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Grant Will Aid Children's Program At Hospital In New Britain
The Hospital for Special Care has received a $10,000 grant from the J. Walton Bissell Foundation to help fund a child development program. The money will be put toward Proloquo2Go, a communication system for children with difficulty speaking. The...Tags: New Britain, Hospitals and Clinics
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READER SUBMITTED: Liberty Bank Foundation Supports Reach Out And Read Connecticut
Eastern ConnecticutThe Liberty Bank Foundation will present a grant check to Reach Out and Read Connecticut at Mansfield Pediatrics, one of the Reach Out and Read programs that will receive support from the Foundation's grant, May 16, 9 a.m., Where: Mansfield Pediatrics,...Tags: Liberty Bank, Medical Specialization
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Unmarried with children
After the American Academy of Pediatrics announced its support for equal marriage rights for same-sex partners "as the best way to guarantee benefits and security for their children," advocates for the unmarried, while applauding the move, took...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Finance, Social Issues, Family, Marriage
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Chicago doctors welcome Chinese girls with medical needs into their family
An outraged Janet Agranoff watched in 1996 as "60 Minutes" aired a report about "dying rooms" in Chinese orphanages, where infants and toddlers — most of them girls — were left to starve. When the report ended, the obstetrician-turned-stay-at-...
Tags: Children's Memorial Hospital, Social Issues, Spina Bifida, Hospitals and Clinics, Adoption
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Could giving newborns formula help with breast-feeding?
One of the first warnings new mothers hear is that offering babies formula soon after birth can lead to problems with breast-feeding. Sating infants' hunger with formula can prevent them from nursing vigorously, interfering with milk production;...
Tags: Health Organizations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics, Medical Specialization
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READER SUBMITTED: Hospital For Special Care Receives Grant To Support Garden Of Hope Child Development Program
Greater New BritainHospital for Special Care (HSC) announced that it has received a $10,000 grant from the J. Walton Bissell Foundation, Inc. to assist with funding its Garden of Hope Child Development Program, which is a part of HSC's Complex Pediatric Care specialty...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Computer Hardware, Apple iPad
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Got diet milk?
In the face of troubling childhood obesity rates and what it sees as low milk consumption rates, the dairy industry says it has a solution: Offer kids flavored milk that uses low-calorie artificial sweeteners. The only problem, industry...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Children's Health, Obesity, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Family
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The virtues of spit
Anyone who has ever had an infant who uses a pacifier has confronted the situation: Baby lets binkie fall out of mouth. Binkie hits ground. Baby commences crying. Question arises: How to restore the pacifier to a hygienic state before returning it to baby...
Tags: Mayo Clinic, Physical Conditions, Family, Asthma, Allergies
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Connecticut Lags In Mental Health Screening For Children
The Hartford CourantSelenia Velez remembers the near-daily phone calls from the pre-school, alerting her that her 2-year-old son had acted out aggressively and needed to be picked up immediately. The calls went on for months, as Velez, 27, of Hartford, and her husband...Tags: Health Insurance, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Conservation, Medicaid, Psychiatrists
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Local Voices, May. 01
Banning soda I am writing in response to "Study: Soda bans likely to backfire" (News, April 14). You scream, I scream, we all scream for — soda? I know I do, and I know that I cannot be the only one. Soda consumers like myself who want their 32-...Tags: Conservation, Mental Health, Education, Teachers, Entertainment Events
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Planning a home birth? Here's some advice from pediatricians
The nation’s pediatricians have some advice for expectant parents who are considering giving birth to their child at home: Don’t. Home birth is not very common in the United States – fewer than 1% of babies are born outside of a...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hepatitis B , U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: X-rays, Organic Chemical Industry, Health and Beauty Products, Physiology, American Academy of Pediatrics
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