Young girls tend to babble their way to bigger vocabularies earlier than boys, and researchers now think they might know why. It has nothing to…
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Getting toys for some of the tots in your life this holiday season? Experts at Penn State Health offer tips on making safe choices. Each…
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An early surge in cold and flu cases has created shortages in key antiviral and antibiotic drugs needed for the annual “sick season,” pharmacists report.…
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Americans are eating more whole grains than ever before — but it’s still not enough. Moreover, not everyone agrees on what whole grains actually are,…
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Millions of Americans will enjoy a hot, nutritious Thanksgiving meal thanks to their local food pantry, often staffed by volunteers. Now, new research spotlights just…
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It’s a common dilemma when your child seems sick: Do you call the doctor, make a trip to urgent care or head straight to the…
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With U.S. health officials calling childhood obesity a public health crisis, conversations about weight are important. But what you say to your kids can be…
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Vaccines have become a hot topic in the past few years, but a new survey finds many parents aren’t discussing immunization with their child’s doctor.…
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Something — or rather, someone — may be standing between moms and a regular exercise routine: their children. New research from the universities of Cambridge…
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Millions of parents drop their toddlers off at day care centers so they can go to work, but some are racked with guilt about it.…
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Children’s health is jeopardized when they have a parent in prison, new research finds. In the United States, 5 million kids have an incarcerated parent.…
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Increasing numbers of young children are showing up in emergency rooms after accidentally ingesting the cough suppressant benzonatate, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Benzonatate is…
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