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Children should also have their cholesterol checked
The Kid's DoctorI've been attending a conference for my continuing education (I still love going to school) and one of the topics was "Universal Cholesterol Screening in Children." While adults have known the importance of maintaining a healthy cholesterol level for a...Tags: High Cholesterol, Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Kawasaki disease , Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Pediatricians warn trampolines are not toys
KIAHWarning! This is not a toy! At least, that's the message the American Academy of Pediatrics is trying to say about trampolines! But it just looks like so much fun! Now they have entire parks created from trampolines! The academy reported nearly 100,000...Tags: Gymnastics
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CHILDREN'S CHATTER: Use a car seat properly
Contributing WriterEvery year, thousands of young children are killed or injured in car crashes. As the parent, it is your responsibility to make sure your child is protected while inside a vehicle by properly using her car seat. What some parents may not realize is the...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Pediatricians advise on rice consumption for children
New reports that rice products may contain "worrisome levels" of carcinogenic arsenic — especially from rice grown in certain states — have American pediatricians offering new advice for parents feeding children. "I think a prudent...Tags: Medical Specialization, Family, Consumers, Food and Drug Administration, Pediatrics
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FDA tests find arsenic in rice
Many name-brand rice and rice products contain varying levels of carcinogenic arsenic, according to the results of separate sets of tests announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationand Consumer Reports. In conjunction with the Consumer...Tags: Medical Specialization, Lawyers, CBS Corp., Crime, Law and Justice, Consumers
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SIDS: What's the safest way for infants to sleep?
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterPediatricians and researchers have long recommended crib sleep as the safest infant sleeping arrangement to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. But University of Notre Dame anthropology professor James McKenna says he has uncovered...Tags: Medical Specialization, Anthropology, Science and Technology, Breastfeeding, Arts and Culture
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Hopkins ethicists say consent needed for Jewish circumcision ritual
Update: The New York City Board of Health voted unanimously to require parents to sign consent forms before their kids can have Jewish ritual circumcision. Read the New York Times account here. A group of Johns Hopkins ethicists have written a letter...
Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Religion and Belief, Christianity, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The New York Times
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Letter: Anti-gay marriage letter misses the mark, widely
Well, I am willing to go along with Ms. Currano on this one if she is able to explain how heterosexual marriages are not experimenting on children. When a pair of 20-somethings go down the aisle under the diagnosis of a gynecologist, I would suggest...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Same-Sex Marriage, American Medical Association, Social Sciences
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Researchers say order of introducing food to babies plays no role in developing food allergies
When Elyse Anders had her first child five years ago, her doctor recommended withholding seafood, peanut products and strawberries from her infant son's diet to avoid food allergies. But when she had a daughter three years later, the advice had changed...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Breastfeeding, Strawberries, Family, Immune System
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Letter: Critic of same-sex marriage bolstered argument with flawed study
While the premise of the letter that only marriage between a man and a woman "provides a safe environment for children (by connecting) them to their two biological parents" and that children raised by same-sex parents would fare worse later in life than...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Medical Research, Culture
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Monday
WEATHER The National Weather Service is calling for Monday to be sunny in the Baltimore area, with a high near 78 and north winds 11 to 17 miles per hour. Monday night is expected to be clear, with a low around 60 and north winds 8 to 10 miles per hour....
Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, HIV, Billy Cundiff, Yeardley Love, Brendon Ayanbadejo
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Getting children ready for flu season
Flu season has officially started and although most influenza cases don't begin to pop up till late October, doctors say September is a perfect time to get vaccinated. And that includes getting shots for your youngsters and teens. This week, the American...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Flu Vaccine
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