The labels on two prescription creams to treat eczema will have to bear "black box" warnings of possible cancer risks. The Food and Drug Administration action follows an agency advisory committee recommendation last February that Elidel cream and Protopic ointment carries the label warnings.

The new labeling also will clarify that the two drugs are recommended for use only after other prescription topical medicines have been tried by patients, the FDA said. The agency is also issuing a guide updating patients of its concerns

A British study found that parents who sleep with their babies on sofas may increase the infant's risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Although SIDS deaths in the United Kingdom have decreased over the past two decades, the number of babies who died while sleeping on sofas has increased

A new study should provide more reassurance to breastfeeding mothers who worry about past exposure to lead. The study shows very little of the toxin is excreted in the breast milk and the use of calcium pills may help bring down its levels even more.

Dr. Adrienne S. Ettinger, of Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues examined the contribution of lead exposure, breastfeeding practices, and calcium intake to levels of lead in breast milk among 367 women in Mexico City

A new study finds that smoking while pregnant may result in the baby having extra, missing, or webbed fingers and toes.

Researchers analyzed information from a national database on U.S. births and found pregnant smokers were 31 percent more likely to have infants with birth defects than non-smokers

Tests on two investigational vaccines for rotavirus, which causes diarrhea, appear to be safe and effective.

Reports of tests on more than 131,000 infants suggest the vaccines will be able to prevent an infection that accounts for one in three hospitalizations for diarrhea, reports MedPageToday