Children who battle and survive cancer run a higher risk of heart problems and must be closely screened, say experts.Aggressive cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy can harm the heart, multiplying the patient's death risk by seven, d
LONDON (Reuters) - Children and young people who survive cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease as young adults because of the cancer treatment they received, researchers said Wednesday. A study by doctors from the Unite
LONDON - Elton John intends to provide financial and other support to a young Ukranian boy he had hoped to adopt, the singer-songwriter's partner David Furnish said Tuesday. Furnish told BBC Radio that the couple were hugely disappointed that Ukr
BLANTYRE, Malawi - A police official says a 1-year-old child has died in Malawi following a series of earthquakes in the southern African country. Karongo police spokesman Enock Levason said that the toddler died Tuesday when a kitchen collapsed, an
Lessons in using the internet safely are set to become a compulsory part of the curriculum for primary school children in England from 2011.The lessons are one element of a new government strategy being unveiled called Click Clever, Click Safe . Ch
POCHALLA, Sudan - Girls and boys in south Sudan do not need bogeyman scare stories to make them behave: the child snatchers are real. They come with guns and steal our children, then kill the rest of us, said Aballa Abich, a tired-looking mother
Scientists have discovered what they believe is a genetic cause of severe obesity in children.The team concluded that the loss of a key segment of DNA can be to blame. It said the findings might improve diagnosis of severe obesity - which on occasio
SANAA, YEMEN Ayesha rested her head on the doctor's desk. She had removed her black veil, revealing a round face contorted in pain. She had married a 53-year-old man when she was 13. Now 15, she wanted her childhood back. She clutched her sides and
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