Health & Nutrition

Increased use of tanning beds by teenagers has contributed to a sharp rise in melanoma rates in young people, often unaware of the long-term consequences of increased skin cancer risk and premature aging.

Parents have an important role in making sure both students and their schools and sports clubs are following up-to-date safety and injury management practices.

Tooth decay affects four times more children than obesity. It can start with baby's bottle.

Thanks to a variety of high-tech and trendy options now available, parents may be surprised to find their kids begging for braces.

Pediatrician Robert W. Sears, MD, discusses the pros and cons of giving flu shots preserved with mercury compounds to young children.