NBC New York Build-a-Bear Workshop Inc. has recalled a line of stuffed animals because of a choking hazard. The company has recalled the Starbrights Dragon stuffed animal, a blue dragon covered in furry fabric with a satin tummy, feet pads, […]
Maggie Fox, NBC news Researchers looking into the causes of asthma say they’ve found a clue in an unusual place — inside the digestive systems of small babies. They found that infants at the highest risk of asthma often were […]
NBC News Toronto researchers found that toddlers between the ages of 1 and 3 years often suffered neck and head injuries, which could be fatal, according to the report published in the Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics. “As a hazard in […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS, NBC NEWS A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy plunged into the pond of an apartment complex at night to rescue two young girls who, cops say, had been thrown there to drown by their father. Durham County Sheriff’s Deputy […]
Maggie Fox, NBC News The Food and Drug Administration says it’s investigating the use of a pain pill called tramadol in children and teens under the age of 17 because some of them can develop dangerously slow breathing. The drug’s […]
NBC NEWS Parents and doctors need to take the lead in talking to kids about drinking, and they need to do it before children try their first sip, the main pediatricians’ group says. And that moment might come sooner than […]
by Dr. Sarah Vinson, NBC NEWS As summer winds down and fall approaches, families across the country are resuming the school routine. With that routine, however, comes the risk of school becoming simply somewhere your children go, rather than a […]
Like your burger medium-rare? A new report on bacterial contamination in ground beef by Consumer Reports might move you to the well-done camp. In its report published Monday, Consumer Reports discovered E. coli or other bacteria consistent with fecal contamination […]
Brain scans may be able to predict which kids are likely to improve their math skills in school and which ones are not, and they do it better than IQ or math tests, researchers reported Tuesday. The researchers have been […]
Kids from military families are more likely to say they’re bullied at school, that they’ve tried alcohol, carried a weapon or been in a fight, a new study shows. Researchers found that military brats (and they do prefer that term) […]
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