More than three quarters of new babies get at least a start at breast-feeding, according to the CDC. iStockphoto.com hide caption
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A mother and daughter walk home after attending a community meeting about eradicating female genital mutilation in the western Senegalese village of Diabougo. Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters /Landov hide caption
The X-ray reveals a blowdart lodged in a teenager's windpipe. Reproduced with permission from Pediatrics @AAP hide caption
That flat screen can still be dangerous if it falls off the wall. iStockphoto.com hide caption
When does a gun become a personal health issue? iStockphoto.com hide caption
Snapchatting, Dad? Could be helping you stay close to the kids. iStockphoto.com hide caption
You think it's fun, and they do, too. iStockphoto.com hide caption
The FDA's proposal follows concerns raised by consumer groups about levels of inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen, in apple juice. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Rukshona Saidova, 12, lives with both HIV and tuberculosis. She can't walk right now because the diseases have atrophied muscles in her legs. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
Nurse Tina Martin checks on Orion Qurbonaliev, 4, who has tuberculosis. Orion's grandmother, Kholbibi Abdulloeva, also has TB. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
You can probably chuck those ear plugs and enjoy the pool. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Colds can easily turn into sinus infections in children. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Soda bottles and household chemicals are sometimes used to make low-power bombs. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Beheading Barbie is the kind of aggression that can cause sibling distress. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Marc Silver and his daughter Maya wrote a book about how teens deal with a parent sick with cancer. Richard Nowitz/Courtesy of Marc Silver hide caption