A recent genetic study has found that nearly a quarter of how a child’s body mass index, or BMI, changes over time may be influenced by common genetic.

India is among the top three countries globally with the highest number of children affected by excess weight, with about 41 million aged 5-19 living with high body mass index (BMI), including nearly ...

In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, in partnership with the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, recommendations ...

Maternal diabetes and being born large for gestational age are linked to a significantly higher risk for adult-onset multiple sclerosis in offspring.

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Care innovations have allowed many more people with kidney disease to become parents. But pregnancy still carries risks ...

New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle ...

If current trends continue, nearly 56 million children in the country could be affected by 2040. The report also highlights that more than 180 countries have seen a rise in obesity since 2010, and ...

Brain tuberculoma is rare, often silent, and easily mistaken for other illnesses, which is exactly why it took 17 years to ...

Massachusetts juvenile courts and the Department of Children and Families deemed a Guatemalan man — who still faces cocaine‑trafficking and assault‑with‑a‑dangerous‑weapon charges — “fit” to parent ...

Researchers from the Arnold Healthy Kids Initiative and Research Center for Child Well-Being have continued publishing results from their three-year study examining the health effects of providing ...