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Eastday-Children's clothing fails tests on quality
Sun May 27 21:37:40 EDT 2012
AN alarming amount of children's clothing, including some produced by a Shanghai company, failed tests of color fastness, formaldehyde content and pH index, CCTV reported yesterday.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network adds children's hospital designation
Tue May 22 15:15:34 EDT 2012
Pediatric care has drastically improved over decades. Lehigh Valley Health Network on Tuesday officially rebranded as the region's first children's hospital — a hospital-within-a-hospital designation that is the culmination of decades of improvements in specialized children's health care,...
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State Audit Finds Unexplained Gaps In Children's Mental Health Care
Fri May 25 18:44:50 EDT 2012
Oregon needs to do a better job at making sure that low-income children are getting the mental health services they’re eligible for. That's the finding of a new audit by the Oregon Secretary of State's office.
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Calif. Children's Medical Therapy facing cuts
Mon May 28 09:35:22 EDT 2012
Nicolas Ayer is, in many ways, a typical 3-year-old boy. He loves baseball, cars and Nickelodeon cartoons, hates taking naps and is eager to please his parents. But when you look a little closer, some of the things that...
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Children's Aid Society honored
Sun May 27 21:39:45 EDT 2012
On March 22 Children s Aid Society was selected as the recipient of the Central Penn Parents 2012 Healthcare Heroes Awards in the "Children s Health Advocate" category.
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Astral Radio's Caring for Kids Radiothon raises $1,450,000 for The Children's Young Patients
Fri May 25 13:26:00 EDT 2012
MONTREAL , May 25, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - The Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation and radio stations Virgin Radio 96, CHOM 97.7 and CJAD 800 are proud to announce that Astral Radio's Caring for Kids Radiothon ...
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Inova, Children’s discussing collaboration
Thu May 17 17:41:23 EDT 2012
Officials from Inova Health System and Children’s National Medical Center are discussing a partnership that would expand pediatric care in Northern Virginia. Inova, headquartered in Falls Church, operates hospitals in Alexandria, Fair Oaks, Fairfax, Leesburg and Mount Vernon, but lacks...
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Children's Hospital addingHighlands Ranch branch
Mon May 21 23:05:10 EDT 2012
Children's Hospital Colorado will add a full-service "South Campus" hospital in the heart of Highlands Ranch, joining the boom in health facility construction up and down the Front Range.
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Nancy Chuda: Irresponsible Care: National Children's Study Faces changes That May Put Children's Health at Greater Risk
Mon May 21 13:26:15 EDT 2012
Public health advocates have long pushed for stronger standards on flame retardants, and, in particular, those containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PDBEs), citing studies that suggest they cause harmful health effects -- especially in children.
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Coombe Hospital bids for children's hospital
Mon May 28 10:13:27 EDT 2012
The Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital has made a bid to build a new national children's hospital claiming that it offers the biggest and most flexible site.
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