Children's Health News & Features

For several years, the CDC has been investigating the condition, called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). It's a rare disease that attacks tissue in the spinal cord, causing muscles and reflexes to weaken.

After a contagious illness sent her baby to intensive care, a New Jersey mom says “keep your mouths/breaths away from a baby's face, hands, and feet” to cut the chances of spreading respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

A large review of the scientific evidence on the topic concluded that media time overall is not associated with the academic performance of children or teens.

Intense Gaming Can Trigger Irregular Heartbeat By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Video games that guarantee heart-stopping action might come dangerously close to fulfilling that promise in some players.A handful of video gamers have passed out when intense sessions caused their heartbeat to lapse into an irregular rhythm known as an arrhythmia, researchers report.Three boys between the ages of 10 and 15 separately lost consciousness when the action in a war video game grew to a fever pitch, the research team noted in a letter published Sept. 19 in the

The study found that doctors prescribed one or more off-label drugs for children in almost 1 out of every 5 office visits.

Suicide death rates among 10- to 19-year-old girls have been systematically underestimated, while rates among boys have been overestimated, according to the report published Sept. 13 in JAMA Network Open.

, some experts caution that the monitors and trackers can lead to a false sense of security, add to parental anxiety, or even not w

Several brands of baby sleepers sold at Target, Kmart, Ross, Marshall, TJ Maxx and other stores are being recalled for safety concerns.

Children in the poorest countries accounted for 82% of years of healthy life lost (9.5 million years) worldwide due to cancer in 2017, according to the study.

For many parents, getting their children to drink water is not only a challenge, it is an almost impossible task. This lack of water can have deep impacts on children.

For older kids, football was the leading cause of traumatic brain injury -- involved in 14% of cases among 10- to 14-year-olds and 9%  for 15- to 19-year-olds. Basketball was the second-leading cause in these age groups, at 6% and 5%, respectively.

In recent years companies have turned to substitutes and tout their products as "BPA-free."

Even though the pesticide chlorpyrifos has been linked to brain harm in children, it will not be banned in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.

About 80,000 of the toys of a character from Disney Pixar's Toy Story 4 were sold in the United States, and about 650 were sold in Canada.

The largest recorded outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) occurred last year, with the illness debilitating 233 people in 41 states across the nation, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Compared to children born with normal vitamin D levels, those born with low levels -- less than 11 nanograms per millimeter (ng/ml) in cord blood -- had a 60% higher risk of elevated systolic blood pressure (upper number in a reading) between ages 6 and 18.

Boston Children's also tops in the country for care in children’s cancer, nephrology, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, and urology specialties.

"These products are enticing, and kids can't read,” the study’s author said, “They can't discern between what's lotion and yogurt, or what's chocolate versus a body exfoliant."

Liquid laundry detergent is toxic. It is tied to central nervous system and respiratory depression, eye injuries, lung inflammation and death.

Kids who had been teased more about their weight gained more weight and fat over time, and they gained it faster, said study author said.

There’s a new Muppet in town on Sesame Street. Her name is Karli, and she’s a little girl who lives with a foster family.

Meanwhile, one-quarter of teenagers and about 15% of children had unhealthy levels.

U.S. government advisories on possible fish contamination may have "pushed people away from eating fish in general and canned tuna in particular," according to the report authors.

Whenever a child swallows a battery -- or might have swallowed one -- parents should get to the hospital right away.

Researchers said the findings highlight an important point: Kids aren't "defined" by their medical issues.