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Julius B. Richmond, giant in public health and pediatrics

Former U.S. Surgeon General, Harvard professor, dead at 91 full story»

Video game technology may help surgeons operate on beating hearts

Pediatric cardiac surgeons see better with stereoscopic glasses full story»

Suboptimal sleep, TV watching correlate with overweight in infants and toddlers

Decreased sleep time may be more hazardous to health than previously imagined full story»

Child enrichment program still pays off after 15 years

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Researchers uncover cause of asthma

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Kids too often prescribed antibiotics for sore throat

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Child early intervention programs make for healthier adults

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Simple tools can reduce transmission

Spread of common day-care illnesses caused by misconceptions about illness transmission full story»

Explosion of child obesity predicted to shorten U.S. life expectancy

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Survey: Down syndrome diagnoses found wanting

Seven specific recommendations offered full story»

Hold that penicillin

Children getting fewer antibiotics full story»

Bottle-feeding before bed time may increase risk of childhood asthma

Risk may be raised by 50 percent full story»

Maternal bone lead levels pose toxic prenatal risk

Fetal exposure, not just childhood environment, associated with infant mental impairment full story»

Depiction of alcohol, tobacco use in G-rated animated films still high

Despite decline, overall trend not encouraging full story»

Breast-feeding may limit teenage obesity

Recommendation is to breast-feed infants for first year full story»
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