November 20, 2014 Study Finds Big Decrease in Global Child Mortality Fewer children are dying around the world, with deaths among children under 5 falling in almost every country, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
November 20, 2014 Baby Left on Beach Is Burned Over 40 Percent of Body A baby boy from the U.K. was burned on over 40 percent of his tiny body while his mother sunbathed beside him, The Sun reported.
November 20, 2014 Exercise Limits: Just 1 in 5 Kids Live Near Parks Health officials say one reason so many American kids are overweight is that few have a nearby place to play and exercise.
November 20, 2014 FDA Probes Hundreds of Problems With J&J Medicines U.S. health regulators are investigating hundreds of reported complications with dozens of recalled children's medications made by Johnson & Johnson, including 30 deaths, but so far no direct link has been found, according to a congressional report.
November 20, 2014 Guns Claim Kids' Lives in Both Urban, Rural Areas Children in the most rural areas of the United States are as likely to die by gunshot as kids in the biggest cities, a new analysis of nearly 24,000 deaths finds.
November 20, 2014 Calif. Bill Would Ban Sports Drinks From Schools California students seeking a lunchtime electrolyte boost would be out of luck under a bill passed Thursday by the state Senate.
November 20, 2014 Drug-Laced Treat Sends 8 Kids to the Hospital Eight middle school students in Los Angeles were taken to the hospital after eating a drug-laced chocolate bar, the L.A. Times is reporting
November 20, 2014 Doctors Stretch Teen's Cancer-Stricken Leg 11 Inches A 14-year-old boy can look forward to a healthy, active life, thanks to a remarkable two-year procedure by an Australian medical team, which saved his leg from amputation
November 20, 2014 Autism Risk Gene May Rewire Brain, U.S. Study Finds Too many connections in the frontal lobe of the brain may help explain some of the learning problems experienced by people with autism, U.S. researchers said
November 20, 2014 Report: 10-Year-Old Gives Birth in Southern Spain A 10-year-old girl has given birth in southern Spain and authorities are evaluating whether to let her and her family retain custody of the baby, an official said Tuesday.
