A government panel of experts has released its final report on the possible human effects of bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical added to plastics to make it stronger.

The National Toxicology Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, notes "some concern" for effects on the brain, prostate gland, and on behavior in fetuses, infants, and children

A fire retardant chemical has been found in the blood of children, according to the nonprofit Environmental Working Group. The chemical is known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers or PBDE and is used quite often in toys, electronics, etc.

In a small pilot study of 20 families, the researchers found that in 19 of the families the levels of PBDE, a hormone-disrupting chemical, were about three times as high in the children as in their mothers. The study was carried out by taking blood samples from mothers and their children aged 18 months to 4 years

Mothers who drink a few glasses of wine over a short period in early pregnancy may have caused fetal problems to their unborn child, a new study says.

Erhard Bieberich, a biochemist in the Medical College of Georgia Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies compared cell death in mice following different levels of alcohol consumption

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to stop using certain 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible bassinets after two infants died from strangulation.

The "close-sleeper/bedside sleeper" bassinets are made by Simplicity Inc. of Reading, PA. The agency's safety alert was prompted by the death of a 6-month-old Kansas girl who died from strangulation Aug. 21 after getting caught in the product's metal bars, the Washington Post said Friday

Giving an infusion of magnesium sulfate, better known as Epsom salt, to women at imminent risk for preterm delivery cuts the odds of their infants later developing cerebral palsy dropped by almost half, researchers say.

Babies born prematurely account for about a third of all cases of cerebral palsy, a developmental brain disorder that affects movement, motor skills and muscle coordination because of brain damage caused during birth