Since birth, Julianna Snow has suffered from an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that has had her in and out of the…
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Protect your kids from falling flat-screen TVs, researchers warn
Toppling televisions can severely injure or even kill small children, especially toddlers— and these accidents are likely to become more…
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Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings
Video games popular with children and teens often feature characters that smoke even though few packages carry warnings about tobacco-related…
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Unsupervised teens more likely to use tobacco, pot and alcohol
A small U.S. study appears to confirm adult fears that teens who spend more than the average amount of unsupervised…
Read MoreFirst infant MRI study finds babies feel pain ‘like adults’
LONDON – The brains of babies “light up” in a similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful…
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Atlanta-area boy, 8, grows hair 14 inches long for charity
Eight-year-old Draysin, of Douglas County, Ga., has long golden-blonde locks that his mother blow-dries and brushes every day. But the…
Read MoreYouth who receive tobacco coupons may be more susceptible to smoking
Middle and high school students exposed to tobacco coupons were more likely to find smoking “cool” and less likely to…
Read MoreTeens’ views on dangers of pot fall to 20-year low
Teenagers’ perception of the dangers of marijuana has fallen to the lowest level in more than 20 years, a new…
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Teen-produced radio show documents effects of bullying
When Council Brandon was in fifth grade, she found herself cornered into a bathroom stall by the ‘mean girls’ of…
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For Egg-Allergic Kids, One-Dose Flu Shot May Be Safe
Children with egg allergies may be able to safely get their flu shot in one dose, just like other kids,…
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