Experts from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) have announced a statewide public health conference to focus on children's health, specifically regarding obesity and diabetes. The Center's conference organizers are inviting "health practi

WORCESTER - Other cities recognize May 4-10 as National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, but, for the eighth year, Worcester is marking the occasion by dedicating the entire month of May to young people immersed in the chaos, pain and stigma of m

Approximately 1,000 Louisiana children live in child residential facilities. They were placed there because they come from abusive homes or from families who can no longer care for them. Yet, many of these children have gone from the frying pan into the f

A SYDNEY hospital has become possibly the first in the world to appoint a doctor dedicated to treating overweight children in an urgent attempt to tackle the nation's obesity epidemic.

MANILA, Philippines - More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable ailments like diarrhea and pneumonia, a U.S.-based charity said Wednesday. Nearly all of t