The amount of children without insurance in North Carolina was already increasing by the thousands, as the economy plummeted this year. N.C. is now ranked number 6Â in the U.S. for the amount of children lacking health insurance coverage. Surprisingly, most of these children, almost 300,000, lived with working parents.
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, [...]
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Health coverage sluggish for N.C. kids
Published by November 17th, 2008 in Health Insurance.0 Comments
U.S. has 9 million uninsured children
Published by October 27th, 2008 in Health Insurance.0 Comments
A recent study on children without health insurance showed that in many cases, at least one of their parents is covered by insurance. More than 3 percent of were not insured: 1,380 of 39,588 children. In about 90 percent of cases, the insured parents of kids with no coverage had a private plan instead of [...]
According to the nation’s leading pediatricians group, children ranging from newborns to teens need double the normally suggested amount of vitamin D. The reason for this new advice is that evidence shows that it may assist in preventing some serious diseases.Â
The American Academy of Pediatrics said that in order for children to get the newly [...]
Trouble focusing in school? Check kids’ eyes first
Published by September 12th, 2008 in Health and Wellness.0 Comments
If your child is having trouble focusing in school, don’t assume that Ritalin will be the right fix. Eyes, ears and teeth should be checked out for any problems before medicine is brought into the picture.
Some parents have been happy with the progress their kids have made in school after doing eye exercises with a [...]
