Parents and carers will know, all too well, that school-aged children often pick up lots of bugs and viruses. What if your child is showing signs of a mild cough or cold? Or maybe they have conjunctivitis or are recovering from chickenpox? Should you still send them in then? It’s not always easy to know … Read more
China is one of the most expensive places in the world to raise a child in relative terms, a new report says, with the disproportionate impact on women driving the country’s precipitously low fertility rate as it grapples with a demographic crisis. The study, released by the China-based YuWa Population Research Institute, found the average … Read more
My parents were visiting last spring when an argument broke out. Since our family does not shy away from debate, that wasn’t surprising. But when my father yelled, “You know I’m a cancer survivor!” during this particular fight, I was taken aback for two reasons: My father doesn’t usually yell, and that was the first … Read more
Brits don’t start to take their health seriously until the age of 38 – and often only after a scare, according to research. The study of 2,000 adults found that starting to have new aches and pains, or reaching a milestone birthday, were also among the triggers that encouraged them to take better care of … Read more
