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October 13, 2016

Images show addiction's effect on kids, but to what end?

Widely shared, heartbreaking images of children dealing with the effects of their loved ones' heroin addiction are raising questions about whether the pictures and videos can scare addicts straight or simply exploit the youngest victims of the epidemic.

October 13, 2016

Officials reportedly find possible link between teething tablets, 10 child deaths

An ongoing investigation into homeopathic teething tablets and gels has reportedly revealed a possible link to 10 children’s deaths and more than 400 other adverse events, federal officials said, according to news outlets.

October 13, 2016

Superhero window washers make children's day at Brazil hospital

At a children's hospital in Sao Paulo, two window washers dressed up as Batman and fellow superhero "The Flash" lit up the faces of young patients.

October 12, 2016

Men born by 'ICSI' fertility procedure may struggle to have babies

Boys conceived through a common type of in vitro fertilization procedure may produce less sperm and experience more struggles with fertility than peers born the old fashioned way, a recent study suggests.

October 12, 2016

Teen OCD may trace back to environment at birth and even before

Obsessive-compulsive disorder that surfaces during adolescence or early adulthood may actually have origins in the circumstances surrounding pregnancy and infancy, a Swedish study suggests.

October 11, 2016

As babies stricken by Zika turn 1, health problems mount

Two weeks shy of his first birthday, doctors began feeding Jose Wesley Campos through a nose tube because swallowing problems had left him dangerously underweight.

October 11, 2016

Day care not linked to child obesity

Working parents who send their children to daycare no longer need to worry about whether this puts their kids at increased risk for obesity, a U.S. study suggests.

October 11, 2016

Study draws link between allergies, asthma in the infant gut

It takes real guts for a newborn baby to thrive these days.

October 11, 2016

Zika vaccine race spurred by crisis and profit potential

The race to find protection against the Zika virus is fueled by something often missing from tropical disease research: the potential for big profit.

October 11, 2016

The return of doctor house calls for your kids

A new website called ‘Baby Doctor’ is bringing back the house call for sick kids in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.