Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor's office. They endure the emotional torture of having to hold their child down as the clinician sticks ...

10-month-old Eli gets a glob of topical lidocaine in anticipation of setting an intravenous line for hydrating fluids. Eli was mostly smiles at Health First’s Pediatric Emergency Department at Holmes ...

ATLANTA - If you are a needle-phobe, you have lots of company. About 1 in 4 adults have a strong fear of needles, according to the CDC, with about 1 in 10 delaying or skipping vaccinations because of ...

Approximately one in four adults has a fear of needles, according to the CDC. Many of those people say the phobia started when they were kids. Researchers developed a five step plan to prevent what ...

Research suggests the biggest source of pain for children in the health care system is needles. One California doctor says the fear of needles is... Shots can be scary and painful for kids. One doctor ...

“Can’t wait to get a shot,” said no one ever. In fact, having a fear of needles is very common. So much so that research shows about 2 in 3 children and as many as 1 in 4 adults experience a phobia of ...

Flu vaccine makers began shipping on Monday a new form of the annual flu shot, with a significantly shorter needle. The new vaccine should make it easier for people with a fear of needles to get ...

Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor's office and the emotional torture of having to hold them down as the clinician sticks them with one ...