Children 'put at risk of rickets'
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The failure to stick to policies on vitamin D supplements is putting children at risk of rickets, experts warn.
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The results of a new study suggest that doctors should take preventive action to treat some children for heart disease.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- While calcium supplements have been touted to prevent broken bones in adults, providing them to children may not help prevent fractures as they age, Australian researchers report.
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Children as young as 15 months should be screened for high cholesterol in an attempt to cut the number of Britons suffering from heart disease, doctors say today.
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Food marketed to children is being criticized as high in fat and sugar.
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A genetic mutation and environmental  factors before and after birth can increase the risk of  suffering from brittle bone disease decades later, researchers  said on Tuesday.
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Medicines for young children often contain additives banned from food for under-threes, research shows.
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Kids who carry excess pounds  may be doing permanent damage to their feet, a group of foot  and ankle surgeons warns.
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FAT children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach the age of 65, health campaigners warn.
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Children as young as four are eating so much salt it is putting their health at risk, a study suggests.
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Nursery children need an hour of daily exercise to prevent them becoming obesity victims, researchers warn.
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Many NHS trusts have significant flaws in the service they provide for children, a report finds.
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Support staff hired to help midwives could put mothers and babies at risk by doing their jobs, claims a report.
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Children in overcrowded housing are up to 10 times more likely to contract meningitis, a report from charity Shelter reveals.
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People who take even moderately high doses of vitamin E could be putting their lives at risk, mounting evidence suggests.
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Calcium supplements given to healthy   children to improve their bone density are unlikely to prevent   broken bones, researchers said on Friday.
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