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Having head lice, also called nits, doesn’t mean you’re dirty. Children are most commonly affected, but anyone with hair can catch them. Head lice are tiny insects that live in human hair. They’re very small (about the size of a sesame seed) and are...

Having head lice, also called nits, doesn’t mean y...

How much physical activity do children and young people aged 5-18 need to do to keep healthy? To stay healthy or to improve health, young people need to do three types of physical activity each week: aerobic, muscle-strengthening and bone-strengtheni...

How much physical activity do children and young p...

Evidence shows that overweight children are more likely to become overweight adults, who are at increased risk of serious health problems. If you make sure your children stay at a healthy weight you help them to get the best start in life. In adult...

Evidence shows that overweight children are more l...

There's nothing you or your child could have done to prevent type 1 diabetes; there is currently no known way to prevent type 1 diabetes. Tests can be done in children who have a high risk of developing type 1 diabetes to see if they have any of the...

There's nothing you or your child could have done ...

There is no treatment that can replace insulin for anyone with type 1 diabetes. People who have type 1 diabetes must use injected insulin (exogenous insulin) every day to survive. It's been suggested that some substances may help with blood sugar con...

There is no treatment that can replace insulin for...

Type 1 diabetes is a serious disease. Helping your child follow his or her diabetes treatment plan takes round-the-clock commitment and will initially require some significant lifestyle changes. But your efforts are worthwhile. Careful management of ...

Type 1 diabetes is a serious disease. Helping your...

Investigational treatments Pancreas transplant. With a successful pancreas transplant, your child would no longer need injected insulin. But pancreas transplants aren't always successful — and the procedure poses serious risks. Your child would nee...

Investigational treatments Pancreas transplant. ...

Treatment for type 1 diabetes is a lifelong commitment of blood sugar monitoring, insulin, healthy eating and regular exercise — even for kids. And as your child grows and changes, so will his or her diabetes treatment plan. Over the years, your chil...

Treatment for type 1 diabetes is a lifelong commit...

If your child's doctor suspects diabetes, he or she will recommend a screening test. The primary test used to diagnose type 1 diabetes in children is the: Random blood sugar test. A blood sample will be taken at a random time. Blood sugar values ar...

If your child's doctor suspects diabetes, he or sh...

Type 1 diabetes can affect nearly every major organ in your child's body, including the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys. The good news is that keeping your child's blood sugar level close to normal most of the time can dramatically red...

Type 1 diabetes can affect nearly every major orga...

There aren't many known risk factors for type 1 diabetes, though researchers continue to find new possibilities. Known risk factors These include: A family history. Anyone with a parent or siblings with type 1 diabetes has a slightly increased ris...

There aren't many known risk factors for type 1 di...

The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown. Scientists do know that in most people with type 1 diabetes, the body's own immune system — which normally fights harmful bacteria and viruses — mistakenly destroys the insulin-producing (islet) cells in...

The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown. Sci...

The signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children usually develop quickly, over a period of weeks. Look for: Increased thirst and frequent urination. As excess sugar builds up in your child's bloodstream, fluid is pulled from the tissues. This m...

The signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in child...

Indian Muslim women shout slogans during a protest rally in Bangalore on January 18, 2013.Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:49AM GMT Hundreds of women have held a demonstration in the southern Indian city of Bangalore to protest against the recent killing of Shia ...

Indian Muslim women shout slogans during a protest...

A Saudi security guard and a custodian disrespect Shia Muslim women in the courtyard of Masjid al-Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque) in the holy city of Medina on August 24, 2012. Saudi Arabian security forces have arrested a number of Shia Muslim women...

A Saudi security guard and a custodian disrespect ...

(ShiiteNews) Kaneez Fatima alias Dilshad Fatima was shot martyred along with her husband on Abul Hassan Ispahani Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi. Both were employees of a private Hospital. She was not the first Shia woman who fell victim to the terro...

(ShiiteNews) Kaneez Fatima alias Dilshad Fatima wa...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked the Constitutional Court to explain why it overturned a decision to allow women to wear headscarves at the country's universities. Erdogan, who leads the ruling Justice and Development Party or AK...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has as...

Almost half of people feel the wearing of hijabs or headscarves by Muslim students should be allowed in Ireland's State schools, according to the latest Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll. Right to Wear Hijab is Backed by Almost Half Surveyed in IrelandWhile...

Almost half of people feel the wearing of hijabs o...

By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi The sunna —the sayings and examples of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)— is the second most important source for Islamic laws. It is impossible to truly understand the Qur’an without studying the Prophet’s life that provided th...

By: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi The sunna —the sayings a...

On August 8, the Italian news agency Adn Kronos International (AKI) reported that the Friday prayer leader of Mashhad, Sayyid Ahmad Elmalhoda, strongly criticized that a female had carried the Iranian flag during the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. The f...

On August 8, the Italian news agency Adn Kronos In...

In the past few years, the Islamic dress code, and specifically the Hijab observed by Muslim women, has been the subject of a number of controversial laws and regulations in European and majority Muslim countries. In France, young Muslim girls were b...

In the past few years, the Islamic dress code, and...