A small study by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College in India reveals high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) infection among young children, troubling rates of disseminated ...
Newer vaccines that protect against rotavirus have lower risks of bowel obstruction for infants than a previous vaccine did, two new studies suggest. "We would call it a small increased risk," said W. Katherine Yih, a lecturer at Harvard ...
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Nearly 40 percent of preschoolers with autism are getting some kind of complementary or alternative therapy for their condition, with nutritional supplements and special diets being the most common things parents try, a new study shows. ...
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Teens are notorious for taking more risks than adults, and a new imaging study suggests it's because the adolescent brain is hypermotivated when it comes to receiving rewards. A study published online Jan. 13 in Proceedings of the ...
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Apple has agreed to refund at least $32.5 million to US customers for children's purchases from its online App Store without parental consent, US regulators said Wednesday. The Federal Trade Commission said Apple also agreed to modify its ...
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A University of Liverpool researcher, part of Action on Sugar, which aims to reduce unnecessary amounts of sugar in the diet, says sugar is the new tobacco. Professor Simon Capewell of the university's Institute of Psychology, Health and ...
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Rocket Dog, the maker of women's and children's footwear, hired Scott Weaver as its vice president of sales. Weaver comes to Rocket Dog with a relevant background in sales and strategic management in the kids' space with his experience ...
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For every ball purchased, One World Futbol Project gives a second ball to organisations using sport and play to support peace and development programs in disadvantaged communities worldwide The One World Futbol Project has partnered with ...
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A new study challenges previous findings regarding what causes reading problems in children with the common learning disorder dyslexia. Some researchers have concluded that these reading difficulties are the result of less gray matter in ...
DALLAS — Rug manufacturer Feizy Rugs is adding nine new collections and updating several more during the winter market cycle, beginning with this week’s Dallas Total Home & Gift Market. Among the new power-loomed collections ...
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Medicine alone cannot improve the health of the nation -- not when one in five Americans lives in unsafe neighborhoods where pollution, crime and joblessness are prevalent; nutritious food is scarce; and the well-being of young people is at ...
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Mahmud Jafri, CEO of Dover Rug & Home has been named one of the 50 Most Influential People in New England by India New England. Among the list of influential people are entrepreneurs, executives, investors, community leaders, researchers, ...
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Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2014 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Nine Womb Transplant Patients Doing Well: Swedish Researchers Nine women who received ...
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Researchers say they have pinpointed a preservative found in many popular wet wipes and baby wipes as the cause of allergic skin reactions in some children. Reports of reactions have ranged from disfiguring patches to crusting, swelling, ...
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Children and teenagers who are assaulted at school account for nearly 90,000 emergency-room visits in the United States each year, new research finds. Although school shootings garner much attention, it was rare for kids aged 5 to 19 to ...
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