A new report released from the CDC finds that the number of children getting vaccinated is declining.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that while more than 90 percent of children between ages 19 and 35 months were vaccinated in 2017, there were opportunities for improvement.
A mysterious polio-like disease is on the rise in parts of the US, and the cause continues to elude scientists. The rare disease is being called acute flaccid myelitis or AFM, and mostly strikes young children.
Initial symptoms of AFM are similar to those of a severe respiratory illness and can lead to respiratory failure.
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If you are a couple struggling to conceive a child, scientists at Harvard University have some advice for you. Ditch the tighty-whities.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American men and women, but new research shows that omega-3 fish oil may help.
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If you're sitting down right now, it might be a good time to stand up and start moving something… anything.
Guidelines recently released in the Journal of the American Medical Association are telling Americans to move more and sit less whenever possible.
At least 1.5 million children in this country are affected by a potentially life-threatening peanut allergy and many of them will never outgrow it.
But help may soon be on the way. A new drug which can help build up a person’s tolerance to peanuts is expected to be approved by the FDA in the next few months.
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‘Tis the season for holiday travel, and whether your journey takes you on a relaxing vacation or to visit Grandma, no one wants to get sick.
After swabbing a variety of surfaces often used by airport passengers, researchers learned that the most frequent place viruses were found was also the most unavoidable.
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