Several thousand U.S. children suffer strokes each year, and some specialists fear these numbers may be on the rise.

Now, efforts are under way to detect strokes faster in these tiny patients and begin figuring out how to treat them

The Trade Enforcement and Facilitation at Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, plays a key role in consumer product safety this holiday season.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the first line of defense against dangerous or unauthorized goods coming into the country

The Trade Enforcement and Facilitation at Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, plays a key role in consumer product safety this holiday season.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the first line of defense against dangerous or unauthorized goods coming into the country

Utilizing oils, often recommended in folk remedies, to soothe various ailments for infants can put them at risk for pneumonia.

A report written in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine said that the cultural practice of giving children mineral or vegetable oil (as well as other oil) puts them at risk for lipoid pneumonia. This type of pneumonia occurs when fatty substances make their way into the lung area

An outbreak of whooping cough cases in Kansas this year has resulted in the death of one child and the infection of 54 people statewide, health officials said Wednesday.

So far this year, whooping cough cases have soared more than tenfold in Kansas compared to 2003, killing one young child and infecting people in 54 Kansas counties, health officials said Wednesday