Eyesight may be valued as one of the most important factors in a child’s development, but studies show that over a quarter of adults have never taken their child for an eye test.
Dr Jane Zuckerman, Director of WHO Collaborating Centre for Travel Medicine, has put together a list of holiday first aid essentials we should all be packing this summer to help combat holiday health problems.
The charity Deafness Research UK has launched an innovative new road-show to remind young people of the risks they face to their hearing from prolonged listening to loud music on their MP3 players.
With so many books published about diet and nutrition it's sometimes hard to know what to believe. Patrick Holford is recognised as a leading expert in his field and Anne Coates unreservedly recommends his latest tome: Optimum Nutrition Made Easy.
According to a recent survey more than a third of parents don’t know the minimum SPF (sun protection factor) to use on children's skin.