Anti-psychotic drug use soars in UK children, too American children take anti-psychotic medicines at about six times the rate of children in the United Kingdom, according to a comparison based on a new U.K. study. 05 May 2008
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Australia to probe medical testing claim Advocates for indigenous Australians alleged that Aboriginal children were used as test subjects for leprosy treatments in the 1920s and 1930s, sparking a government investigation. 17 Apr 2008
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Sharp increases in child obesity foreseen: Studies The number of obese children will grow dramatically in the coming years and so will their death rates from heart disease, according to a pair of studies from the United States and Denmark published on Wednesday. 06 Dec 2007
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Study maps brain abnormalities in autistic children Autistic children have more gray matter in areas of the brain that control social processing and sight-based learning than children without the developmental disability, a study said. 29 Nov 2007
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Vast African dump poisons children: U.N. Willis Ochieng, 10, scavenges through smoking refuse piled as high as a house at one of Africa's biggest rubbish mountains, his friends sitting nearby sucking on dirty plastic bottles of noxious yellow glue. 07 Oct 2007
