Science news articles about 'child survival'

... -feed indefinitely, and no significant differences were found in survival between them. Seventy-six percent of infants ... stopped breast-feeding at four months survived to 24 months of age versus 75 ...

... make rapid progress against the top child killers of pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria, the international ... moving on to pass the newly introduced Global Child Survival Act of 2009, which calls for a clear ...

... For these kids to survive, the parents need to look after themselves. "The parents are the ones safeguarding the child's survival. So if the parents are doing okay, there's a better chance the child ...

... , et al., have now provided unique data on the critical importance of this intervention for improving child survival. This strong evidence should reenergize programs for the delivery of this critical ...