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Increase in breast-feeding could save lives and billions of dollars
Associated PressThe lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90% of U.S. mothers breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says. Those results, to be published online Monday in the journal...Tags: Children, Corruption, Obesity, Diabetes, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Donna Karan collaborates with an indigenous artist as part of 'Nomad Two Worlds' art exhibit
All The Rage"Nomad Two Worlds" -- a decade-long collaborative art project launched by Australian photographer Russell James that sees him partner with indigenous artists to create new works of art -- is hosting an L.A. edition of its newest exhibition, starting... -
Acetaminophen given with vaccines can reduce their efficacy
Booster ShotsGiving acetaminophen -- best known by the brand-name Tylenol -- to infants along with vaccines to prevent fevers from developing reduces the effectiveness of the vaccines, perhaps because a fever is an essential part of the development of an immune...... -
Andrew Wakefield responds to article about journal retraction of autism study report
Booster ShotsDr. Andrew Wakefield has responded in an e-mail message to Tuesday's article citing the medical journal Lancet's retraction of his 1998 article purporting to link autism to the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. The article stated that Wakefield now... -
California schools' risks rise as vaccinations drop
A rising number of California parents are choosing to send their children to kindergarten without routine vaccinations, putting hundreds of elementary schools in the state at risk for outbreaks of childhood diseases eradicated in the U.S. years ago....Tags: Children, Immune System, Wales, Liver Cancer, Family
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Footnotes to a tragedy
Times Staff Writer"Do I have AIDS?" Sixteen-year-old Alexander Ghaffari was eating breakfast, getting ready for school, when he put the question to his mother. It wasn't a charged or dreaded moment. He can't even remember what prompted him to ask. Maybe he'd overheard...Tags: Children, Gaming, Medical Procedures and Tests, Family, Pharmaceuticals
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Letters to the editor
Tar-and-feather time Re “Cogdill pays for being right,” Column, March 30 Reading George Skelton's column about state Sen. Dave Cogdill's ouster as minority leader, my suspicions have finally been verified. Our Republican state legislators...Tags: Children, Richard Riordan, Frostbite, Family, Pharmaceuticals
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Merced woman's optimism intact after second bout with lymphoma
Merced Sun-StarNow that Karen Scialabba has successfully battled a rare form of lymphoma, her life has taken several different turns -- all for the better. The 52-year-old Merced woman has started violin lessons and joined a cancer support group at Mercy Medical...Tags: Lymphoma, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Internists
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Whooping cough death reinforces need for vaccines, officials say
An Orlando infant's death from whooping cough last month is underscoring the county health department's push to get children and adults alike vaccinated and keep vaccines up to date. The six-week-old baby boy was too young to have gotten his first...
Tags: Coughing, Family, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, March of Dimes Foundation
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READER SUBMITTED: NB Rock Cats/Health Department Join Forces
New BritainThe New Britain Rock Cats and the New Britain Health Department have joined forces to host Immunization Records Day on Tuesday, April 30, at New Britain Stadium. The 6:35 p.m. game features the Rock Cats vs. the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals...Tags: New Britain Rock Cats, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Immunization, Plainville
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Parents of autistic children say sacrifices worthwhile
Fergus Falls Daily Journal, Minn.For Nicole and Erik Anderson, parents of an autistic son, Bo, third-grade proved to be the ah-ha year. That's the year children begin accelerated reading. There also are more responsibilities in the classroom, Nicole said. "Bo couldn't keep up with...Tags: Schools, Teaching and Learning, Family, Teachers, Behavioral Conditions
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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: Baby Products, Benadryl (drug), Menarche, Twins, Dermatologists
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