Health Care Disparities Might Affect Black Kids' Cancer Survival
2012-05-01
Access to clinical trials and more costly treatments may improve outcomes, study suggestsContinue Reading
Many Asthmatic Kids Harmed by Secondhand Smoke: Study
2012-05-01
Exposure leads to more doctor visits, disturbed sleep, exercise limitationsContinue Reading
Health Tip: Taking the Kids for a Shopping Cart Ride
2012-05-01
First, they must be buckled inContinue Reading
U.S. Sees Tripling of Babies Born Addicted to Painkillers
2012-04-30
They suffer from irritability, breathing problems, perhaps long-term brain damage, study findsContinue Reading
Insecticide Linked to Brain Abnormalities in Kids
2012-04-30
But study doesn’t prove exposure caused the differencesContinue Reading
More Evidence Bilingualism Aids Thinking Skills
2012-04-30
Study finds speaking two languages boosts the brain’s response to soundContinue Reading
Hot Weather's Return Brings Ozone Warnings
2012-04-30
Kids, seniors most vulnerable to ozone exposure, experts sayContinue Reading
Having Kids Doesn't Inspire Adults to Eat Healthier: Study
2012-04-30
But at least new parents’ diets didn’t get worse, researchers sayContinue Reading
Pacifiers Don't Discourage Breast-Feeding, Study Says
2012-04-30
Formula feedings actually rose after ‘binkies’ were banned on a hospital maternity unitContinue Reading
Mothers' Stress Could Cause Iron Deficiency in Newborns
2012-04-30
Study found lower iron in babies when women were exposed to violence early in pregnancyContinue Reading
Children Usually Excluded From Clinical Drug Trials: Study
2012-04-30
Kids with chronic illnesses might react differently to new medicines than adults, researchers sayContinue Reading
Health Tip: Installing a Playground at Home
2012-04-30
Make sure the ground below is well-cushionedContinue Reading
Cellphones, Texting Put Teen Drivers in Danger, Studies Show
2012-04-30
One study — using car simulators — indicates phone use hazardous no matter where it’s heldContinue Reading
Two-Drug Therapy Helped Kids With Type 2 Diabetes
2012-04-30
But best combination of meds for young patients still isn’t known, experts sayContinue Reading