Taipei, June 26 (CNA) Mass spectrometry-based blood testing has found no traces of barbiturates in the system of a student at a preschool in New Taipei's Xizhi District amid a scare over the use of sedatives by preschools, the city's health department said Monday.
Taipei, June 16 (CNA) New Taipei will test students at a preschool in the city's Xizhi District for sedative drugs on Saturday after a student there showed traces of a controlled sedative medication, though the medical community was divided over whether the finding was significant.
By Chiu Shu-yu and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerChildren under the age of two should not use electronic devices, as it could delay language development, doctors said.
Children under the age of two should not use electronic devices, as it could delay language development, doctors said.
“My two-year-old can understand everything, but when they want something, they can only point,” one mother said when describing her child.
These “late talkers” can understand and interact as well as other children their age, but do not begin speaking until later, New Taipei City Tucheng Hospital physiatrist Liu Kuo-cheng (劉國正) said on Wednesday.
Last year, the majority of the 26,392 children treated for developmental issues were treated for language development, Ministry of Health and Welfare data showed.
Causes might be genetic or environmental, Liu
Taipei, May 6 (CNA) Taiwan is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, especially in the northern part of the country, and the government has limited the availability of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests normally used to confirm positive COVID-19 cases.