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New Irish Web site launched for teens thinking about having sex

A new Web site launched by Ireland’s Crisis Pregnancy Agency provides useful and non-judgmental information to teenagers interested in having sex.
Advertised as having “the facts without the lecture”, the new site b4udecide.ie was launched today with the intent of providing factual and unbiased information to teens, parents, teachers and youth workers.
The site was created by [...]

Department of Health: more than 5,000 women under 20 had repeat abortions in 2008

The Department of Health has released statistics for 2008 that provide a revealing look at repeat abortions in the UK.
Health ministers in the U.K. have received new 2008 statistics from the Department of Health that reveal a reported 5,218 instances of repeat abortion among women under the age of 20. Additionally, 15,029 instances of repeat [...]

Government announces campaign to encourage youth to talk about safe sex

The UK government has announced a new campaign encouraging youth to talk more openly about safe sex in an effort to reduce teenage pregnancy rates.
Despite best efforts to reduce teen pregnancy rates in the U.K. by 2010, the government’s 2007 figures show that there were 41.9 pregnancies per every 1000 people between the ages of [...]

Swine flu vaccine to become available to children under five

The swine flu vaccine will be made available to children from six months to five years of age across the UK.
The Scottish Government has announced today an extension of the UK-wide swine flu policy that will offer the vaccine to healthy children between the ages of six months to five years. A similar announcement is [...]

More than 90 percent of pregnant women not given choice of birth location

Pregnant women are still not offered choices according to a recent NCT report, but the Department of Health disputes the findings.
The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) recently released a report stating that only 4.2 percent of pregnant women were given all the available options for their upcoming birth.
In 2007, the government issued a report titled “Maternity [...]

Wii Fit Plus get’s endorsement by UK’s Department of Health

The Wii Fit Plus by Nintendo has broken major ground by becoming the first computer game to be endorsed by the Department of Health, despite the gaming industries track record of disapproval and even accusations of playing a role in the obesity epidemic.
Wii Fit Plus is the new, enhanced version of Wii Fit, with [...]

Swine Flu vaccination, “Pandemrix” confirmed start October 26th

A pregnant teen who died on thursday from Swine Flu, (H1N1) became the 106th British confirmed death from H1N1. The Department of Health announced that a national vaccination campaign will start on October 26th using the GlaxoSmithKline product, “Pandemrix”.
Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson said that patients deemed “at risk”, such as pregnant women will [...]

Results Of ‘Junk Food For Babies’ Study Are Shocking

Over 100 baby foods have been investigated in a study called ‘Junk Food for Babies’. The shocking research showed that cheeseburgers and chocolate biscuits are healthier than some food marketed at babies.
It comes as the problem of child obesity is highlighted, with concerns of the poor diet choices parents are making for their young. Nutritionists [...]

23-Month Old Dies From Swine Flu In Texas

A 23-month old from Texas has died from the swine flu. It is the first fatality outside of Mexico.
Dr Richard Besser, from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the death today. The toddler tied from the H1N1 strain of the deadly virus.
The virus has so far claimed around 160 deaths in Mexico, with [...]

10 Signs That Your Baby Is Ready To Be Weaned…

Weaning is the process of moving a baby gradually on to solid food. After six months, breastmilk alone doesn’t provide your baby with enough nutrients, in particular iron, so other foods are needed.
The Department of Health used to recommend that babies were started on solids between the ages of four and six months. Then in [...]

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