Children in North Carolina are losing health insurance

A new report by the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute shows North Carolina workers are losing employer-based health insurance at a greater rate than all but one other U.

FDA approves new drug to prevent joint damage in children

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new use for antihemophilic factor recombinant (Kogenate FS) to reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes and prevent joint damage in children with haemophilia A.

Free books for children in the United Kingdom

More than half a million children around the UK are receiving free books.

Children are in trouble for taking pictures of each other

Boulder investigators were notified this week about an incident involving two elementary-school children snapping inappropriate pictures of each other with a cell phone, police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said.

Is America leaving gifted children behind?

Children with IQs that are probably 160 and higher, have always fascinated us.

Scientists argue over necessary amount of child exercise

Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, UK, have carried out research that suggests the one hour of moderate exercise a day recommended to children from health experts may not be enough to tackle the rising problem of childhood obesity.

5 children catch E. Coli at their daycare center

Five children have now contracted E.

Indian kids are still working despite child labor ban

Activists say there has been little progress in curbing child labour as only 12,000 children have been removed from illegal employment since the ban.

Bush rolls over 10 school children in Michigan

bus has rolled over near Ann Arbor, Mich.

Children's eating disorders

Eating disorders are the most complex mental health problems that a child may experience.

100,000 california children are "reading for the record"

Jumpstart's Read for the Record began early last Thursday with Matt Lauer of NBC's TODAY Show introducing First Lady Laura Bush reading with school children at the White House.

10,700 children hospitalized over tainted Chinese milk

Nearly 10,700 Chinese infants and children were still in hospital after drinking toxic milk and milk formula, China said on Thursday, but urged foreign customers to take a 'scientific' approach to the safety of its products.

New laws for special-needs children

Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law recently by President Bush, will make more students eligible for accommodations.

Bipolar disorder affects children as well as adults

A study of 54 people with bipolar disorder found that the illness, long considered an adult affliction, also affects children.

New playground challenges children and parents

Sometimes, the presence of other adults can make a parent more protective, for fear of being judged careless.

Parents income and education levels influence their children's health

Every parent wants their children to live long, healthy lives.

FDA pulls children's over-the-counter medications

Concerns over the safety and effectiveness of children's OTC cold medications were sparked by a 2007 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control that found the drugs had injured 1,500 children under the age of 2 between 2004 and 2005.

5 kids killed in a crane accident in China

Five children were killed and two injured when a tower crane crashed on Friday in a kindergarten in a east Chinese province.