Sex Education Efforts Lagging in Schools, CDC Says
2012-04-05
Many states’ schools fail to teach students how to avoid unwanted pregnancy, HIV and other STDs, study findsContinue Reading
Pesticides May Be Linked to Slightly Smaller Babies, Shorter Pregnancies
2012-04-05
Babies were, on average, 1/3 pound lighter, and pregnancies were about three to four days shorter, study findsContinue Reading
Health Tip: Traveling By Plane During Pregnancy?
2012-04-05
For starters, book an aisle seatContinue Reading
Researchers Find Gene Mutations That May Be a Key to Autism
2012-04-04
‘Spontaneous’ mutations, not generational ones, could play role in up to 20 percent of cases, study saysContinue Reading
Health Tip: Stop Toddler Tantrums Before They Start
2012-04-04
Suggestions to avoid a maddening meltdownContinue Reading
Coffee Drinking in Pregnancy Won't Lead to Sleepless Baby: Study
2012-04-03
It also found no increase in wakefulness among breast-fed babies whose mothers consumed caffeineContinue Reading
Prenatal Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Motor Delays: Study
2012-04-03
Movement, posture, reflexes below normal for many exposed infantsContinue Reading
Many Preschoolers Not Getting Enough Outdoor Play
2012-04-02
Look at outdoor activity as a daily necessity, not a weekend luxury, study saysContinue Reading
Drug, Alcohol Abuse Common Among U.S. Teens, Study Finds
2012-04-02
15 percent qualified as substance abusers, and initiation may be start of lifelong troublesContinue Reading
Smelly Urine a Red Flag for Kids' UTI
2012-04-02
Symptom should prompt doctors to test for urinary infection, study showsContinue Reading
Certain Children With Autism Show More Improvement Than Others
2012-04-02
In study, ‘bloomers’ reached higher levels of functioning and had parents with more access to resourcesContinue Reading
Health Tip: Selecting a Childcare Provider
2012-04-02
Factors to consider include staff-to-child ratioContinue Reading
U.S. Women in Labor Longer Than They Were 50 Years Ago
2012-03-30
Possible explanations include greater use of epidurals and mothers today are older, heavier, study saysContinue Reading
Secondhand Smoke Affects Young Girls More Than Boys: Study
2012-03-30
By age 7, lung function was six times worse for exposed girls than boys, research showsContinue Reading