Drink plenty of liquids during flu season to keep the body well hydrated so the immune system can be in top form....more»

Children can be picky eaters. Parents know that getting kids to eat anything, much less healthy foods, can sometimes make the dinner table feel more like a battlefield than a place to break bread....more»

Traveling with children can be a delight and a challenge, so preparation is key....more»

The Centers for Disease Control and public health officials in several states are investigating a multi-state outbreak of human Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to contact with pet turtles....more»

 Toddlers are surprisingly good at processing the speech of other young children, according to a new study....more»

 The large majority of U.S. high school students feel safe in school, but many see a need for more mental health services for students, according to a new report from ACT, the nonprofit organization behind the ACT® test....more»

The International Diabetes Foundation defines diabetes as a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces....more»

 Each year, there are 33,700 new cancers in the U.S. related to human papillomavirus and 4,175 women die annually of cervical cancer—a cancer which is almost entirely attributable to HPV....more»

A yearly mammogram is the gold standard for breast-cancer screening and detection....more»