Articles Tagged: japan

Radioactive iodine found in Japanese mums' breast milk

By Liz Stansfield, Apr 21, 2011

Getty Images A month after the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, a citizen's group has conducted tests on breast ...

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How do you answer children's questions about the news?

By Heidi Scrimgeour, Apr 12, 2011

The day after Japan was rocked by an earthquake and a tsunami, my sons caught a few minutes of a children's news programme ...

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Yoghurt could cut risk of kids getting tooth decay

By Jenny Cornish, Jun 5, 2010

New research has found that eating yoghurt regularly could cut the risk of children's teeth rotting. The study, ...

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The Japanese baby-crying contest - harmless or mean?

By Jenny Cornish, Apr 27, 2010

Mums are usually trying to get their babies to STOP crying - but not at this bizarre event in Japan. The annual Naki ...

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Baby monitors could translate children's cries

By Jenny Cornish, Feb 27, 2010

Scientists in Japan have identified a number of different sounds that babies make if they are hungry, sad or in pain. One ...

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