THE infamous beer belly – something you might joke about with your mates or have prodded by your partner with a wink. You ...

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Gastric reflux in infants and children is often mistaken for normal spitting up but persistent symptoms may signal GERD Learn ...

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A Canton man received a 4.5- to 6.5-year prison sentence for abusing his 4-year-old stepdaughter. The child suffered ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

Flat feet are common in newborns and toddlers but if the arch doesnt develop properly or if pain joint laxity or poor posture ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

The average weight for adult women in the U.S. is around 170 pounds. Weight can vary due to many factors, including height, age, genetics, body composition, and lifestyle habits.

Study lead author, Durham University Professor Lynda Boothroyd, conducted the first-of-its-kind study to examine the flexibility of body weight perceptions in kids and young adults. The results ...

What we think of as “normal” body shape is affected by what we’re accustomed to – the range of body shapes we see. My new research with colleagues shows that this is true for young ...