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_ Parenting Seven in Eight Children's Tonsillectomies Are Unnecessary By Sondra Forsyth article A 2018 study done by the University of Birmingham in the has found that seven in every eight children who … Read More→
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_ Parenting Limiting Children's Recreational Screen Time to Less Than 2 Hours a Day Linked to Better Cognition By Sondra Forsyth article Limiting recreational screen time to less than two hours a day, and having sufficient sleep and physical activity is associated … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Some Advil for Children Recalled by Manufacturer By Jane Farrell article Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, a division of Pfizer Inc., is voluntarily recalling one lot of ChildrenΓÇÖs Advil┬« Suspension Bubble Gum Flavored … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Eating Broccoli Sprouts During Pregnancy May Reduce the ChildΓÇÖs Chances of Breast Cancer Later in Life By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found that a plant-based diet is more effective in preventing breast … Read More→
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_ Heart Health Wearable Defibrillators May Be Alternative to Surgically Implanted Devices for Some Children with Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Wearable cardioverter defibrillators ΓÇô vest-like devices that deliver electric shocks to interrupt a dangerous heart rhythm ΓÇô may be a … Read More→
_ Depression Interactive Parent-Child Therapy Helps Kids Who Have Depression By Jane Farrell article An interactive therapy involving parents and their depressed children can reduce rates of depression and lower the severity of kidsΓÇÖ … Read More→