WASHINGTON – The US Department of Health and Human Services is poised to unleash characters from Maurice Sendak’s classic ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ to help fight childhood overweight and obesity.
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Health and Human Services is poised to unleash characters from Maurice Sendak’s classic ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ to help fight childhood overweight and obesity.
Intake of iodine is a must for developing the full intellectual potential of children, a new study has revealed.
WASHINGTON – Drugmaker Merck likely will face US competition for its vaccine Gardasil, after federal experts recommended rival GlaxoSmithKline’s Cervarix also be approved to prevent the virus that causes most cervical cancers.
Most Americans with diabetes are eating too much fat and sodium, and not enough fruits, vegetables, grains and low-fat dairy, a new study suggests.
NEW YORK – Catching a cold or the flu could speed memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported Tuesday.
A diet rich in coconut oil keeps fat away and also protects against insulin resistance, a new study shows.
Contrary to what some previous studies have suggested, children who enter daycare at an early age may not have a reduced risk of allergies and asthma later on, researchers reported Tuesday.
China will start vaccinating citizens against swine flu in coming weeks to fight a surge in cases that is expected to gain speed, the county’s top health official said on Tuesday.
In case of a swine flu pandemic the French government has a plan to introduce emergency measures that would gut legal protections for citizens, the daily Liberation reported on Tuesday.
Restless nights, lack of sleep and bloodshot eyes are usually associated with parents who can’t get their newborns to sleep. But these sleep problems can linger well into the child’s early school years.