Heads up moms and moms-to-be! It's that time of year again. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new flu vaccine that will be used during the 2012-2013 season. Each year the FDA, in conjunction with  the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study influenza virus samples and global... read more

Did you know there's a whooping cough epidemic going on? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement today saying the state of Washington has had 2,520 cases of whooping cough (aka pertussis) this year. That's a 1,300% increase over the same time period last year. Whooping cough is a bacterial infection that,... read more

Getting the flu shot while you’re pregnant won’t just protect you against the flu, it will also reduce some other pregnancy risks. In a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada looked at Ontario’s birth record database during the H1N1 pandemic... read more

Check out what's buzzing around the Internet this week: Jessica Simpson wants to give birth wearing a leopard caftan -- PEOPLE Stylewatch Parents wary of childhood vaccines? Here’s how to persuade them -- TIME Celebrity Babies’ Favorite Strollers -- Lil Sugar Teacher fired after receiving fertility treatments – ABC... read more

Cases of measles are on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 222 reported measles cases in 2011, which is three times the usual number of cases (from 2001 to 2010, there was an average of 60 reported cases a year). Measles is a highly contagious disease that... read more

Most of us have been there: The wailing doctor's office scene. You're mortified that baby's crying and you're also heartbroken. Here's your poor little, sensitive baby and you just gave someone permission to stick her with a bunch of painful needles. How do you make her feel better asap? According to a new study... read more