Children's Health - Page 793

November 20, 2014

Study: As circumcision rates drop, costs increase

As gaps in insurance coverage lead to fewer male babies being circumcised in the United States, related health costs could end up increasing by millions of dollars every year

November 20, 2014

Codeine linked to 3 children's deaths

Some children who are given the pain reliever codeine after surgery may be at risk of life-threatening breathing problems, the Food and Drug Administration warned as it investigated three deaths

November 20, 2014

Ohio teen collapses from dehydration after 4-day gaming marathon

A Columbus, Ohio, mother has taken away her son’s Xbox after he spent four to five days locked in his bedroom playing a marathon game and collapsed from dehydration

November 20, 2014

Health alert issued in metro Atlanta over whooping cough

Georgia's state Department of Health says it has seen a significant increase in the number of whooping cough cases

November 20, 2014

18-month-old girl dies after found in pond

An 18-month-old girl has died after she was found in a Cleveland-area pond on Tuesday morning

November 20, 2014

Baby born with brain outside its head dies

A South African doctor says a baby born with his brain outside his head has died after being alive for three weeks

November 20, 2014

Toddler drowns in flooded wash in Arizona valley

A 2-year-old boy died Sunday night after being pulled from a flooded wash in San Tan Valley

November 20, 2014

Rare disorder causes toddler's head to swell to 3 times the size of an adult's

An Indonesian toddler suffers from a rare disease, which has caused her head to grow to three times the size of an average adult’s

November 20, 2014

Quintuplets born over six years

A couple from the U.K. who thought they’d never have kids are now parents of miracle quintuplets — born over a span of six years

November 20, 2014

Sex scenes in movies impact sexual behavior in teens, study says

A new study has found that sex scenes in movies have an impact on the sexual behavior of teens who watch them