It might seem like an unlikely connection at first, but a new study finds that infants and toddlers suffer sleep issues — and maybe other…
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America’s kids have a weight problem, but regulations that boosted the nutritional standards for school meals may have helped slowed down weight gain among low-income…
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Land parasites that pose a risk to human and wildlife health can hitch rides on the millions of pounds of microplastics that float between oceans,…
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An experimental vaccine given during pregnancy has shown early promise for protecting infants from a potentially severe respiratory infection. The vaccine, being developed by Pfizer,…
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If a mother reaches for cakes, chocolates or other snacks when she’s feeling down, her children could become emotional eaters as well. Kids’ chances of…
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Mom’s voice may be music to a young child’s brain, but the teen brain prefers to change the station, a new study finds. Past research…
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Rates of high blood pressure among pregnant women in the United States are on the rise and now occur in at least one in seven…
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As youth spring sports kick into high gear, it’s important to know about injury prevention and treatment, an expert says. Injury risks and preventive measures…
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Bella Kofner, a 24-year-old graduate student in special education at the College of Staten Island in New York, was 10 when her parents first told…
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Occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms like extreme fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, a pair of new…
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There could be far fewer U.S. doctors trained to provide an abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court in a decision…
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The U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of striking down the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, a leaked draft opinion shows. In the draft…
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