Mrs. Obama said that every parent is familiar with the difference in a child's behavior when a child has had a healthy meal and when he or she has eaten a lot

Medicaid provides health insurance for about 44 million low-income people nationwide. These include children, pregnant women and special needs patients

Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years, a development that a human rights group called "scandalous and

The cases all alleged that vaccines caused or contributed to autism spectrum disorders in the children

Authorities are investigating six possible cases of bacterial meningitis -- including two deaths -- in rural a Oklahoma elementary school.

Inhalants are legal, cheap and everywhere. They can easily be found in most homes

Advice to teen athletes is simple: Learn to listen to your body

Parents who say that a range of preventive vaccines given their young children can cause serious health problems will have their appeal heard by the U.S.

The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio.

The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio.

It's a situation too agonizing to contemplate, a child dying and in pain. Now a small but provocative study suggests that doctors may be giving fatal morphine

Some mullahs in Afghanistan are distributing condoms. Others are quoting the Quran to encourage longer breaks between births. Health experts say contraception

Some stages of autism make it hard for children to comprehend sounds, words, expressions and even inflections

One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children

Osiris said most of the patients responded to Prochymal, and the drug significantly improved survival