 | | | | Children's Health Headlines | | | SWABI, Pakistan (AP) -- Hundreds of villagers in northwest Pakistan turned out Wednesday to bury five female teachers and two health workers who were gunned down a day earlier by militants in what may have been the latest in a series of attacks targeting anti-polio efforts in the country.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- Measles cases surged in Pakistan in 2012, and hundreds of children died from the disease, an international health body said Tuesday.
(Tulsa World) -- Used pacifiers can contain a variety of bacteria that can cause illnesses such as colic and infections of the mouth or inner ear, according to research conducted recently at Oklahoma State University.
(Associated Press) -- Young cancer patients who couldn't get a key medicine because of a national drug shortage were more likely to suffer a relapse than others who were able to get the preferred treatment, doctors report. It's the first evidence that a long-standing drug-supply problem probably has affected cancer treatment results in specific patients.
CHICAGO (Chicago Tribune) -- On a recent rainy, seemingly uneventful Wednesday afternoon, my friend started screaming. This was unlike any scream I had ever heard, and for good reason: She thought her 10-month-old baby, Declan, was dying.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Teenagers' perception of the dangers of marijuana has fallen to the lowest level in more than 20 years, a new study says, prompting federal researchers to warn that already high use of the drug could increase as more states move to legalize it.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- They might not want to talk about the gunshots or the screams. But their toys might start getting into imaginary shootouts.
ISLAMABAD (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) -- Authorities suspended a polio immunization campaign Tuesday after six Pakistani health workers were shot dead, officials said.
(USA TODAY) -- An online confession from the overwhelmed mother of a mentally troubled teenager -- titled "I Am Adam Lanza's Mother" -- has become an instant Internet sensation, spurring discussion about the needs of families of mentally ill patients.
(The New York Times News Service) -- As the world wonders what demons caused 20-year-old Adam Lanza's killing spree, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy offered an explanation of his own Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation." "This is mental illness ... dressed in evil."
LONDON (AP) -- Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far at life expectancy and the biggest health threats.
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