Choosing the right formula could stave off infant diabetes, according to a new global study distributed Thursday. The study showed that if a mother transitions from breastfeeding to "highly hydrolyzed formula," which is broken down for easier digestion, the infant may have a lower risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
Your baby’s car seat, changing pad and portable crib are part of the 80 percent of baby products that contain toxic or untested chemical flame retardants, according to a new study published in Environmental Science & Technology Wednesday.
It wasn’t high heels this time around that left parents buzzing about the latest photograph of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri – it was actually a pacifier. Suri, who turns 5 years old in April, was photographed on Sunday sucking on a pacifier, and since then, the photo has left many experts weighing in on whether she is simply too old to be using one.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled nearly 2 million video baby monitors Friday after the death of two infants. According to the commission, the cords on Summer Infant video monitors may be dangerous if placed near the crib.
A now-retracted British study that linked autism to childhood vaccines was an "elaborate fraud" that has done long-lasting damage to public health, a leading medical publication reported Wednesday. An investigation published by the British medical journal BMJ concludes the study's author, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, misrepresented or altered the medical histories of all 12 of the patients whose cases f
3D is the hot new media trend as of late -- but is it safe? Not for children under 6, warns Nintendo.
In anticipation of the impending Nintendo World 2011 and the launch of its upcoming portable console, the Nintendo 3DS, the influential video game company has posted a cautionary note on its Japanese website.
Baby gear maker Graco is recalling about 2 million strollers after receiving reports that four infants died in the strollers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the recall Wednesday, said the four infants became trapped inside the strollers and were strangled. The deaths occurred between 2003 and 2005.
Toy manufacturer Fisher-Price announced Thursday that it has recalled about 10 million toys because they were dangerous to children. The toy maker said it has recalled about 2.8 million of several types of baby play areas with inflatable balls because of problems with choking. It also recalled 125,000 of the toys in Canada.
In an effort to make children safer while they sleep, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of new proposed mandatory standards for cribs. The new rules, likely to go into effect next year after a final vote by the federal commission, would render many cribs in the country as not up to code, regardless of whether the crib style and model was ever conside
More than 2 million cribs from seven companies were recalled Thursday amid concerns that babies can suffocate, become trapped or fall from the cribs. Most of the cribs were drop-sides, which have a side rail that moves up and down so parents can lift children from them more easily. That movable side, however, can malfunction or detach from the crib, creating a dangerous gap where babies' heads ca
