Newborns needing jaundice therapy prone to moles
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NEW YORK  - Infants with jaundice who are treated with intensive light therapy -- the current standard treatment -- have a significantly increased risk of developing moles called melanocytic nevi as they grow older, French researchers report.
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A new study suggests that the cells of people with many moles may age more slowly than those of people with fewer moles.
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NEW YORK  - Children with cancer are more likely than other children to have a variety of deformities, such as droopy eyelids and legs of different lengths, new research shows. This suggests that there are genetic defects or early prenatal environmental factors that influence the occurrence of both problems.
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NEW YORK  - A new study suggests that baby lotion, baby powder, and baby shampoo may be exposing babies to potentially harmful chemicals called phthalates.
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NEW YORK  - Having a nurse visit the home a  few days after a woman has a baby reduces the number of  newborns being readmitted to the hospital with jaundice or  dehydration -- and it saves money -- according to a new study.
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Having a nurse visit the home a few days after a woman has a baby reduces the number of newborns being readmitted to the hospital with jaundice or dehydration -- and it saves money -- according to a new study.
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Blood from a baby's umbilical cord could help doctors predict which children will suffer from allergies and asthma later in their lives, British and American scientists said on Thursday.
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Unborn children may be at risk from the shampoos and hand lotions used by their pregnant mothers, it was claimed yesterday. A chemical commonly used in these toiletries can affect the growth of structures
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Suffering from some kinds of allergy as a child could increase the risk of developing blood cancer in later life, a new study suggests.
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Newborn babies could be at risk of suffering withdrawal symptoms if their mothers are prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy, researchers said.
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NEW YORK  - Giving infants a small dose of a sugar solution just before they get injections seems to make the pain more tolerable, a study shows.
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Findings from a new study  suggest that babies whose growth in the womb is restricted,  perhaps because of pregnancy complications, are particularly  susceptible to the development of irritable bowel syndrome  (IBS) later in life.
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Birthday: A 15-year-old shows few signs of having been the smallest baby to survive. By Bonnie Miller Rubin. MAYWOOD, Ill. -- As a room full of doctors, nurses, friends and family fussed over Madeline Mann
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Federal researchers have found children involved in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more prone to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn the reasons why.
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Researchers in Dundee are set to trial a new treatment for children struck with a deadly skin condition.
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European Union experts warned Thursday sunbeds and tanning lamps may increase the risk of skin cancer, and advised against their use by children and other people at high risk.
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Babies born by Caesarean section may have a greater risk of suffering food allergies and diarrhoea during their first 12 months, research suggests.