Alert Energy Caffeine Gum was introduced earlier this month by Wrigley, a division of Mars Inc. One piece contains 40 mg of caffeine, the same amount found in

Research has shown that babies need to be exposed to a wide variety of bacteria, viruses and other organisms to help their immune systems develop and mature

Richard Nares organizes free rides to the hospital for poor children with cancer.  Nares lost his own son, Emilio, to leukemia in 2000: "It's like he's still

Active Learning Elementary School in Queens sees health and nutrition as part of educating the whole child

Food allergy prevalence increased from 3.4% to 5.1% between 1997 and 2011, while skin allergy prevalence more than doubled in the same time period.

The injuries ranged from head and neck problems to injuries to the face, arms and legs. Soft tissue injuries - damage to ligaments, muscles and tendons - were

A piece of Alert Energy Caffeine Gum has 40 mg of caffeine. The FDA is looking into the effects of added caffeine on kids, teens.

Denying certain foods to children or pressuring them to eat every bit of a meal are common practices among many parents. But researchers found parents who

Some of the country's biggest baby food makers are defendants in the case, including Beech-Nut Nutrition, Del Monte Foods, Dole and Gerber.

By 40, a woman's chance is less than 5% per cycle of becoming pregnant

The increase is the result of the government last year lowering the threshold for lead poisoning, so now more children are considered at risk.

Children from across the nation will rub elbows with Michelle Obama and dine off fine china in the East Room of the White House this summer as part of a

Researching a health topic can lead to confusion, frustration for newbies

The American Academy of Pediatrics now says babies shouldn't be eating solid food until they are about 6 months old.

A new survey finds even though vaccines for certain teenage illnesses are available and are found to be safe, many parents aren't having their teens