October 28, 2015 Implants, signing let deaf kids be bilingual, experts say Parents of deaf children face a critical responsibility to learn and use sign language, according to a majority of hearing experts quoted in the journal Pediatrics, although the question of whether or not to sign has grown increasingly controversial.
October 28, 2015 Players mourn NJ teen who died while attending soccer team sleepover The soccer coach of a New Jersey teen who died in her sleep Saturday while attending a sleepover with teammates said his players are taking comfort in the company of each other.
October 28, 2015 Japan Radioactivity Could Enter Food Chain, Children at Risk Radioactive materials spewed into the air by Japan's earthquake-crippled nuclear plant may contaminate food and water resources, with children and unborn babies most at risk of possibly developing cancer
October 28, 2015 Think carrots, not candy as school snack, group suggests Junk food may soon be hard to buy at American public schools as the U.S. government readies new rules requiring healthier foods to be sold beyond the cafeteria - a move most parents support, according to a poll released on Thursday
October 28, 2015 Making the Grade: Breakfast Is the Key to Comprehension Having a healthy breakfast can give your child an early morning boost that will help them focus throughout the day. Here's some quick and easy breakfast ideas that your child is sure to enjoy
October 28, 2015 Are recession babies prone to riskier behaviors? A new analysis of data on U.S. teens born during the early 1980s ties slightly higher rates of adolescent smoking, drinking, arrests and thefts to macroeconomic conditions during the first year of life
October 28, 2015 New York City to ban tobacco sales to anyone under age 21 Mayor Michael Bloomberg planned to sign landmark legislation Tuesday banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21, making New York the first large city or state in the country to prohibit sales to young adults.
October 28, 2015 Massachusetts teen who died after collapsing at practice suffered brain hemorrhage The father of a 16-year-old Massachusetts high school student who died unexpectedly after collapsing at field hockey practice says his daughter succumbed to a brain hemorrhage.
October 28, 2015 Most childhood cancer survivors have health problems in adulthood Nearly all childhood cancer survivors have at least one chronic health condition by the time they reach middle age, a new study suggests
October 28, 2015 Screening teens for obesity may not help them lose weight Weight screenings in high school were not enough to get overweight and obese kids on track toward a healthier weight, a recent U.S. study found.
