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Lower Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in Children Vaccinated Against ‘Stomach Flu’ Virus

Vaccinating babies against a virus that causes childhood “stomach flu” greatly reduces their chance of getting so sick that they

Deletions and duplications of DNA are responsible for wide-ranging developmental difficulties in children, finds a new study by Cardiff University.

About a third of us are walking around with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) in our bodies, but most

Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves, according

Childhood malaria episodes could be reduced by 20% during malaria transmission season if an entire village population were given the

A new study finds vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children living in urban environments with high indoor

When it comes to marketing electronic cigarettes to young people, fake news appears to stick. The U.S. Food and Drug

The legalization of medical marijuana in about two-thirds of U.S. states has led to growing concern about how dispensaries may

Up to 20 percent of women develop gestational diabetes – high blood sugar – during pregnancy, but the long-term effects

The prevalence of childhood obesity has more than doubled (6.5 percent to 16.9 percent) in the United States over the