Discover breakthrough family health secrets, natural cures, and more!
Injuries related to use of bunk beds should be a concern for young adults, as well as small children, a new study shows. Three-quarters of the children who sustain bunk bed-related injuries are age 10 or younger. Surprisingly, however, injuries among young...
Small pet turtles were to blame for 103 cases of salmonella infection in the second half of 2007, mostly in young children,...
This is the story of a little boy who swallowed a magnet and then wound up in 1 the hospital Actually, Braden...
Environmental health organizations in the United States and Canada are calling for a ban on the use of the chemical bisphenol A...
If you have a shallow wound—a skinned knee, a paper cut, a minor burn-new skin grows back, filling the injured area...
Pharmacies stock hundreds of cold and cough remedies, including natural treatments and preventives, such as zinc and vitamin C. But which ones...
A little-known yet increasingly common health problem for men and women is excess estrogen. Though estrogen usually is thought of as a...
When a patient has an earache, he/she (or the parent, if the patient is a child) often asks for an antibiotic,...
With many children's cough syrups being pulled from the market because they don't work, an old folk remedy...
Young children of depressed mothers are at heightened risk for behavioral problems and injury, new research shows. The Study A team at...
Preschoolers with poor vision significantly improved their test scores within six 1 weeks of consistently wearing prescription glasses, a recent study shows....
Some common food colorings and preservatives appear to increase the risk of hyperactive behavior among children, British researchers report. The link between...