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Health tip: Troubled by a toothache?
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Kids' social skills may suffer when mothers drink during pregnancy
Kids' social skills may suffer when mothers drink during pregnancy
Children who are exposed to alcohol before they are born are more likely to have problems with their social skills, according to new research.More >>
Children who are exposed to alcohol before they are born are more likely to have problems with their social skills, according to new research.More >>
'Obamacare' helping young adults get health insurance
'Obamacare' helping young adults get health insurance
More young adults have health insurance now than three years ago.
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More young adults have health insurance now than three years ago.
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Early puberty in girls might be linked to bad behavior
Early puberty in girls might be linked to bad behavior
Girls who hit puberty early might be more likely than their peers to get into fights or skip school, a new study suggests.More >>
Girls who hit puberty early might be more likely than their peers to get into fights or skip school, a new study suggests.More >>
Kids' liver transplant success varies by race
Kids' liver transplant success varies by race
White children in the United States have higher liver transplant survival rates than blacks and other minority children, a new study finds.More >>
White children in the United States have higher liver transplant survival rates than blacks and other minority children, a new study finds.More >>
Rise in U.S. high chair injuries stuns experts
Rise in U.S. high chair injuries stuns experts
Young children are falling out of high chairs at alarming rates, according to a new safety study that found high chair accidents increased 22 percent between 2003 and 2010.More >>
Young children are falling out of high chairs at alarming rates, according to a new safety study that found high chair accidents increased 22 percent between 2003 and 2010.More >>
Kids who see movie violence also see smoking, drinking, sex
Kids who see movie violence also see smoking, drinking, sex
Violent movie characters are also likely to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes and engage in sexual behavior in films rated appropriate for children over 12, according to a new study.More >>
Violent movie characters are also likely to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes and engage in sexual behavior in films rated appropriate for children over 12, according to a new study.More >>
Nebulizers may not deliver full drug dose to kids with asthma
Nebulizers may not deliver full drug dose to kids with asthma
Nebulizers -- devices that transform liquid asthma medications into an easy-to-inhale mist -- aren't providing people with asthma a full dose of medication, according to a small new study.More >>
Nebulizers -- devices that transform liquid asthma medications into an easy-to-inhale mist -- aren't providing people with asthma a full dose of medication, according to a small new study.More >>
Why Johnny can't sleep
Why Johnny can't sleep
Having involved parents and feeling connected to school increase the likelihood that a teen will get sufficient sleep, a new study finds.More >>
Having involved parents and feeling connected to school increase the likelihood that a teen will get sufficient sleep, a new study finds.More >>
OMG, guys can talk like Valley Girls, too?
OMG, guys can talk like Valley Girls, too?
You can talk like a "Valley Girl" -- even if you're a guy -- a new study contends.More >>
You can talk like a "Valley Girl" -- even if you're a guy -- a new study contends.More >>
More than 6 percent of U.S. teens take psychiatric meds
More than 6 percent of U.S. teens take psychiatric meds
Slightly more than 6 percent of U.S. teens take prescription medications for a mental health condition such as depression or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new survey shows.More >>
Slightly more than 6 percent of U.S. teens take prescription medications for a mental health condition such as depression or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new survey shows.More >>

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