Healthy Babies Need Irony
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A Web site on sex branches out to one on babies. Surprise!
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NEW YORK  - Even young children can paint a  picture of their health and well-being, though it doesn't  always match parents' perceptions, research shows.
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Doctors say they are now seeing children as young as six months old in their obesity clinics.
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NEW YORK, June 3 -- The ordinary observer might assume that the thoughts of Rainen Solomon, a burbling 17-month-old in powder-blue shorts, hew to basics, like "hungry" and " very hungry." Derek Ogilvie, a.k.a. the Baby Mind Reader, is picking up more complicated signals.
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Babies fathered by teenagers are more likely to be unhealthy at birth, suggests a study.
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The smallest premature babies, already at high risk of brain damage, are likely to develop even more mental disorders if they get any infection in the first weeks of life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Air rather than oxygen should be used to resuscitate newborn babies and may even save lives, research suggests.
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New parents learn quickly that everyone has something to say about a pudgy baby, with remarks ranging from harmless ("Look at those chubby cheeks") to hurtful ("Isn't he a little big for his age?").
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Increasing a mother's intake of folic acid by adding the vitamin to food supplies has been shown to cut the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, a birth defect in which the spine doesn't fuse properly. However, new research indicates that this benefit is much weaker in overweight and obese women.
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Nutrition in the first weeks of life could have a profound impact on the way the brain develops, research suggests.
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For decades, doctors have operated on babies born with ambiguous genitalia. But there is a growing debate about the role physicians Â and parents Â should play in physically shaping children.
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Cooling the brains of newborns who have  been deprived of oxygen during birth could help cut the risk of  brain damage.
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A new book argues that parents who push their children to be brilliant may cause more harm than good
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Babies who cry excessively for no obvious reason can  have difficulties in childhood, researcher suggests.
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Studies of children indicate that people may be inherently prejudiced against those less fortunate. Bah, humbug, indeed.
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It appears that concerns about the effects of repeated ultrasound exposure on early childhood development are unfounded. In an Australian study released this week, researchers report that babies who were exposed
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A new study links artificial food dyes and preservatives to an increase in hyperactivity in kids--but donât empty the pantry yet. An expert tells us what parents can learn from the new research.