The flu season is officially here. Are you ready? Many of us prepare by getting a flu shot, stocking up on hand sanitizer and touching surfaces, especially in public places, as little as possible. These are  more...

Sleepwalking affects something like 17% of all children. I never experience a sleep walking child until I had my youngest daughter, who started roaming the house a few months ago.  Sleepwalking is normally not dangerous  more...

This website lists state medical licensing websites with doctor profiles and credential checks.  If you're looking for a new doctor, check it out first.  Information available varies by state.  From New  more...

Here's an interesting (and somewhat gross) article about some semi-common kids health issues.  Apparently, the top four "grossest" ones include: Pinworms, Lice, Ringworm and scabies.  The article goes  more...

Remember Polly Klass, who was kidnapped and murdered? The Polly Klaas Foundation is devoted to keeping kids safe. At the website, you can order a FREE child safety kit, which helps prevent this type of chilling story: a cub  more...

Here is a series of DVDs and other products from John Walsh, founder of the Center for Missing and Exploited Children. They are meant to teach children to be safe "out in the world" without scaring them. It is for  more...

Just yesterday, I came across an advertisement in a parenting magazine that said in a reassuring tone that high fructose corn syrup was harmless.  Yeah, right!  Honestly, we already have enough reasons to avoid  more...