As early as age 6, children who carry extra weight could be headed down a path toward future diabetes or heart disease, a new study…
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(HealthDay News) – Supply chain issues around the world are fueling a shortage of baby formula – and the problem is only getting worse. About…
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Five children have died in a mysterious wave of acute hepatitis that has sickened dozens of kids across the United States during the past seven…
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Do you have a child who refuses to eat anything green? Rewarding them for trying new vegetables may make them more willing to eat them,…
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It might seem like an unlikely connection at first, but a new study finds that infants and toddlers suffer sleep issues — and maybe other…
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America’s kids have a weight problem, but regulations that boosted the nutritional standards for school meals may have helped slowed down weight gain among low-income…
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If a mother reaches for cakes, chocolates or other snacks when she’s feeling down, her children could become emotional eaters as well. Kids’ chances of…
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Mom’s voice may be music to a young child’s brain, but the teen brain prefers to change the station, a new study finds. Past research…
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Bella Kofner, a 24-year-old graduate student in special education at the College of Staten Island in New York, was 10 when her parents first told…
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For some children with autism, there’s a connection between gastrointestinal problems and stress, anxiety and social withdrawal, a new study suggests. The findings could help…
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Vegetarian diets are a healthy choice for growing kids — though they may slightly raise the odds of youngsters being underweight, a new study suggests.…
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As health experts around the world try to understand why nearly 200 children in 12 countries have fallen seriously ill with severe hepatitis, doctors in…
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