol.
According to the new recommendations, children as young as eight should be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to prevent future heart problems. This is a significant change from the previous recommendations, which said cholesterol-reducing drugs should [...]