Could sucking on your baby’s pacifier reduce their risk of developing asthma and allergies? According to a new study, it just might. In a study released Friday by the Henry Ford Health System in ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- If your child's pacifier falls on the floor, what should you do? Conventional wisdom has long been to clean the pacifier with soap and water before giving it back. But CBS 2's ...

That old-fashioned way of cleaning your baby’s pacifier with your own saliva could transfer germs that actually help boost the infant’s immune system and stave off allergies, according to a recent ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) As a parent, there are undoubtedly a ...

As a woman without kids, I gag at the thought of a parent sticking their child’s pacifier into their own mouth to clean it. But a new study has found there’s actual health-promoting merit to the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Conventional wisdom has been to clean a baby's pacifier using soap and water. But new research shows another method -- that's somewhat unconventional -- could have unexpected ...

Consumer Reports tested 20 pacifiers for choking hazards, harmful chemicals and durability, and they spoke with safety ...

(Reuters Health) - Parents who pop a pacifier into their mouth to clean it, rather than washing it with soap and water, may be unknowingly reducing their infant's risk of allergies, new research ...

According to the results of a new study conducted by the Henry Ford Health System, sucking on your baby’s pacifier could help prevent the child from developing allergies and asthma. Over a course of ...

No, no, not the binky!! That will be many an exhausted parent's first reaction at the news that researchers have found striking levels of contamination with a wide variety of scary germs on some used ...