Kids News

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

"Lem" voiced by Justin Long, agrees to help "Chuck," voiced by Dwayne Johnson, find his way back to Earth in the animated comedy "Planet 51." 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 ...

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.

Latin superstar Ricky Martin said Thursday he is teaming up with a German broadcaster to support his foundation and build a youth center for children in his native Puerto Rico.

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

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.

Toddlers and obese children suffer far greater blood-vessel damage and other harm from secondhand smoke than other children, which could put them on the path to heart disease later in life, according to a new study.

A cute two-year-old girl wearing a hat and matching outfit says "Hi Santa" as she pokes her head over the railing in the Santa visit area at Cherry Creek Mall.

Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome that hinder learning and make it hard for the brain to develop normally, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:36am EST - A man receives a dose of H1N1 flu vaccine as a woman waits for her turn at a hospital in Athens November 16, 2009.

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.

The actress - who is in a casual relationship with Justin Timberlake - isn't contemplating starting a family because she has enough trouble looking after her dog Tina.

Madonna has secured a $7 million donation from Brazil's richest man to help set up a children's charity in the South American country.

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.

When Sarah Palin got a surprise phone call from the McCain campaign one August afternoon asking if she'd like to be on the Republican presidential ticket, the then-Alaska governor didn't doubt for a moment she was ready for the challenge.

Tooth decay is becoming a big problem in the United States, especially among kids.The top reasons for tooth decay among children are diets and habits, followed by a lack of brushing."We're all drinking the sports drinks, soda-pop and stuff like that and probably the bottled water instead of tap water, because we're not getting that natural flouride ...