Primary care physicians act as the first line of defense for public health concerns. Some believe fluoride treatments for children may become part of regular visit to the doctor’s office.

Some fast food retailers openly list the calorie content of their menu items. And young people are among those giving a glance to those potentially fat-fighting figures.

There has been some debate about whether parents tend to think their kids have ADHD when that's not actually the case. To settle the matter, the CDC double-checked their stats to see if parental bias played a role in reported rates of ADHD.

The long-term health risks of sleep apnea can affect almost every system in the body. Sleep apnea that is diagnosed and treated early means better health, especially for children.

Parents often wonder what they should do when their child has a fever. Should they give the child medication? Will that help, or could that hurt?

Sleep issues quickly become front and center for the majority of new parents. One of the decisions they face is where their newborn will sleep and how to reduce the risk of SIDS.

Few events are more tragic for a school to manage than a student's suicide. Talking to students about the death appropriately, however, might prevent additional suicides at the school.

Numbers of whooping cough cases have increased dramatically in the past several years. The biggest reason appears to be related to the newer vaccine for the disease.

Stomach aches are not uncommon among children. More serious abdominal pain, however, may lead parents to take their children to the emergency department.