Want kids to eat more fruits and vegetables? Show them the money, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers conducted an experiment…
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Former US Army reserves captain who gave birth to conjoined twins posts photo of surviving baby
The Minnesota mother who gave birth last month to a set of ailing conjoined twins posted a photo on Sunday…
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Mom sues Ohio YMCA, says it excluded boy with Down syndrome
CINCINNATI – The mother of a 6-year-old boy with Down syndrome says in a federal lawsuit that an Ohio YMCA…
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Baby born without soft spot recovering after surgery
An ordinary two-month checkup for one newborn led to a surprising diagnosis— baby Matthew Boler’s skull bones had fused, preventing…
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Teens may think light smoking is safe
Many teens wrongly think light or occasional smoking isn’t bad for them, according to an analysis of a nationwide youth…
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Institutional neglect changes kids’ brain structure
Kids who were raised in a Romanian institution for abandoned children have smaller heads, smaller brains, and different white matter…
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Parents shocked after son is born without a rectum
Parents in China who took their infant to the doctor after he had not passed a stool for four months…
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AMA supports requiring obesity education for kids
The American Medical Association on Wednesday put its weight behind requiring yearly instruction aimed at preventing obesity for public schoolchildren…
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Autism survey for parents may catch disorder early
A survey given to parents when their children are 1 year old may help identify kids at risk of autism,…
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Scientists map genome of fetus with non-invasive test
Scientists have successfully sequenced the entire genome of a human fetus using a blood sample from the mother and a…
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