A sick child is worry enough, here's one way parents can avoid additional anxiety. Many parents are making dosing errors when giving medicine to their children, a new study suggests , but using a syringe instead of a cup or spoon could prevent many of those errors.
Feeding into the alt-right narrative questioning Hillary Clinton's personal health, Sunday's near-fainting spell, caught on camera, is more than enough to make her fervent opponents a little lightheaded. The social media commentary following the episode demonstrated more glee than concern. But neither emotion is warranted.
It isn't easy to tread through rocky terrain to get to your dream destination when you're wheelchair-bound with cerebral palsy. It is, though, when you have a team of police officers determined to make your dream come true.
Scientists began to uncover a link between sugar and heart disease about 60 years ago, and now, the general consensus among experts is that sugar intake is associated with heart disease risk.
After Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton fell ill during a 9/11 commemoration ceremony on Sunday, Clinton's physician revealed that she was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday and is being treated with antibiotics.
Youth soccer in the United States has exploded in popularity since it first emerged in the 1960s and 1970s. But as the number of players has increased, injuries have soared as well.
A city in Ohio says it decided to release a set of graphic photos to drive home the devastating effects of heroin addiction and the toll it takes on families.
A child's bedroom often expresses their identity. From brightly colored walls filled with posters to toys and books scattered around, it is truly their place of comfort. But for some children around the world, their bedroom is no more than a mat outside or a collection of old sheets, tires and trash on a dirt floor.
Planes completed aerial spraying for mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus early Friday in the Miami area, despite concerns over possible effects that the insecticide Naled may have on health and the environment.
Health officials have detected a potentially deadly superbug in a fourth US patient, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today. In July, scientists identified a strain of Escherichia coli that the antibiotic of last resort cannot treat in a Connecticut pediatric patient.
Inside the group's sacred circle, a young Muslim visitor adjusts her salmon pink hijab, clears her throat and asks the question that could shatter trust:
In 1665, the Great Plague of London killed more than 75,000 people in the space of a year, almost a quarter of the city's population back then. It caused 8,000 deaths per week during its peak in September 1665.
