The Oakland Unified School District educates 42,000 students, a good many of whom struggle with the energy-zapping symptoms of asthma.  Its urban location and high number of low-income students made the Oakland school district a …

Some of the most popular prescription drugs for treating asthma may be too dangerous for children under the age of 18, according to a panel of experts.  Some of them are thought to be too …

The families of many children injured or sickened by the antipsychotic drugs they’d been prescribed are calling for the testimony of a prominent child psychiatrist whose endorsement of such drugs led to a 40-fold (4,000%) …

In the last 13 years, 82 American kids have died playing the choking game but the thousands of other teenagers who play the game risk death every time, according to the US Centers for Disease …

Researchers at Iowa State University say the violent video games come first, influencing children in negative ways.  Critics say aggressive kids just like playing aggressive games.  With 90% of American kids between 8 and 16 …

The number of teenagers taking prescription medications for type 2 diabetes at the end of 2005 was double the number from the beginning of 2002, according to the results of an extensive study of prescription …

Pediatricians and allergists have been suspecting it but recently the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed it: more American children than ever are developing allergies to some of the most common …

The Institute of Medicine, chartered to establish dietary standards for all Americans, says children and teenagers need twice the currently recommended daily dose of vitamin D in order to stave off diseases such as osteoporosis …

Teenagers who exhibit symptoms of insomnia are more likely than other teens to develop depression or problems with substance abuse or to entertain thoughts of suicide by the time they reach early adulthood, according to …

During 2007, more than 11,000 women in the United States were diagnosed with cervical cancer. Another 3,600 women died from it. The recently introduced Gardasil vaccine is expected to reduce the incidence of …