healNew Studies Sharpen Circumcision Debate

By Susan Davis WebMD the Magazine - Feature Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Rachel Spencer, a neonatal intensive care nurse in Lake Bluff, Ill., and her physician husband had their first son cir...  [Read more]

healMeasles Vaccine: No Autism Link

By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Feb. 4, 2008 -- The measles vaccine doesn't cause long-lasting measles infection or raise abnormal immune responses in kids with...  [Read more]

healBaby Shampoo Awash in Chemicals?

By Salynn Boyles WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Feb. 4, 2008 -- New research suggests a link between the use of baby lotions, powders, and shampoos and higher levels of potentially...  [Read more]

healParents’ Potluck: Tips on Raising Healthy Kids

By R. Morgan Griffin WebMD Feature Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Wondering how you can wean your kid off sugar? Or how to get through a family trip without caving in to the shrill backseat dema...  [Read more]

healNature Trumps Nurture in Child Obesity

By Salynn Boyles WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Feb. 11, 2008 -- Children's genes are more important than their environment in determining whether they will become overweight, new...  [Read more]

healGlasses May Help Preschoolers Learn

By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Feb. 12, 2008 -- Got a preschool child? If your child聽needs glasses, it could affect his or her聽eye-hand coordination test scores....  [Read more]

healMore Sleep, Less Childhood Obesity

By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Feb. 12, 2008 -- Getting more sleep may help children avoid becoming overweight or obese. That's according to a new review...  [Read more]

healFDA OKs Nexium for Kids 1-11

By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Feb. 28, 2008 -- The FDA today approved short-term use of the drug Nexium for children aged 1-11 with gastroesophageal reflux disea...  [Read more]

healCDC Warns of Choking-Game Deaths

By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Feb. 14, 2008 -- The CDC today warned parents, teachers, and health care providers about the so-called choking game, which has kille...  [Read more]

heal4-in-1 Vaccine Ups Child Seizure Risk

By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Feb. 26, 2008 -- ProQuad, Merck's 4-in-1 measles- mumps-rubella-chickenpox vaccine, doubles children's seizure risk compared with...  [Read more]

healEar Infection Accompanies 61% of Kids' Colds

By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD March 14, 2008 -- Kids under age 3 get five colds a year -- and 61% of the time, they get ear infections, too. The finding...  [Read more]

healVaccine FAQ

By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD 聽 March 6, 2008 -- What are the real benefits -- and the real risks -- of U.S. childhood vaccines? Do vaccines cause autism...  [Read more]