Helping your teen with acne

January 10, 2011 by  
Filed under Acne

If you are a parent with a teen you know too well how acne can affect your child. Although what we believe about the issue and treatments may differ from when you were young, most agree blemishes can cause a lot of grief especially for teens.

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800,000 doses of children’s swine flu vaccine recalled; potency dipped below required levels

December 15, 2009 by  
Filed under h1n1, H1N1 Vaccine

Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children manufactured by French drug company Sanofi Pasteur have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. Read more

Why Canada Can’t Stop Bullies

December 3, 2009 by  
Filed under Bullying, School Age, Stop Bullying, Teens, Tweens

Canada can’t stop bullies. In fact, we rank 36th out of 40th for abuse in schoolyards.

Some would blame it on a culture where violence is glorified while some say it is lack of real policy and monitoring success of any such policy. Either excuse, shame on Canada.

Children everyday are being bullied in schoolyards without much being done at the school and board levels. Read more

Be a Hero to Your Daughter

June 24, 2009 by  
Filed under Children's Health, Parent, School Age, Teens, Tweens

As a father have you ever wondered what impact you have on your daughter and her future outlook. How a woman feels about herself goes back to how dad treated her as a little girl. Read more

Child Depression

March 11, 2009 by  
Filed under Children's Health

Depression in children is on the rise.  It is most likely to affect teenagers but it can strike at any age. Read more