What's causing your child to sneeze or cough? Whether it's a sore throat, ear ache or stomach pain, it's likely caused by a virus or bacteria. "There is a big difference though, between the two. One, ...

Parents, guardians and all who care for kids should check their medicine cabinets after a children's cough syrup was recalled for a foodborne bacteria that can cause myriad problems. And, in extreme ...

Bacteria-containing dust found at day care centers could put children at a higher risk of asthma, a new study from the European Respiratory Society suggests. In the study, the researchers collected ...

Doses of probiotics, which are "good bacteria," may help alleviate frequent stomach and intestinal pain in children, according to a new study. The results show treatment with a strain of bacteria ...

When Melisa Martinez's son, Juelz, was born very prematurely at 25 weeks back in January, doctors at University of California, Davis Children's Hospital gave him probiotics. "They told me the ...

An experimental vaccine helps protect monkeys against bacteria that cause diarrhea in millions of children worldwide, researchers report. Bacterial gastroenteritis -- a digestive problem associated ...

On hot summer days, Golden Gardens couldn't be lovelier, with its sandy beach, lapping waves, and giddy toddlers splashing in a fresh-water stream that flows near the ocean. But a closer look at the ...