December 13, 2016 Spoonful of sugar alone may not ease babies' vaccination pain The best way to ease babies' pain during vaccinations may be to give them a sip of sugar and rub anesthetic cream on the injection site before they get shots, a recent experiment suggests.
December 13, 2016 Chubby babies on the decline in aid program serving millions Chubby babies and toddlers at risk for later obesity are on the decline in a government food program serving millions of kids, a glimmer of good news in the nation's fight to slim down.
December 13, 2016 Drinking, drug use largely down among US teens in 2016 The use of alcohol, marijuana, prescription medications and illicit substances declined among U.S. teens again in 2016, continuing a long-term trend, according to a study released on Tuesday by the National Institutes of Health.
December 13, 2016 Striking Number of Obesity Risks Hit Minority Kids The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests.
December 12, 2016 'Pink slime' is good for America's schoolchildren, manufacturers claim The company that sells ground beef treated with ammonia proclaims their meat mixture is good for America's schoolchildren, even though parents across the country are seriously questioning the safety of what has been dubbed "pink slime"
December 12, 2016 Surge in drug-affected newborns driven by rural opioid use A surge in U.S infants born with symptoms of withdrawal from heroin or strong prescription painkillers is driven largely by rising drug use among women in rural areas, a new study found.
December 12, 2016 Terminally ill child dies in Santa's arms A 60-year-old Tennessee man who spends time volunteering as Santa Claus at a local hospital recently granted a 5-year-old terminally ill boy his final wish this holiday season, and held him as he died in his arms.
December 12, 2016 Juvenile detention centers struggle with transgender inmates The nation's juvenile detention centers are largely ill-equipped to handle transgender teens, leaving them vulnerable to bullying, sexual assault, depression and suicide, advocates say.
December 12, 2016 Warm-Ups Cut Sports Injuries in Teen Girls Going through a set of warm-up exercises before practices and games cut the rate of knee and ankle injuries in girls playing soccer and basketball in a new study Â
December 12, 2016 Spain: Suspects in ill child charity scam spent $633G A Spanish couple arrested for allegedly exploiting the rare illness of their daughter in a charity scam spent almost 600,000 euros ($633,000) of donations on a ritzy lifestyle, according to Spanish police.