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How might a kid - OK, a teenager - protect himself from that dreaded fate described in legions of sci-fi movies , the anal probe? If you weren't thinking "champagne cork," you were way off according to the sci-fi kids cartoon "Planet 51." Characters Lem, voiced by Justin Long, and Chuck Baker, voiced by Dwayne Johnson, right, are shown in a scene ...

Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday.

Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.

Even mild asthma increases a child's risk of being hospitalized with more severe H1N1 flu, researchers in Toronto are warning.

Three teenagers accused of setting a 15-year-old Deerfield Beach boy on fire have pleaded not guilty to attempted second-degree murder charges.

Or is it just a TV series? In any case, TLC's reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will end its spectacular but stormy run Monday at 9 p.m. EST.

The case of one of four teens who were cited after rapping their order at a McDonald's in Utah appears headed for trial.

Five teenagers have been taken to hospital after drinking ethanol in an apparent copy of a storyline from BBC drama Waterloo Road.

A suburban Philadelphia police chief says two teenagers are being held after officers arrested them and found video recordings they made of themselves burglarizing homes.

An arrest affidavit says a Milford police officer charged with manslaughter for a car crash that killed two teenagers was driving 94 miles per hour and was not on an emergency call.

Many of you have been waiting to get your kids an H1N1 flu shot. The good news is: more vaccine is rolling in to the state.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals has ruled that state child welfare officials properly seized children from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries after a police raid.The appeals court issued three opinions Wednesday dealing with the children taken by welfare officials after a September 2008 raid at Alamo's compound.In one ruling, Judge Robert J. Gladwin ...

Pope Benedict XVI called Wednesday for greater international efforts to ensure basic human rights for children, saying he was praying for all young people who suffer.

Two teenagers have been charged as adults in the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old San Jose boy outside his home.

Senate health care legislation expected this week is likely to include a new long-term care insurance program to help the elderly and the disabled avoid going into nursing homes, Democratic officials say.

Children's Secretary Ed Balls' plans to guarantee pupils and parents certain rights from the education system have been condemned by school leaders, who said it will lead to a "whingers' charter" for families to complain.

By HOLLY RAMER Updated: November 17, 2009, 3:41 PM / Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine.

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Surgery to separate conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna has been underway for nearly 24 hours and is continuing.

Peter Andre has told how he turned down a chance to return to I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - which could have seen him camping with ex-wife Katie Price - as he wanted to move on with his life.