A new study says, however, that young children given inhaled asthma medication or steroids before the age of two may end up shorter than their peers in later life.
The attorneys general of 33 U.S. states are urging the FDA to require that nicotine-containing liquids and other novel tobacco products be labeled with health warnings.
Breast-feeding is the best way to feed a baby. But it does not appear to make your child smarter. A study conducted in Britain suggests that it has no effect on a child’s IQ from up through adolescence.
Men who think they are less masculine than other men, according to society’s traditional gender norms, and are stressed about it may be more prone to violence. They apparently more likely to commit acts of violence compared to men who feel comfortable with t…
Teenagers who live in rural areas and in small cities are more likely to abuse prescription opioid painkillers than are those living in large urban areas, according to a study.
Three school buildings in Elgin, IL, a suburb of Chicago, have been closed because air quality testing of water cooling towers found elevated levels of legionella bacteria. Students were sent home until after the cooling towers are cleaned and disinfected, a s…
Childhood exposure to insecticides used in the home appears to be associated with an increased risk for certain types childhood cancers. This finding comes from an analysis of data from 16 studies of pesticides in the home.
