(CNN) — Potentially toxic chemicals found in everyday products, including fast-food wrappers, makeup and carpeting, are altering hormonal and metabolic pathways needed for human growth and development ...

Chinese health experts are raising concerns about the growing interest among parents to use synthetic human growth hormones on their children. Local media outlets cited by The Epoch Times reported ...

Without strengthening the foundations laid in a child's earliest years of life, India’s development ambitions risk being on fragile ground ...

Babies start off wildly dependent and grow very quickly in the first three years of life. Because they change so rapidly, this period comes with its own stages of parent/caregiver development too: The ...

The primary sign of growth hormone deficiency in children is short stature. Adults may have decreased muscle mass and increased body fat, as well as other problems such as heart disease and depression ...

If your child's been injured you may have learned about growth plates, but if not, you may not know what they are or why they are important.

Coffee is a popular beverage among adults around the world. Although it is not generally advisable for children to drink coffee, there is no strong evidence that coffee can stunt growth. Coffee is one ...

Growth plates are areas of cartilage found at the ends of long bones. They play a role in the bone growth of children and teens. An injury to a growth plate can affect the development of a bone. While ...