Childhood smoking before age 15 increases a person's risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...

While physical neglect is understudied compared to physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect is just as damaging to ...

A body of the world's leading public health researchers says that the number of children dying from noncommunicable diseases ...

The development of technology and the Internet has, on the one hand, brought convenience to people's lives and, on the other hand, led to fewer ...

Thousands of Louisville children have tested with elevated levels of lead in their blood, risking lifelong, irreversible ...

Could childhood weight be a hidden key to future brain health? A groundbreaking study hints at a surprising link between ...

The West Australian Labor government has been called on to provide more clarity about the handling of the child protection ...

Having an unhealthy childhood appears to lead to changes to parts of the brain which have been linked with dementia.

About 70% of rural Illinoisans live in a child care desert, forcing tough choices on parents: Some drive 100 miles a day or ...

Don Punch, who is now Western Australia’s Disability Services Minister, allegedly agreed in the late 1980s and early ’90s to ...

Parents of minor children impacted by a natural disaster often want to know what they can do to help their children heal. The ...