Cases of children rushed to the emergency room after accidentally swallowing coin-sized batteries found in many household gadgets have doubled over the past two decades.
Cases of children rushed to the emergency room after accidentally swallowing coin-sized batteries found in many household gadgets have doubled over the past two decades, new research reveals.
For babies just starting to move around, walking or running while toting a bottle, a pacifier or a sippy cup might be a dangerous pursuit.
For babies just starting to move around, walking or running while toting a bottle, a pacifier or a sippy cup might be a dangerous pursuit.
It can be difficult during the spring months for parents to determine whether their children have a cold or seasonal allergies.
It can be difficult during the spring months for parents to determine whether their children have a cold or seasonal allergies, but an expert outlines how to tell the difference.
Young adults with an autism spectrum disorder are less likely to continue their education or get a job after high school.
Young adults with an autism spectrum disorder are less likely to continue their education or get a job after high school when compared to young adults with other disabilities, new research indicates.
Inducing labor after a woman has been pregnant for more than 37 weeks can reduce an infant's risk of death before, during or shortly after birth.
Inducing labor after a woman has been pregnant for more than 37 weeks can reduce an infant's risk of death before, during or shortly after birth without increasing the need for cesarean delivery, a new study says.
Levels of certain gut bacteria and low protein intake may raise children's risk of being obese, new research suggests.
Levels of certain gut bacteria and low protein intake may raise children's risk of being obese, new research suggests.
Children who wake up at night and are allowed to fall back asleep in their parents' bed are less likely to be overweight than kids put back into their own bed, a new study says.
Children who wake up at night and are allowed to fall back asleep in their parents' bed are less likely to be overweight than kids put back into their own bed, a new study says.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked the makers of these devices to factor in the safety of pediatric patients when using existing machines and designing new ones.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked the makers of these devices to factor in the safety of pediatric patients when using existing machines and designing new ones.
Pre-teens living in states that require vaccinations for incoming middle school students are more likely to be immunized than those in states without such requirements.
Pre-teens living in states that require vaccinations for incoming middle school students are more likely to be immunized than those in states without such requirements, a new study finds.
When swaddling an infant, make sure to leave the blankets loose enough to allow leg and hip movement, experts say.
When swaddling an infant, make sure to leave the blankets loose enough to allow leg and hip movement, experts say.
Even youngsters who seem to be in perfect health can be at risk for heart disease. Just ask Heather Link.
Even youngsters who seem to be in perfect health can be at risk for heart disease. Just ask Heather Link.
More teenage girls are using contraceptives, which may explain part of the dramatic drop in the U.S. teen pregnancy rate, federal health officials reported Thursday.
More teenage girls are using contraceptives, which may explain part of the dramatic drop in the U.S. teen pregnancy rate, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Children born after a longer-than-normal pregnancy are at increased risk for behavioral and emotional problems, a new study suggests.
Children born after a longer-than-normal pregnancy are at increased risk for behavioral and emotional problems, a new study suggests.
Widely held wisdom that pacifier use among newborns interferes with breast-feeding is wrong, a new small study suggests.
Widely held wisdom that pacifier use among newborns interferes with breast-feeding is wrong, a new small study suggests.
Starting a family does not lead young adults to eat healthier in order to set a good example for their children, a new study says.
Starting a family does not lead young adults to eat healthier in order to set a good example for their children, a new study says.
A new survey of American apartment dwellers reveals that upwards of a third of nonsmoking residents sniff the stench of secondhand smoke in their building's public spaces.
A new survey of American apartment dwellers reveals that upwards of a third of nonsmoking residents sniff the stench of secondhand smoke in their building's public spaces.
Special-needs youth with chronic medical conditions or developmental disabilities are at risk for anxiety and depression if they're excluded, ignored or bullied by other young people.
Special-needs youth with chronic medical conditions or developmental disabilities are at risk for anxiety and depression if they're excluded, ignored or bullied by other young people.
Parents with poor math skills are more likely than others to give incorrect doses of medicine to their children, a new study finds.
Parents with poor math skills are more likely than others to give incorrect doses of medicine to their children, a new study finds.
Poor mothers who are single or who have depression are more likely to overfeed their infants by adding cereal to baby bottles, a practice that can lead to excess weight gain in infants.
Poor mothers who are single or who have depression are more likely to overfeed their infants by adding cereal to baby bottles, a practice that can lead to excess weight gain in infants, a new study reveals.
Kids who recognize fast-food advertisements on TV are more likely to be overweight, and those familiar with TV ads for alcoholic beverages are more likely to drink.
Kids who recognize fast-food advertisements on TV are more likely to be overweight, and those familiar with TV ads for alcoholic beverages are more likely to drink.
Children who are bullied are three times more likely than others to self-harm by the time they are 12 years old, according to a new study.
Children who are bullied are three times more likely than others to self-harm by the time they are 12 years old, according to a new study.
Although all 50 states have laws that allow children with asthma to carry inhalers at school, experts say that some kids are still being denied access.
Although all 50 states have laws that allow children with asthma to carry inhalers at school, experts say that some kids are still being denied access to these lifesaving medications during the school day.
Even first-graders might be shunned by their peers if they are overweight or obese, new research suggests.
Even first-graders might be shunned by their peers if they are overweight or obese, new research suggests.
Preschoolers who are impulsive, restless, moody and inattentive are twice as likely as other kids to have a gambling problem in adulthood, according to a new study.
Preschoolers who are impulsive, restless, moody and inattentive are twice as likely as other kids to have a gambling problem in adulthood, according to a new study.
Deaths from measles fell 74 percent worldwide between 2000 and 2010, but progress is still short of the World Health Organization's target, health officials reported Monday.
Deaths from measles fell 74 percent worldwide between 2000 and 2010, but progress is still short of the World Health Organization's target, health officials reported Monday.
Teen drivers and passengers are more likely to use seat belts if they're in states with primary-enforcement seat belt laws, often promoted as "click it or ticket" laws.
Teen drivers and passengers are more likely to use seat belts if they're in states with primary-enforcement seat belt laws, often promoted as "click it or ticket" laws, a new study finds.
After two decades of steadily increasing rates of childhood obesity, at least one state may finally be turning things around.
After two decades of steadily increasing rates of childhood obesity, at least one state may finally be turning things around.
The shingles vaccine is generally safe and well tolerated by patients, according to a new study.
The shingles vaccine is generally safe and well tolerated by patients, according to a new study.
American children are being exposed to background TV for nearly four hours every day, new research finds.
High school and youth football players sustained 14 brain injuries with long-lasting damage in 2011 -- the highest number in more than 25 years -- and this is a "major problem," a new report claims.
There were 222 cases and 17 outbreaks of the measles in the United States last year, more than four times the usual annual rate, U.S. health authorities reported Thursday.
Scientists have identified 33 genes associated with autism and related disorders, and they say several of the genes also appear to be altered in people with schizophrenia.
Teens who use the party drugs ecstasy (MDMA) and speed (methamphetamine and/or amphetamine) appear to face a notably higher risk of depression afterward, new Canadian research suggests.
Researchers have developed a blood test that could one day help diagnose teens with depression.
In a new study, about 6 percent of eighth graders admitted they had participated in the "choking game," in which blood and oxygen to the brain are cut off with a rope or belt to produce a euphoric "high."
Almost one in five parents has turned to an alternative or complementary medicine or treatment for their child's asthma, but new research has found that parents are not abandoning traditional treatments in the process.
Toddlers are more likely to pick up a behavior if they see most other toddlers doing it, a new study shows.
Even though a child's illness can cause severe stress, a new study from Denmark finds that the marriages and partnerships of parents of kids with cancer aren't more likely to fall apart.
High levels of vitamin D do not seem to help teens improve their school grades, researchers say.
Concerns about codeine safety have gained traction in the wake of the postoperative experience of four children who all carried a rare genetic mutation.
American youngsters have a long way to go to reach new goals for a lower childhood obesity rate, a new study shows.
The number of American teens giving birth has dropped to an all-time low, federal health officials reported Tuesday.
Male teens who were sexually abused are more likely to have unsafe sex, a new study finds.
Exposure to a type of pesticide commonly used on crops eaten by U.S. consumers is linked to shorter pregnancies and smaller babies, new research says.
Children born to obese or very overweight mothers are at higher risk of having autism or developmental delays, new research suggests.
For the first time, scientists have isolated mutations at two gene locations that seem to predispose children to becoming obese.
The potential dangers of trampolines were highlighted recently when professional baseball player Joba Chamberlain suffered a career-threatening ankle injury while jumping on a trampoline with his 5-year-old son, experts say.
The potential dangers of trampolines were highlighted recently when professional baseball player Joba Chamberlain suffered a career-threatening ankle injury while jumping on a trampoline with his 5-year-old son, experts say.
Many teens carry school backpacks that exceed 10 percent to 15 percent of their body weight, which puts them at risk for back pain and related disorders, a new study says.
Many teens carry school backpacks that exceed 10 percent to 15 percent of their body weight, which puts them at risk for back pain and related disorders, a new study says.
Suffering emotional trauma such as witnessing domestic violence or being abused early in life may inhibit children's intellectual development, according to a new study.
Suffering emotional trauma such as witnessing domestic violence or being abused early in life may inhibit children's intellectual development, according to a new study.
Rapid treatment with asthma medications seems to help reduce hospitalizations among children with asthma, a new study finds.
Rapid treatment with asthma medications seems to help reduce hospitalizations among children with asthma, a new study finds.
Children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at multi-tasking than children who learn only one language, a new study finds.
Children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at multi-tasking than children who learn only one language, a new study finds.
Genetic mutations that arise spontaneously, as opposed to being passed through generations, could play an important role in the development of autism, new research suggests.
Genetic mutations that arise spontaneously, as opposed to being passed through generations, could play an important role in the development of autism, new research suggests.
A new study finds that preteen girls are more likely than older teens and adult women to experience side effects after receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil.
