Many factors during pregnancy can affect a baby's development. Among those factors may be gestational diabetes, which could affect your baby's...

Fourteen-year-old Austin Niehus has already lived well beyond doctors' expectations — which initially had him not making it to his first...

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Parents, you can breathe a sigh of relief — the sunscreen must be working. Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, appears to be decreasing...

A new test might improve the accuracy of Down syndrome diagnoses.

A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but new recommendations stress that the medicine shouldn't be measured by the spoonful.

Injuries are a potential risk athletic kids face. Concussions may be getting a lot of press lately, but injuries to the knee may be just as...

Warm weather means you're about to spring into festival season. Whether you're headed to Bonnaroo or just the backyard block party, plan ahead and...

Caring for a child with autism comes with struggles, and many parents may find that stomach problems in kids may be part of those struggles.

Most parents want to raise a well-rounded, strong and confident child, but take the praise too far, and you might end up with a budding...

Breastfeeding may boost more than just bonding — it may also boost baby's brainpower based on how long you do it.