Technology has provided innovation beyond what previous generations could have imagined, but at what expense? The age at which kids…
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Average Child May Get 7 Radiation Scans By Age 18
The first large study to examine the use of X-rays, CT scans and other medical radiation in children estimates the…
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Drinking milk not linked to early puberty
Despite popular belief, drinking cow’s milk does not increase children’s risk for early puberty, according to a new study from…
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Unexplained Infant Deaths to be Recorded in New Database
In recent years, the number of reported cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has declined, with a 50 percent…
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Study: Autism Rates Stabilize in Wisconsin Schools
Autism rates could be leveling off at just above one percent of children, Wisconsin researchers suggest. Between 2002 and 2008,…
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Concussion symptoms can persist in children a year after injury
More than 500,000 children and adolescents suffer a mild traumatic brain injury each year – and according to a new…
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Thousands of Cribs Recalled After 1-Year-Old Boy Suffocates
The government recalled thousands of Simplicity and Graco cribs Thursday, warning that babies could suffocate or strangle in them. The…
Read MoreIs your toddler overweight? Most moms can’t tell
Mothers often don’t realize when their toddler is overweight, a new study suggests. In the study, more than two-thirds of…
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DNA sequencing project could lead to treatments for deadly childhood cancers
U.S. scientists announced the largest-ever release of comprehensive human cancer genome data on Tuesday, in a push to speed progress…
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Parents: Surgeon Operated on Wrong Eye of Washington Boy
A Washington couple was considering Tuesday whether to sue a surgeon they accuse of mistakenly operating on their son’s left…
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