The U.S. Post Office issues a new collection of stamps promoting awareness of childhood health and safety issues including Regular medical checkups, a balanced diet and exercise.

The Child Health commemorative stamp will be issued September 7 in Philadelphia and then branch out nationwide

The U.S. Post Office issues a new collection of stamps promoting awareness of childhood health and safety issues including Regular medical checkups, a balanced diet and exercise.

The Child Health commemorative stamp will be issued September 7 in Philadelphia and then branch out nationwide

A new study shows that overweight girls reach puberty earlier. However early puberty alone doesn't necessarily lead to pudginess as an adult.

Girls who are overweight before their first menstrual periods are almost eight times more likely to be overweight as women, the study finds. But there is no link between precocious puberty alone and being overweight later in life, The Associated Press reports

Scientists discover a very common type of dog tick may spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a serious, often-fatal illness that reached historic highs in the US last year.

Two types of ticks were already known to transmit the disease, but these are not as common and are mostly carried by rodents and dogs living in wild or rural areas. This is the first time that a tick found in house pets is pegged as the culprit

A new study finds that surgically implanting tubes in a child's eardrum to help drain a middle ear infection doesn't guard against developmental problems later in life