Screen Time begins during infancy

The average daily time spent by children, in front of computer or watching television increases as they grow older. According to the studies conducted, at the New York University Langone Medical Center and National Institutes of Health, the University at Albany, children with age 12 months have s...

Living near a busy road stunts lung growth and increases the risk of lung cancer in children

A new research states that living within 50 meters of a major busy road may stunt lung growth in children by 3 – 14% and increase the risk of lung cancer by 10%.

The research is conducted at King's College London. It was studied by a coalition of 15 environments and health NGO...

Refusal to paid leave results in working parents unable to take care of their sick children

A new survey by Ann and Robert H revealed that in Chicago, four out of ten working parents complain about not getting paid leaves. Hence, those parents are unable to take care of their sick children or to take them to the hospital when required. 1 by 6 parents said that when there was a need to take...