Even if the benefits are potentially huge, closing schools for an extended period may come with significant burdens – for example, parents missing work,

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is looking to expand Connecticut's childhood immunization program through a budget proposal that allocates $11.7 million in new funding.

The posters and TV spots of obese children with doleful eyes were as stark as their accompanying messages: "Being fat takes the fun out of being a kid," and

Nearly 7% of abused children, who end up in the hospital die because of the abuse. And the children at greatest risk for suffering from serious physical abuse?

Between 2006 and 2010, nearly half of public and private schools that were surveyed sold sweet or salty snack foods outside of lunch and breakfast.

The first lady's goal is to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation.

Ohio's prohibitions on smoking would extend to cars with children younger than 6 on board, under an Ohio Senate bill that backers say would safeguard youngsters from the dangers

A Colorado House committee was expected to discuss a bill that represents the nation's toughest regulations meant to keep trans fat away from students, but

An Iowa woman has given birth to a boy weighing 13 pounds and 13 ounces — without the aid of surgery.

Scientists looked specifically at PFCs, widely used in products that repel water, grease and stains. Children with higher levels of PFCs in their bodies did

Schoolchildren's favorite lunch — the ubiquitous frozen pizza — is about to get healthier.

The study found children on prescription Prevacid pills had more colds, sore throats and bronchitis infections than those given dummy pills. There were also

The parents of a 3-year-old New Jersey girl who claim she's being denied a kidney transplant because of her mental disabilities said their problems may be with

A government commission in Rhode Island is examining how well the state educates children with autism.

Florida scientists discovered that starting around age 6 months, babies begin shifting from the intent eye gaze of early infancy to studying mouths when people