Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs ...

WE WENT TO THE EXPERTS FOR ANSWERS. THERE’S ALL SORTS OF NASTY STUFF OUT THERE. YOU DON’T NEED TO TELL THIS GROUP. THEY ALREADY KNOW THE VIRUSES, THE BACTERIA, EVEN THE BUGS ARE BACK. ONE CATCH OR IS ...

Back-to-school season is here, and a return to classrooms can often mean a return to an environment filled with germs that your child can come in contact with and bring home. And we all know, the bad ...

With the start of the school year, there's more than just an eager teacher awaiting your child at school. Schools and day care centers are breeding grounds for all types of bacteria, germs, viruses ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - School nurses take care of sick and injured students but also play a role in teaching, and one Charleston County nurse wants to continue teaching a valuable lesson to her ...

These germs can stop families in their tracks, but parents can't afford to be slowed down. By adopting a holistic germ-prevention strategy, parents can help prevent the spread of illness-causing germs ...

The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect the body from harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi, that can lead to ...

Bacteria-containing dust found at day care centers could put children at a higher risk of asthma, a new study from the European Respiratory Society suggests. In the study, the researchers collected ...

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I stopped sending peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to school with my kids around 2007. That was roughly the moment when people started talking about a dramatic rise in the number of children with ...