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Two government studies suggest autism spectrum disorders are becoming more common in children. However, it is not clear how ...

Children whose mothers work are less likely to eat healthily or exercise as often as children with stay-at-home mums, according to a British study.

Studies of the new swine flu vaccine show children 10 and older will need just one shot for protection against swine flu — but younger kids will need two.

The rate of severe obesity among U.S. children and teenagers more than tripled over the past three decades, a new study finds.

Seven out of 10 children and young adults don't get enough vitamin D, which could increase their risk for bone and heart problems, ...

Mothers often get blamed for the way their children turn out, and a new study gives additional weight to that accusation.

Toddlers of moms who took the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy had lower IQs than the children of women who used other anti-seizure medicines, according to a new study.