Parents and school staff will need to balance the need for being prepared with avoiding overreaction to influenza A H1N1, U.S. health experts say. Lloyd Kolbe and Dr.

By Jeremy Laurance The global rise in asthma over the past 50 years, which has mystified doctors for decades, may be linked to the growing use of paracetamol, researchers suggest today.

By Jeanine Kendle This is information parents and grandparents need to be aware of, or anyone who might provide child care. Reye's syndrome is a disease that swiftly attacks every organ in the body, but especially the liver and the brain.

The public is being asked to help locate a patient with a brain injury who left the campus of a local hospital where she was undergoing treatment. Marijke (pronounced "Mah-reye'-kah") Logan, age 23, left the grounds of Bethesda Hospital in downtown St.

A U.S. physician says tried and true remedies are part of the solution to concerns about the safety of children's over-the-counter cough and cold medications. We're back to relying on the basics, while also asking parents to monitor for symptoms of more serious illness, Dr.