Washington: The emerging idea that obesity may have an infectious origin gets new support in a cross-sectional study by University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers who found that children exposed to a particular strain of adenovirus were significantly more likely to be obese.

Washington: Children born with HIV are far more likely to develop resistance to antiretroviral drugs than adults, according to a new Tulane University School of Medicine study.

Washington: Your child is wheezing. Your child must have asthma, right? Not always, says Julie Koehler, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice in Butler University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and clinical pharmacy specialist in family medicine at Clarian Health.

Philadelphia: No parent wants to learn that their child is being bullied. But it may be even harder to hear that their child is the bully. What does a parent do when they’re told?

Washington: Does day care harm or help your child’s learning development? If you’re a single mom it can do both, depending on your level of education. That’s according to new research by a professor at The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce.

Washington: A new study reveals that sick teens are more isolated than other kids, but they do not necessarily realize it and often think their friendships are stronger than they actually are.