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December 15, 2016

Wear a mouthguard, spare a tooth

The best way to avoid athletic dental injuries is to wear a properly fitted mouthguard, according to the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA).

December 14, 2016

Costs vary for moisturizers used to ease eczema in babies

Without good information on how well different nonprescription skin creams work for infant eczema, parents may want to try petroleum jelly first because it tends to be cheapest, a recent study suggests.

December 14, 2016

Birth defects seen in 6 percent of Zika pregnancies, US study finds

Roughly six percent of women in the United States who were infected with the Zika virus during pregnancy had fetuses or babies with birth defects, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

December 14, 2016

Health agencies say Miami Beach no longer Zika transmission zone

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health said on Friday that the Miami Beach area was no longer considered an active Zika transmission zone.

December 14, 2016

Photo of boys helping man in wheelchair shovel snow goes viral

Two Wisconsin boys’ good deed for a disabled neighbor is going viral after their father shared a photo of them on Facebook.

December 14, 2016

Running away common with autism

Almost half of children with autism in a new study had run away at least once - and many of them were missing long enough to cause concern

December 14, 2016

E-cigarette use falls among teens

E-cigarette use among teens dropped in 2016, reversing an upward trend that had prompted the U.S. Surgeon General to recommend increased regulation and taxation.

December 13, 2016

Girl, 10, Gives Birth in Mexico

A 10-year-old girl in Mexico who has given birth is under investigation by the Mexican government

December 13, 2016

Zika virus can keep growing in infant brains even after birth, CDC reports

U.S. researchers have found evidence of the Zika virus replicating in fetal brains for up to seven months after the mother became infected with the virus, and they showed the virus can persist even after birth, according to a study published on Tuesday.

December 13, 2016

Baby teethers may contain low levels of BPA, study finds

Next time you hand your baby a teething ring to soothe her aching gums, you may be unwittingly exposing her to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and potentially affecting her development, new research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology suggests.