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A British MP for Dagenham & Rainham has suggested that parents should lose their child benefit if they refuse to give their child the MMR vaccine. The measure, which is already in place in Australia, was suggested by Labour MP Jon Cruddas in response to figures that show uptake of the vaccine has dropped to dangerously low levels in some areas. Earlier this year, more than 1,000 people caught...
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Last updated: 23/09/2013
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A British mother is criticising a taxi driver for charging her a cleaning fee after she gave birth in his cab. Jenny Larkin started giving birth when the driver arrived at the maternity unit and midwives were forced to deliver the baby in the front of his car. The driver presented her with a valet bill for £40 two days later, which Miss Larkin says is unfair as they paid the £16 fare and the...
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Last updated: 20/09/2013
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A pregnant woman has received heavy criticism after she posted pictures of herself lifting weights just two weeks before her due date. US bodybuilder Lea-Ann Ellison was determined to stay in shape during her pregnancy and continued her exercise regime. The 35-year-old said: ‘After the birth of my second child, I knew I needed to step it up big time. ‘I loved being a Mom but I wanted to be a...
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Last updated: 20/09/2013
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Young children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to be obese and have poorer diets than their advantaged counterparts. The latest report from the Growing Up in Ireland study found that a gap began to appear in the health of children from different social classes before they reached the age of three. 9% of children living with parents who never worked were obese, compared with 5% of...
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Last updated: 20/09/2013
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Tomorow night Ryan Tubridy will come face to face with America’s most famous beauty queen – Toddler and Tiaras' Eden Wood as she appears on The Late Late Show along with her mother and her manager. As Ireland prepares to host its very first child beauty pageant this weekend, many fans of the infamous reality show are buzzing at the chance to meet its breakout star. The eight-year-old shot...
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Last updated: 19/09/2013
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A new study has revealed that parents will chauffeur their kids over a distance of 125,817 miles before they turn 18. To put that figure in perspective, that’s about half the distance you would travel to get to the moon. Over one third of parents now have a car each and those with children in primary school make an average of 134 trips each month. For the average family, children’s trips...
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Last updated: 19/09/2013
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Children who play violent computer games on a regular basis are more likely to be aggressive, researchers have found. The findings were revealed at a conference held by the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in Dublin yesterday. The study of more than 1,000 teenagers found a strong link between young people who regularly played violent games and increased...
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Last updated: 19/09/2013
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Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister is to announce the introduction of a free school meal scheme in schools for infant children. The £600million plan is expected the save families an average of £437 a year per child. Under the current system, free school meals are limited to 400,000 of the poorest families. Nick Clegg will tell delegates today that he believes ‘every primary school pupil should...
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Last updated: 18/09/2013
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Research in Scotland has found the health of pregnant women and their babies is put at risk when mothers are overweight or underweight. The analysis of 110,000 pregnancies between 2003 and 2010 showed the risk of complications increased in women with a higher BMI. These women also had an increased risk of hypertension and diabetes, which can affect the baby. While obese women were 45% more likely...
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Last updated: 18/09/2013
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The head of Amsterdam’s health service is claiming sugar is the most dangerous drug of our times and is calling for the substance to be tightly regulated. Research has found that sugar, unlike fat, actually interferes with the body’s appetite and creates an insatiable desire to keep eating. " Whoever uses sugar wants more and more, even when they are no longer hungry. Give someone eggs and...
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Last updated: 18/09/2013
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