Jeff Ryan

Profile of Charoltte Cowan, MD, a pediatrician who has written a series of children's books about common child maladies such as earaches and fevers.

Certain birth control pills seem to inhibit growth of bone mineral density in adolescent girls, a new study shows.

The FDA approved the H1N1 influenza vaccines from four different companies, ensuring a robust stockpile for the upcoming fu season.

How does a vaccine supply get doubled overnight? By finding out that the second dose isn't needed to get efficacy.

Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine approved for females, may soon be approved for males as well.

For CS Mott Children's Hospital new poll on schools, appropriately enough, it put out a report card.

The FDA has approved a new type of drug, an alpha-2A adrenergic receptor agonist, to treat ADHD in children as young as six.

Three cabinet offices have allied to fight the H1N1 virus, and they?ve recruited Elmo the Muppet to help.

FDA thinks its important for the health of both a pregnant mother and her fetus to learn about a drug?s adverse effects: but is it?