UK: Five year old kids treated for depression
Children of as young as five are being treated for depression in Great Britain, according to the BBC. In Sussex, a county in south-east England, over a 1,000 children at...
Adding fatty acids to formula doesn't make babies more clever
Are you giving your baby a formula "enriched" with fatty acids? Formula companies started doing this to mimic breast milk and give a more complete nutrition, and some believe that...
What to do if your child has a febrile seizure
Fevers in children are always unpleasant, but a febrile seizure is downright frightening especially if you have no idea what is going on. Did your child have a febrile seizure...
How to wean your toddler from pacifiers
Do you think your toddler should leave the pacifier behind? Weaning from the habit of using a paci can be tough. Here's what you can do to help your child...
Car seats: how long should children be rear facing?
Infant and child car seats are there to keep your children safe in traffic, and their use saves many lives. This much is clear but everything else can be a...
Does your child need glasses?
Does your preschooler keep bumping into things? Or perhaps your elementary school aged child has trouble with reading? There may be more to it than meets the eye your child...
Can amniotic fluid cure necrotizing enterocolitis in preemies?
Babies who are born prematurely face a huge number of potential problems. A devastating gut disease called necrotizing enterocolitis is only one out of many health hurdles preemies can come...
What to do when your newborn just won't sleep?
Tiny babies' sleeping patterns greatly differ from the sleeping patterns of adults, or even older kids. Everybody knows that newborns sleep a lot. But that does not necessarily mean they'll...
Clomid Treatment and Other Ovulation Inducing Drugs Linked to Autism
Researchers say that autism can be hereditary, but not only that they say that infertility treatments are linked to autism too. This question was raised after the study from Harvard...
LA boy gets compensation for a botched circumcision
An eight year old boy from Los Angeles was awarded a $4.6 million compensation by a judge on Monday for a botched circumcision that resulted in the top of his...