Some children, like some adults, have chronic, unexplainable pain. They have backaches every day or their legs and feet hurt every day or their necks ...
Mark Shriver | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living
We need the American spirit of possibility -- rather than O'Reilly's fatalism -- to achieve that achievable dream of giving every American child an equal opportunity for success.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Kirby | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living
We would love nothing more than to reassure parents that the nation's current vaccine program is 100% safe for all kids, and that zero credible evidence links vaccines with autism. But that simply isn't true.
Jennifer Delaney | Posted 03.26.2009 | Living
Secretary Clinton must keep her confirmation hearing promise to the world's "slumdogs." Outside of the movies, desperately poor children do not live Jamal's story.
Sara Catania | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media
Is it okay for a parent to publicly post his child's private moment of confusion? The child had no control over his actions in that moment, and he has no control over his dad's decision to share that private moment with others.
AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living
WASHINGTON — Don't just talk to your toddler _ gesture, too. Pointing, waving bye-bye and other natural gestures seem to boost a budding vocabul...
nytimes.com | PEGGY ORENSTEIN | Posted 03.12.2009 | Living
Every morning, as part of their daily routine, my husband slathers our daughter with all-natural sun block that claims to ward off skin cancer without...
Sarah Janssen | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living
Phthalates (pronounced thal-ates) are chemicals used in many common consumer products, including as softeners of plastic children's toys -- like a rubber ducky.
Matt Petersen | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green
As the Congress deliberates the largest stimulus package in history, there is no single better investment that we can make than to help maximize the potential learning and productivity of our children.
The Huffington Post | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics
President Obama signed an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Wednesday afternoon. "This is a down payment on my promise to cov...
Riane Eisler | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics
The Real Wealth of our Nation is Its People Over half a million people lost their jobs last month. There's no question we need a job-creation plan. T...
AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living
CHICAGO — About a third of U.S. children and teens take vitamins, even though most of those taking the pills are healthy, active kids who probab...
AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living
CHICAGO — Kids on both sides of the Atlantic are smoking less pot and going out less often with friends at night, a study of 15-year-olds in 30 ...
Sarah Janssen | Posted 03.04.2009 | Living
New research suggests that BPA may interfere with metabolism and lead to obesity, heart disease and diabetes in humans.
Marisa Treviño | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics
Some analysts are guessing that Obama, while he won't utter the words "immigration reform" in the same breath, might be more willing to tackle the issue one piece at a time.
Yahoo! News | Will Dunham | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living
A U.S. study looking at children born more than three months prematurely provided fresh evidence on Thursday linking pre-term birth and autism. The...
oprah.com | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living
Many kids are struggling with obesity and others are picky eaters who don't get the nutrition that their growing bodies need. Bob talks with Zonya Foc...
Paula Crossfield | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green
There has been a previous association made between diet and autistic functionality -- and specifically high fructose corn syrup been singled out as a cause for worsening the disorder.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Kirby | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
Being opposed to vaccine-autism research puts one outside of the "mainstream," a charge which is an ugly lie perpetrated by vaccine industry allies and their blind supporters.
Amy L. Fairchild, Ph.D. and Ronald Bayer, Ph.D. | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
Like the provision of medical care to the ill, an effective health system -- which keeps children and adults from becoming sick in the first place -- depends on both vision and commitment.
Yahoo! News | Julie Steenhuysen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living
Drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can cause children to have hallucinations even when taken as directed, U.S. government researchers ...
Yahoo! News | Michael Conlon | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living
All work and no play may be a hazard for some U.S. school children. Researchers reported on Monday that a growing trend of curbing free time at sch...
Paul A. Offit, MD | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living
If parents choose not to vaccinate their children, not only do they put their own children at risk, they put others at risk as well.
John Sauer | Posted 02.21.2009 | World
The most practical investment we can make in global public health is plumbing. If we recognize the illnesses caused by poor plumbing, we will save millions of lives each year.
Jamie Lee Curtis | Posted 02.16.2009 | Living
There is a growing sense of National Unity that I only heard about growing up. It feels like the times they are a changing. Feel the change. Be the change.
news.yahoo.com | JOHN CLOUD | Posted 04.22.2009 | Living