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Researchers out of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have found that when combined, tobacco smoke and lead, ingested while pregnant, create a significant risk of symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children later in life. The study, published today in the journal Pediatrics, f...ocused on data collected from 2001 to 2004 on 3,907 children aged 8 to 15...

The bottle, which has already won a series of innovation and research awards, ensures that the milk is heated to between 32 and 34 degrees in just 60 seconds and stays warm for up to an hour. It can be recharged up to 100 times and even features an anti-colic teat which allows a baby to latch on more easily.It was invented by a husband and wife team who were tired...

Mums-to-be who consume high levels of alcohol in late pregnancy are likely to give birth to aggressive kids, a new study has revealed. The research team from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research suggests that the amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behaviour in different ways....

The HSE South has advised people living in flood-affected areas how to protect their health when using emergency water supplies and how to clean up safely after floods.“Infection problems arising from floods in the Republic of Ireland are rare. Usually, any harmful bugs in floodwater become very diluted and present a l...ow risk, but there are a few precautions that can be taken,” said Dr...

Reports that new mum Lucy Kennedy will be the face of RTE on Saturday nights have been trashed by the broadcaster. It was claimed that the former sidekick of Podge and Rodge has been chosen to co-present a new chatshow with burly journalist Brendan O'Connor in January. But an RTE spokesperson has said that no decision ...has been made in relation to the slot left behind by Ryan Tubridy....

Babies start to develop their teeth when they are growing in the womb. These milk teeth, or deciduous teeth, begin to emerge at around six months. This process is known as teething and most children will have their full set of first teeth by the time they are two-and-a-half to three years of age....

By Conor McHugh MORE than 17,600 people in Kildare and West-Wicklow have been given the swine flu vaccination since it was introduced on Monday, November 2.Those vaccinated were in the at-risk group, including pregnant women, cancer patients and people aged under 65 with long term illnesses.That's according to the HSE ...which says that, in the past week, it began writing to parents of children aged

THE PARENTS of a 14-week-old baby who died of leukaemia have urged other parents to "kick down doors" to demand medical attention if they feel their child requires it.Tom and Julia O'Connor, from Mallow, Co Cork, claim the health system failed their son Adam, their first-born, who died earlier this year on February 17t...h, just two days after he was diagnosed with leukaemia.The death followed weeks