It is a parent’s job to protect their children from anything that may pose a threat to them, including contagious illnesses that could compromise their health. However, have modern-day parents gone ...

Disease spread can occur in almost any place–from homes to offices– for children, it usually occurs in schools. A school ...

A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...

As the school bell rings and classrooms fill with laughter, backpacks, and sharpened pencils, a familiar season quietly creeps in — not just the return of academic routines, but the uninvited reunion ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — When you think of getting ready for back to school, you typically think of buying school supplies or getting back into a routine. But how prepared are you for when your child brings ...

I recently had one of those moments that only other parents or full-time caregivers of young children are likely to understand: I was holding my miserably sick baby, who was sneezing, coughing and ...

Children in Guatemala who received a common vaccine that helps prevent pneumonia were less likely to carry ...