I think we shouldn't wait 20 years to experiment on our children. That's why we need to take precautions.

In total, 9% of young children had asthma. For every standard deviation increase in tree density, 343 trees per square kilometer, asthma rates in this age group fell by almost a quarter

Breast milk can help protect your baby against illness. It can protect her from allergies. The American Academy of Pediatrics says it's good for babies to be breastfed for the first year of life.

Must be CAREFUL with what foods we feed our family pets. Some human food can be harmful or even fatal to them. Had no idea the list was so long from every day foods we might give our cat or dog.

one of the largest studies of modern antidepressant drugs has found that they have no clinically significant effect. In other words, they don't work.

A BADLY deformed Samoan baby denied entry to New Zealand for surgery has been offered hope by an Adelaide church. The South Pacific Islands Community Christian Church in Adelaide plans to bring the girl to Australia for treatment.

HUNDREDS of popular Australian children's snack foods and sweets are laced with suspect additives which international researchers have linked to adverse behavioural reactions.

An eight-month-old baby boy in Jilin, Northeast China has tipped the scales at over three stone. Weighing 18.8 kg (41 pounds) and measuring 78 centimeters in height, he was born with a normal birth weight of 3.3 kg (7 pounds 4 oz). However, he starting

If you feel drowsy in the middle of the afternoon, you don't need a cup of coffee you need a nap. Even if you regularly get eight hours of sleep at night, studies show that a little well-timed shut-eye during the day increases alertness and reduces stress

Exposure to everyday pollution from diesel-powered vehicles can be a health hazard for people with asthma impairing their lung function in just a few hours, a new study showed.