With U.S. health officials calling childhood obesity a public health crisis, conversations about weight are important. But what you say to your kids can be…
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Vaccines have become a hot topic in the past few years, but a new survey finds many parents aren’t discussing immunization with their child’s doctor.…
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Something — or rather, someone — may be standing between moms and a regular exercise routine: their children. New research from the universities of Cambridge…
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Millions of parents drop their toddlers off at day care centers so they can go to work, but some are racked with guilt about it.…
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Children’s health is jeopardized when they have a parent in prison, new research finds. In the United States, 5 million kids have an incarcerated parent.…
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Increasing numbers of young children are showing up in emergency rooms after accidentally ingesting the cough suppressant benzonatate, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Benzonatate is…
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Extracurricular activities may have many benefits for young children, but researchers have discovered racial gaps in who takes part. Among a group of 401 kindergarten…
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Illinois has seen a recent surge in the number of kids arriving in the emergency room for suicidal thoughts — both during and shortly before…
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A growing number of U.S. teenagers are undergoing weight-loss surgery, but the figures suggest many still lack access to the procedures — especially underinsured Black…
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It’s a potentially deadly issue: Some U.S. school administrators don’t keep life-saving albuterol asthma inhalers on hand because they’re afraid of getting sued for misuse.…
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Despite continued efforts by health advocates and U.S. public health officials, a huge number of middle and high school students are still using addictive tobacco…
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Much like intense exercise, vigorous sex can trigger an asthma attack in folks with the chronic lung disease, according to new research. “There is a…
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