Introducing fish in the diet of babies as early as nine months can help to fight off eczema, according to new research. The type of fish could include lean, white fish or oily types, such as mackerel and fresh tuna.

Researchers from Sweden's Queen Silvia Children's Hospital sent questionnaires to 4,921 families six months after the birth of their baby and again when the child was 12 months old

Hundreds of Starbucks outlets in China stopped serving drinks with milk on Friday as Chinese authorities ordered a mass recall of dairy products suspected of being contaminated with a deadly chemical.

The move came after the U.S. coffee shop chain's local supplier of milk, Mengniu, along with two other big dairy firms, was found to have added melamine, which is used in making plastic products, in its powder milk brands. The milk with traces of melamine were linked to the death of four babies and sickening of more than 6,200 others

Giving antibiotics to pregnant women to delay the premature labor may increase the child's risk for cerebral palsy, U.K. researchers said.

The drugs each increased the risk when given singly but to a lesser degree, the Oracle study carried out by the University of Leicester of more than 4,000 pregnant women found. The researchers now add that the drugs shouldn't be given to women who show signs of premature labor unless there is clear evidence of an infection

Nine major retailers including Target, Walmart, ShopKo and Babies "R" Us, are recalling 600,000 drop-side cribs made by Simplicity after many parents complained that it can create a dangerous gap that could kill a child.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Wednesday saying the drop side can come off its track creating a hazardous gap that could trap or suffocate infants and toddlers

Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK), a sugar-regulating enzyme that was thought to protect against cancer actually promotes a deadly form of leukaemia, new studies have revealed.

Researchers from Stanford University in California believe the finding may lead to new drugs for the hard-to-treat cancer that affects babies. New data shows that GSK3 fuels a deadly white blood cell cancer that accounts for between 5 and 10 percent of child and adult leukaemias