John Merriman

A sport-by-sport list of everything you need to keep a young athlete safe.

No matter the sport, there are pieces of protective gear that players should wear to keep them as safe as possible.

Girls are generally better at recognizing tastes than boys, according to results of a Danish study.

According to a study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, mortality rates among hospitalized children are highest for infants, excluding newborns, and the uninsured.

FDA advisers stated that two single-agent long-acting beta2 agonist inhalers should have their pediatric asthma indications discontinued, reported Reuters.

Late preterm infants were more than three times as likely to be diagnosed with cerebral palsy as full term babies, according to research forthcoming in The Journal of Pediatrics.

More than 2,000 children die every day as a result of an unintentional or accidental injury, according to the first report examining unintentional child injuries worldwide.

A report by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine has found that current adolescent health services do not meet the needs of America's youth.

The first report describing an emerging self-harm disorder among teenagers was presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a 74% global decrease in the rate of measles deaths in the 2000s, according to Reuters.

Babies born by cesarean section may have a higher risk of asthma than naturally born babies, researchers reported in Thorax.

Lots of time spent in front of the TV, playing video games, and surfing the Web can increase a child's risk of health problems, according to recent study results.

Physicians may not be discussing various high-risk health topics with teenage patients, according to a study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that non-hazardous amounts of melamine have been detected in US-made infant formula, reported Reuters.

Watching TV, having low self-esteem, and poor parent relationships are among the factors linked to having sex before the age of 15.

Pediatric venous thromboembolic events may be an increasing concern in tertiary care hospitals, research suggests.

The risk of childhood asthma may be greatest for those born in the fall, according to research published in the December 1 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials have warned doctors to stay vigilant for possible cases of meningitis and other illnesses in children, reported Reuters.

Twenty-six percent of children ages 2 and a half to 6 who sleep fewer than 10 hours a night may be overweight, according to a University of Montreal study.

Most primary care physicians feel they are working at maximum or have too much work, and nearly half plan to cut back on patient volume or quit their profession altogether, according to survey results from the Physicians' Foundation.

Three out of four parents support random testing of high school athletes for performance-enhancing drugs, but less than half believe there should be individual penalties for those who test positive, according to C.S. Mott Children's Hospital's National Poll on Children's Health.

The United States received a "D", and only one state received a grade higher than a "C", in the first March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card.

Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals company is voluntarily recalling approximately 12,000 units of Infants' Mylicon Gas Relief Dye-Free Drops (simethicone-antigas), according to the FDA.

Immunization rates among children living in the inner city and enrolled in subsidized health care are just over half of national averages, a recent study has found.