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Christèle Gras-Le Guen (Hôpital Mère Enfant CHU Nantes, France) and colleagues report an experimental work in the rabbit in order to confirm an association, previously reported in humans, between antenatal infection and post-natal bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the most serious respiratory disease in premature babies. This study has been conducted in an experimental model of Escherichia coli antenatal infection in the rabbit.

Malaria, one of the oldest diseases known to man, has shown no signs of slowing down as it ages. More than 1 million children die from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa each year, and in areas along the Thailand/Cambodian border multiple drug-resistant strains of the disease are becoming commonplace.

A study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers using brain imaging of infants to examine changes in their brains and behavior that may mark the onset of autistic symptoms is being substantially expanded after receiving an additional $3.25 million in funding.

Using our Teen 'Am I Fat' Quiz, we will hopefully convince teens who are at a healthy weight that they are not overweight so that they do not develop an eating disorder.

One quarter of children who sleep fewer than 10 hours a night become overweight by age 6, according to new research. The research team analyzed a sample of 1,138 children and found: 26 percent of kids who didn't sleep enough were overweight, 18.5 percent carried extra weight or a body mass index of 25 to 30, while 7.4 percent were obese with a body mass index greater than 30.

A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members may be the most effective way of preventing the fatal form of whooping cough in young infants, say a group of pediatric intensive care doctors.

Unitedhealth group (NYSE: UNH) is giving children the opportunity to become "health care heroes" by learning about childhood obesity, designing programs to address it and implementing the programs in their communities. UnitedHealth HEROES is a service-learning, health literacy initiative designed to encourage young people, working through educators and youth leaders, to create and implement local hands-on programs to address the issue of childhood obesity.

Children and teenagers with even mild cases of anorexia exhibit abnormal bone structure, according to a new study.

When we think of Alzheimer's disease, the word "thankful" doesn't often come to mind. Alzheimer's is emotionally painful for everyone involved, and caregiving sometimes feels like a thankless job. But...