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Circumcision Rates Are Dropping in the U.S.
Sept. 1, 2011 -- Circumcision rates in the U.S. are on the decline, according to a CDC study. The CDC used three different measurements to estimate the number of newborn male circumcisions. Researchers found that the procedure is somewhat less common today than it was 10 years ago. The report was wr
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Study: Obesity Prevention Should Focus on Day Care
Aug. 26, 2011 -- Experts say the fight against childhood obesity should have a new focus: day care. Studies show that about 82% of American children under age 6 are in child care outside the home while their parents work. That means many meals are no longer eaten around the family table, but at day
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Social Networking Tied to Teen Drug, Alcohol Use
Aug. 23, 2011 -- Teens who spend time on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and other social networking sites may be more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, and use drugs. That's according to Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA). CASA recently polled more than 2,000 te
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About 5,000 Kids Fall From Windows Each Year
Aug. 22, 2011 -- Falls from windows injure about 5,100 children on average each year in the U.S., and most could be prevented with simple window safety measures. A new study shows an estimated 98,415 children were treated in hospital emergency rooms from 1990 to 2008 for injuries caused by falls fro
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Blood Oxygen Test Finds Heart Defects in Newborns
Aug. 22, 2011 -- All newborns should get a simple oxygen test to check for serious heart defects before they come home from the hospital, a federal advisory panel says. Heart malformations are the most common kind of birth defect. They affect an estimated one out of 100 births worldwide. In 25% of c
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West Nile Virus in 15 States
Aug. 16, 2011 -- If you've been bitten by a mosquito and feel ill, it could be West Nile virus. Ever since its 1999 appearance in the U.S., reports of West Nile illness have peaked in August. With a two- to 14-day incubation period, the next infection might be coming from a mosquito hovering outside
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Breastfeeding May Cut Risk of Some Breast Cancers
Aug. 16, 2011 -- African-American women may reduce their risk of getting an aggressive breast cancer known as ER-negative by breastfeeding, new research suggests. Julie R. Palmer, ScD, of Boston University, found that having multiple children raised the risk of ER-negative breast cancer in African-A
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Childhood Obesity, Drug Abuse Top Concerns for Children
Aug. 16, 2011 -- Sexting and Internet safety issues now rank among the top 10 health concerns U.S. adults have about children, joining childhood obesity, drug abuse, and teen pregnancy, according to a new poll by the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
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Study: Genes Play Big Role in Intelligence
Aug. 9, 2011 -- New research offers the first direct biologic evidence to prove that genes play a big part in intelligence. Previous family and twin studies strongly suggest that many characteristics of intelligence are inherited, but no specific genes or gene variants have been linked with intellig
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Teething May Not Be Linked to Fever
Aug. 8, 2011 -- Teething and fever don't usually go together, according to new research. That may come as a surprise to both parents and doctors, says researcher Joana Ramos-Jorge, a PhD student in pediatric dentistry at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She polled
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