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California may yank medical coverage for children with unemployed parents.
The FDA says it will reconsider a decision that Bisphenoal A, a chemical used to harden plastics, was safe at levels found currently in products such...
Many parents living in the Lehigh Valley found the resources and services for autistic children in the area lacking and those that were available har...
Children whose parents argue violently are more likely to experience mental health issues of their own when they grow up.
Dr. Nancy Snyderman (NBC Today Show) speaks with Meredith Vieira about childhood illnesses being on the the rise as parents refuse vaccines for their...
A new study explores the cardiovascular benefits of exercise children.
Children whose parents choose not to give them immunization have a greater risk of developing whooping cough.
From potty training, to treating a kid for lice... Even in tough economic times, outsourcing that dirty work of parenthood is becoming much more comm...
Several men row 1500 miles to raise money for autism research.
Children who are overweight may be more prone to food allergies.
Treating mental disorders such as depression in children cost more than any other childhood ailment in 2006-- with a price tag of nearly $9 billion.
Children who are the first born, or have older mothers, have an increased risk for autism.
There are lots of therapies and strategies that can improve the abilities and overall well-being of autistic children.
A new study suggests children who take medication for ADHD may do better in school than unmedicated kids with the condition.
A region of the brain responsible for processing faces and emotions is enlarged in kids with autism.
A small study suggests autism may be reversible in some kids.
Kids' impressions of their own body image be skewed, as a new study shows overweight children tend to under-estimate their weight.
She is a survivor -- making it through five organ transplants -- and a series of life-threatening medical ailments. Now -- she's a superstar.
The survival rates of premature infants have gone up.
A study finds babies tend to tolerate their immunizations a little better when they get the less painful shot first.
There are simple, effective ways to keep parents from forgetting their children in the car.
Two-sided conversations with young children is key in building language skills.
Swallowed magnets are dangerous and require surgery to remove.
Each year in the US, almost 15-thousand children are treated in hospital emergency departments for injuries related to furniture tip overs.
A boy's life is saved from leukemia when his brother donates bone marrow.
An experimental drug might help ease poisonous scorpion stings in children.
Researchers hope recruiting pregnant women for a large study will shed some light on the cause of autism.
A urine test may someday help diagnose appendicitis.
A young boy battles leukemia while waiting for a bone marrow transplant. Seven out of 10 patients never get one.
Establishing a bed time routine will help babies get the sleep they need, and help parents get the sleep they need too.
A girl saves her brother from a violent seizure by dialing 911.
New research links colicky babies to depression in new fathers.
NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports the Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning about the dangers of fireworks, with the Independence Day holiday ap...
Implementing healthy habits early in childhood is imperative to long-term health.
Phthalates may be associated with low birth-weight babies.
Antibiotic resistant staph infections can be passed back and forth between people and pets.
Premature babies might benefit from listening to music.
Young people who are obese or have type-2 diabetes are already showing signs of artery damage- paving the way for heart attacks and stroke later in l...
Past studies have shown stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood can be used to treat various diseases.
They may not do much more than eat, sleep, and drool; but there's a lot going on inside the heads of tiny babies.
With computer use rising dramatically over the past 15 years- so have cases of back pain, eye strain, and carpel tunnel. Now a new study shows more s...
A new study finds the more a child moves to new homes, the more likely he or she is to attempt or actually commit suicide.
Nearly 15,000 children are sent to the ER each year for injuries caused by TV and furniture tip-overs.
Sharing: It's not exactly reading, writing or arithmetic, but here at Edison Elementary in City Heights, it's just as important as any other subject ...
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