The legal and medical systems have been a little like Oscar Wilde's Lady Bracknell when it comes to cot deaths - one is unfortunate, but two or more is suspicious. On that basis mothers have been jailed when more than one of their children has died...
It’s one of those questions you always wanted to ask, but . . .
When Nathan Moscrop, a 12-year-old with severe dyslexia, suffered a bout of food poisoning, his GP placed him on a wheat-free diet. Almost immediately, his reading improved by leaps and bounds, and his attention perked up.
Herbal remedies are enjoying an increasing popularity as alternatives to conventional drugs for psychiatric conditions. Nevertheless, most of the studies involved adults so their impact on children is not clear. Always seek the advice of a qualified...
ADHD, PART II: OK, it's time for some joined-up thinking
Chickenpox vaccination is now fairly widespread across the USA, with claims of 95 to 100 per cent effectiveness being made for it in the medical press.
Cot death or SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) has been blamed on mothers, on hot bedrooms, on the baby's sleeping position, on the blankets, and on parental smoking - but one researcher believes it is more to do with the earth's magnetic...
Treating childhood haemangiomas (birthmarks made up of a mass of blood vessels) with pulsed dye laser (PDL) is no better than a wait-and-see strategy.
* Test for allergies, metal poisoning and other toxins such as pesticides, except in cases of autism. (The effects of autism are due to toxicity of foods, rather than allergies per se, and the tests won’t pick up any reaction.)
Although mental disorders are overdiagnosed in children, the reality is that there is indeed an increased incidence of behavioural problems among children today. So what is causing our children to ‘act up’ more than their counterparts of yesteryear...
What Doctors Don't Tell You