VATICAN CITY/TORONTO, May 13 (Reuters) – Pope Francis will visit Canada July 24-30, the Vatican said on Friday, a trip during which he is expected to personally apologise for the Catholic Church’s role in running residential schools where many indigenous […]
Anastasia Moloney, Reuters Data from 17 countries and territories across the Americas, including the United States, Canada and Chile, show they may have eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the U.N. World Health Organization said on Monday. The countries […]
Lisa Rapaport, Reuters Exposure to air pollution early in life may contribute to the development of asthma in childhood and adolescence, a European study suggests. Researchers followed more than 14,000 children from birth through ages 14 to 16 and found […]
Astrid Zwynert, Reuters The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) on Monday launched a $2.8 million appeal to help children affected by a typhoon that tore across the northern Philippines over the weekend, forcing thousands from their homes. At least nine […]
Madeline Kennedy, Reuters Many mothers are more willing to recognize their own obesity than to see it in their child, which could hinder the child from getting help to lose weight, researchers say. The study team in Ireland analyzed data […]
Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters More than half a million children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition as a risk of famine grows, a senior official of the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. The figure, a three-fold jump since fighting erupted […]
Molly Riley, Reuters Children with a parent who suffers from anxiety have an increased risk of developing it themselves, but one year of family therapy sessions reduces the number of kids who develop it, according to a new study. In […]
(Reuters Health) – There isn’t enough evidence yet to say whether e-cigarettes are safe or effective for helping people quit smoking, new U.S. guidelines on tobacco cessation conclude. The conclusion, issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today […]
Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday to extend federal child nutrition assistance programs to children in Native American tribes. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), along with Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.), unveiled the Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of […]
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