Children's Health

Howard County should keep soft drinks out of its schools [Letter]

2013-04-08 19:21:00

As a Foreign Service family who lived for six years in Central America, where no soda was allowed on our children's school campus, we were very surprised to discover that the highly rated Howard County schools still sell soda in vending machines. Soft...

MD gets $36.5 million for improving children's access to health insurance

2012-12-19 14:49:00

The federal government has awarded Maryland $36.5 million for its success at getting children enrolled in government subsidized health programs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Wednesday that Maryland was among 23 states that was...

Shortchanging the children

2012-12-19 00:00:00

America's children seem to be shortchanged on almost every issue we face as a society. Not only are we failing to protect our children from deranged people wielding semi-automatic guns, we're not protecting them from poverty. The rate of child poverty...

Don't make kids bear the brunt of the fiscal cliff

2012-12-16 05:00:00

As the federal "fiscal cliff" approaches, an important group of Marylanders with a lot on the line has been largely ignored: children. The stakes are immense, because the recession has been hard on Maryland children, with one out of every seven living...

Baltimore retailer ordered to stop selling jewelry with lead

2012-12-11 14:37:00

A Baltimore retailer has been ordered by city health officials to stop selling a children's ring, necklace and earrings because the items contain dangerous levels of lead. The Baltimore City Health Department said Tuesday it has issued a nuisance...

Obama should sidestep Congress

2012-12-26 12:28:00

Incumbent presidents don't run for reelection simply to preserve first-term accomplishments. Presidents and presidential candidates are men and women of big ambition, driven by the immense self-confidence required to run for the job and a desire to...

With focus on children's health, achievement gap, Siddiqui runs for reelection

2012-10-24 09:31:00

Latest in a series of school board candidate profiles. The next four years are going to be critical for Howard County schools, said Board of Education incumbent Janet Siddiqui. A new superintendent is at the helm, the federal Common Core Standards...

Maryland's teacher absence rate needs a closer look

2012-11-12 14:21:00

Pardon me while I rant: Are you kidding me? According to a report from the Center for American Progress, about 35 percent of Maryland teachers missed 10 or more days of the 2009-2010 school year. Excuse me? Don't most teachers work 10 months? Don't...

Research shows gay and lesbian couples are good parents

2012-10-26 04:00:00

More than 30 years of scientific research have shown that children do best when raised by two loving, committed parents, regardless of gender. This is the conclusion reached by a comprehensive review of virtually every study on the subject conducted by...

Fire safety a serious side to fall festival in Arbutus

2012-10-16 04:07:00

The firetruck's door opened and Brandon Nagel, 7, came bounding out onto the parking lot on Southwestern Boulevard. "That was totally awesome," he yelled. "I was talking to the people in the back of the fire truck!" Free rides in the Arbutus Volunteer...

No federal subsidies for junk food

2012-08-23 00:00:00

Eighteen billion dollars. That is how much money American taxpayers have paid since 1995 to subsidize the production of four junk food ingredients: high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, corn starch, and soy oil. Instead of using our tax money to...

Researchers eye saliva for patient testing

2012-05-23 16:28:00

No one likes to get stuck with a needle. But it's the only way doctors can get blood to test for diabetes, anemia and numerous other health problems. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing say there is a much less invasive and...

Santiago Bustamante, Imperial County firefighter at Station No. 7 Niland, demonstrates the use of firefighting equipment to children during the 11th annual Family & Children's Health Fair on Wednesday in Niland.

2013-03-20 23:51:00

11th Annual Family & Children's Health Fair

2013-03-20 23:03:00

The Kohl's Cares program offers popular children's books with matching sutffed animals for just $5 apiece, and the profit goes to children's health and education charities.

2012-08-26 07:15:00