The latest health news and headlines, with current updates about product recalls and safety alerts.
Accidents are a leading cause of death for children. From car accidents to falls, these recent accident stories from the news are a good example of just how common childhood accidents can be and are a good reminder of how to prevent common accidents.
Like most health stories in the news, the reports of the peanut butter recall and Salmonella outbreak created a lot of questions from parents. Read about the latest news on the peanut butter recall and Salmonella outbreak and get answers to common questions that parents have.
Because of a possible association with Salmonella, the FDA has issued a warning that people should not eat Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter if they have a product code beginning with number '2111' on the jar's lid or label.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently alerted pediatricians and parents 'that there will be a delay in getting flu shots for children 6 months of age through age 3 until at least November.'
Learn more about the latest mumps outbreak in Iowa, including the symptoms of mumps, and see if your kids are at risk for getting mumps.
Learn more about the smallest victims of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the babies and children of Katrina, including how you can get help for your family and how to locate kids still missing since the hurricane.
In addition to the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and numerous other relief agencies to which you could donate money, the American Academy of Pediatrics has established a relief fund to aid hurricane victims through its Friends of Children Fund.
Here are some of the more popular and important parenting and pediatric topics in the news and being discussed by parents right now.
Are your children at risk from the West Nile Virus? Learn about the signs and symptoms of West Nile Virus infections and how to protect your children.
Are your children at risk of getting SARS, which has caused a global health warning and warnings against traveling to high risk areas of the world?
It's time for spring cleaning, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging Americans to join its 'recall round-up' of 12 hazardous products still found in millions of homes.
September 2003 health observances promoting awareness of baby safety, eye safety, head lice prevention, food safety and cholesterol education, sickle cell anemia, childhood cancer and Family Health and Fitness Days.
Visit the American Academy of Pediatrics Press Room, the online home for AAP Public Relations, with News, Media Mailings and information about Hot Topics.
Health and parenting news from CNN.
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Press Releases, Talk Papers, Recalls, Alerts, Warnings and Patient Safety News from the FDA.
MedWatch is the US Food and Drug Administration medical products reporting program. Find new reports from the past two weeks.
Advice for women and children concerning mercury, a harmful pollutant, in fish, including a warning that women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, nursing mothers and young children not eat certain types of fish and limit their consumption of others.
Press Releases, News and Events from the NIH.
Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) is the ingredient in many over-the-counter cold medications that was recently recalled by the FDA because of the association between PPA and hemorrhagic stroke.
