Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European

Microsoft is developing a camera called SenseCam, which automatically captures photos of everything you see and do all day.

Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current

A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best results, federal health

Heath officials say swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April.

Some young patients with forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that do not respond to current treatments may have new options, according to two clinical

Children may not understand what H1N1 influenza is, but about 1 in 5 in the U.S. already had a flulike illness in October, according to a telephone survey

The company's procedure, called bronchial thermoplasty, uses extreme heat to burn away lung tissue that makes it difficult to breath and causes coughing spasms

The study authors said their results show that children on the drugs should be closely monitored for weight gain and other side effects, and that when

Younger women are getting a disease that usually strikes around menopause -- and no one knows why.

More hospitals are expected to crack down as regulators begin new quality measurements next spring that aim to reduce too-early elective inductions and

At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most

The latest government survey has found that 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month, and most of those cases likely were swine flu.

With H1N1 on parents' minds as of late, Halloween can be a scary thought. But Scott & White Healthcare offered some tips on how to keep kids healthy during the

Global health officials are reporting a record 106 million infants were vaccinated last year against life-threatening diseases.