Parents Underestimate Influence Over Teens’ Substance Abuse: Survey
2013-05-24
1 in 5 thought child wouldn’t listen to advice on the issue, but research suggests otherwiseContinue Reading
Bowel Issues Affect 3 Out of 4 Pregnant Women
2013-05-24
These problems don’t significantly affect quality of life, study saysContinue Reading
How Many Calories in Your Fast-Food Meal? Guess Again
2013-05-24
Diners underestimated by as much as 500 calories in studyContinue Reading
Low Prenatal Iodine May Affect Child’s Brain Development
2013-05-23
Mothers with deficiency had kids with lower IQs and reading ability, researchers sayContinue Reading
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Plummets: Report
2013-05-23
Since 1991, rate has dropped by nearly half, health officials findContinue Reading
More Kids Getting Donor Organs, But Gaps Persist, Study Finds
2013-05-22
Researchers looked at whether change in U.S. donor criteria made a differenceContinue Reading
Student Suicide May Spur Similar Thoughts in Teens
2013-05-21
‘Suicide contagion’ occurs even among those who didn’t know victim, study foundContinue Reading
Weather Worries Can Threaten a Child’s Mental Health
2013-05-21
Psychologist offers advice for coping with tragedies like the Oklahoma tornadoContinue Reading
Bed-Sharing Raises SIDS Risk Fivefold, Study Finds
2013-05-21
Number of cases would drop dramatically if parents did not sleep with their babies, researchers notedContinue Reading
Genes May Boost Woman’s Risk of Postpartum Depression
2013-05-21
Test found specific changes to two genes predicted problem with 85 percent accuracyContinue Reading
Primary Care Docs Should Play Role in Kids’ Dental Health, Experts Say
2013-05-20
Government-appointed panel says family physicians can apply fluoride to children’s teeth to prevent decayContinue Reading
Living Near Major Roadways in Pregnancy Tied to Respiratory Woes in Children
2013-05-20
Infants may have higher risk for conditions like pneumonia, study foundContinue Reading
Study: Older Whooping Cough Vaccine More Effective
2013-05-20
But it was phased out because of side effects; newer version works, study notesContinue Reading