Tag Archives: children

SUNDAY, Feb. 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Good dental habits begin at an early age, but many parents fall short when it comes to the ...

By Tara Haelle, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — Children with autism appear to approach play differently than typically developing children, a recent study contends. “Children with autism lack ...

Carl Krawitt has watched his son, Rhett, now 6, fight leukemia for the past 4 and a half years. For more than three of those years, ...

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 2, 2015 (HealthDay News) — American children and teens who smoke may also use a variety of other nicotine ...

MONDAY, Jan. 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana shouldn’t be legalized because of the potential harm it can cause children and teens, the American Academy ...

Vitamin D is essential for absorbing calcium and for calcium metabolism.  In newborns and young children, vitamin D deficiency, especially when accompanied by hypocalcemia, can ...

Get those screens out of the kids’ bedroom.  No matter the size — big, small, television, iPod — having a screen in the bedroom reduces ...

MONDAY, Dec. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) –Taking medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might reduce the risk of young patients accidentally injuring themselves, new research ...

The discussion of physicians and guns often turns to a privacy issue or things more dangerous to children than firearms.  The best-selling book Freakonomics famously ...

FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Harried mothers who want to stay close with their kids should put aside their smartphones and tablets at ...