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The latest news items concerning child health and paediatrics.
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13 May 2008 - Breastfeeding campaign launches
To mark this year?s National Breastfeeding Awareness Week, the Department of Health is encouraging young mothers from low-income backgrounds to access support that will help them to breastfeed for longer.
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13 May 2008 - Promoting physical activity for children - NICE consultation on the evidence
NICE has been asked by the Department of Health (DH) to develop guidance on physical activity, play and sport for pre-school and school-age children in family, pre-school, school and community settings.
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13 May 2008 - Breastfeeding and arthritis
Behind the Headlines (NHS Choices) assessment of a news story reported in the Daily Express reported on 13 April 2008.
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9 May 2008 - Very early birth survival 'the same'
Behind the Headlines (NHS Choices) assessment of a news story reported in The Daily Telegraph on 9 May 2008, discussing a study which indicates that the survival rates of extremely premature babies born at 23 weeks did not improve between 1994 and 2005.
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8 May 2008 - Death of a child infected with diphtheria in London
The Health Protection Agency has been responding to the death of a child in London. The most likely explanation for the child?s death is an infection with diphtheria. The Agency is recommending that people ensure that they are up to date with their routine immunisations.
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6 May 2008 - Breastfed babies 'are more intelligent'
Behind the Headlines (NHS Choices) assessment of a news story reported in the Daily Mail on 6 April 2008, reporting that ?Breast-fed babies grow into more intelligent children, with IQs up to eight points higher than those who are bottle fed?.
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2 May 2008 - Introduction of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine into the National Immunisation programme
Letter from the Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Nursing Officer and the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer providing information about the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into the national immunisation programme.
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30 April 2008 - Arsenic in baby rice
Behind the Headlines (NHS Choices) assessment of a news story in The Daily Telegraph (30/04/08), reporting ?One third of baby rice on sale in British supermarkets contains an unsafe level of arsenic?.
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25 April 2008 - HPV vaccine uptake
Behind the Headlines (NHS Choices) assessment of a news story in The Daily Telegraph, reporting that a third of parents may refuse to allow their teenage daughters to receive a new cervical cancer vaccination.
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28 April 2008 - National Knowledge Week 2008 - Childhood Obesity Surveillance and Prevention
Obesity National Knowledge Week presented by the NLH Public Health Specialist Library and, supported by the South East Public Health Observatory, North East Public Health Observatory and the National Obesity Observatory.
The aim being to support the Government ambition to reduce the proportion of overweight and obese children.
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