With flu season approaching, a new study offers more reassurance that kids with egg allergies can be safely vaccinated against…
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Prolonged Bottle Feeding Linked to Obesity
Babies who are still drinking from a bottle after the age of one are more likely to become obese, U.S.…
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Risk of major birth defects in fertility babies almost double, research finds
The risk of major birth defects in babies conceived using some methods of fertility treatment is nearly double those conceived…
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Parents Delaying, Skipping Recommended Vaccines
More than one in ten parents uses an “alternative” vaccination schedule for their young children, including refusing vaccines altogether, according…
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Acetaminophen No Asthma Trigger After All?
Doctors have been scratching their heads for years over the higher asthma risk in kids who use acetaminophen, a common…
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Unwrapping the dangers of heavy metals in toys
Despite the best intentions of parents, relatives, and friends, seemingly safe toys given to children this holiday season could contain…
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Study suggests timing may be key in fish-asthma link
Among thousands of Dutch children included in a new study, those who first ate fish between the ages of six…
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Don’t take away football from kids, just make it safer
On October 3, I came across a story concerning a school board member in New Hampshire, named Dr. Paul Butler,…
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3 hours of daily exercise suggested for young children
For children under age 6, getting at least three hours of daily physical activity, spread out over the day, may…
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Back-to-School Can Mean Vaccines for Tweens, Teens
Backpack. Notebooks. Whooping cough shot? If you haven’t worried about back-to-school shots since your tween or teen was entering kindergarten,…
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