Asthma in kids may be significant risk factor for severe H1N1: study

Researchers at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children say asthma appears to be a significant risk factor for severe cases of disease in kids who get the pandemic...

The Lifesaving Society is translating vital drowning prevention information into 26 additional languages in an effort to reach new immigrant parents in Ontario.

Santa wants children with symptoms of H1N1 to stay home until they're feeling better and not climb onto his lap for pictures because it could put others at risk of...

The only time Paul Frustaglio broke down was when his son's coffin left his sight.

The following clinics are open Saturday for those only in these priority groups: people from 6 months to 65 years of age with chronic medical conditions; pregnant...

Talking isn't always as easy as it sounds.

When the clocks return to standard time this weekend, parents can help their kids “fall back” into an earlier bedtime routine.

A group of experts at the World Health Organization has reviewed clinical data for the H1N1 vaccine and decided that one dose will be enough.

Four former Canadian PMs join push to prevent pre-schoolers from becoming unwanted statistics.

Children on widely used psychiatric drugs can quickly gain an alarming amount of weight – many pack on nearly 20 pounds and become obese within just 11 weeks, a...

If your children awoke today with the flu and its classic symptoms – fever, cough, aches – they have H1N1.

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children says it's seeing double the amount of emergency room patients than usual as parents bring their children in over H1N1 concerns.

Thirteen-year-old Evan Frustaglio was scared of getting the flu. After the hockey player's death Monday from the H1N1 virus – just three days after he began...

In the wake of teenage boy's death, GTA parents grapple with the question

Confronted with a surge in flu cases that included the death of a healthy 13-year-old boy, Toronto Public Health officials will start giving shots to the public...

More than one in five teenagers has at least one risk factor for heart disease such as obesity and high cholesterol, a jump from just six years earlier, suggests new...

H1N1 influenza cases are growing at southern Ontario's public schools.

Brands marketed to kids have 85% more sugar, 65% less fibre and 60% more sodium, study finds. (29)

The H1N1 virus has reportedly claimed the life of a13-year-old minor hockey player. The boy fell ill on Sunday and was taken to St. Joseph's hospital where he died...

A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a...

The future of school lunches is happening now at the Good Food Café in Toronto's west end, where a pilot project proves kids will eat healthy food when it tastes...