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• Fluoridated Water Protects Baby Teeth, Too

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• Gay, Lesbian Teens at High Odds for Physical, Sexual Abuse

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• Girls With Autism Diagnosed Later Than Boys

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• Going Easy on Yourself Is Key to Parenting Through the Pandemic

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• Harmful Flame Retardants Detected in College-Classroom Dust

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• Health Risks Persist for Young Cancer Survivors

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• Health Tip: Basics of Newborn Care

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• Health Tip: Help Your Child Safely Lose Weight

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• Health Tip: Home Remedies for Nightmares

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• Health Tip: Managing Hearing Loss in Children

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• Health Tip: Safety Steps if Your Child is Home Alone

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• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective

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• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some

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• Help Your Child Cope With Back-to-School Jitters

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• Help Your Kids Navigate School Amid a Pandemic

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• High Viral Loads Make Kids 'Silent Spreaders' of COVID-19

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• How to Dispel Your Child's Fears About the New Coronavirus

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• Indoor Pollutants May Raise Allergy Risk in Toddlers

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• Injuries Shoot Up After Fireworks Laws Loosened in West Virginia

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• Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?

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• Is There a Better Therapy for Hospitalized Anorexia Patients?

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• 'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets

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• It's Tough to Change the Minds of 'Vaccine-Hesitant' Parents, Study Finds

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• Just 1% of Doctors Prescribe Nearly Half of Opioids in U.S.

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• Just 2% of Patients Who Need It Get Anti-Opioid Drug Naloxone

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• Keeping Coronavirus Anxiety at Bay

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• Losing Some TV Ads Might Reduce Childhood Obesity

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• Many Gun Owners Leave Weapons Unlocked at Home

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• Many U.S. Parents Can't Find a Psychiatrist to Help Their Child

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• Many Young Adults Misusing Medical Marijuana, Study Suggests

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• Media Reports on Celeb Suicides Could Trigger Copycats

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• Middle School Challenges Add Up to Teacher Stress

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• More Evidence Links Social Media Use to Poorer Mental Health in Teens

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• More Kids, Teens Landing in ERs After Opioid Overdoses

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• More U.S. Kids Are Shunning Sweetened Drinks

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• More U.S. Teens Are Overdosing on Valium, Xanax

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• More U.S. Teens Are Vaping Pot

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• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol

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• More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex

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• Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study

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• Mysterious Paralyzing Illness in Kids Is Set to Return, CDC Warns

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• Needle Exchange Programs Guard Against HIV

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• New Drug Helps Shrink Inoperable Tumors in Kids

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• New Study Sheds Doubt on Notion Kids Aren't COVID-19 Spreaders

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• Number of Americans Headed to ER for Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Harm Keeps Rising

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• Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS

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• Obesity May Change the Teen Brain, MRI Study Shows

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• Obesity Might Skew Blood Tests in Kids

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• Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids

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• One Big Roadblock to Opioid Addiction Treatment

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• Online Bullies Make Teen Depression, PTSD Even Worse: Survey

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• Opioid Addiction Med Under-Used in Younger People, Study Finds

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• Opioid Exposure in Womb Alters the Infant Brain

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• Opioid OD Deaths Fall Despite Growing Use of Synthetic Drugs: CDC

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• Opioid Withdrawal Raises Health Risks for Injection Drug Users: Study

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• Opioid-Meth Habit Particularly Hard to Break

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• Opioids May Not Be to Blame for Rise in U.S. Suicides

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• Pandemic Learning Can Strain Children's Eyes

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• Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk

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• Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll

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• Pandemic 'Silver Lining:' Better Sleep for Some

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• Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures

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• Pandemic Unleashes 'Startling' Rise in Dog Bites

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• Parents Can Help Their Sleep-Deprived Teens

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• Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping

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• Parents Unaware of Young Kids' Smartphone Use: Study

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• Parents, Arm Your Kids Against COVID-19 With Good Hand-Washing Habits

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• Parents, Grandparents to Blame for Many Child Drug Poisonings, CDC Warns

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• Parents: Sharpen up on Your Sunscreen Knowledge

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• Practice Gun Safety for Your Kids' Sake, Especially During Pandemic

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• Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema

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• Puberty Starts a Year Earlier for Girls Now Than in the 1970s

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• Social Media 'Kid Influencers' Are Promoting Junk Foods

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• Stereotypes About Girls and Math Don't Add Up, Scans Show

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• Still Way Too Much Smoking in Movies Aimed at Kids

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• Study Will Track Coronavirus in Kids, Their Families

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• Suicidal Thoughts Among Young Kids Higher Than Believed

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• Suicide Rate 170 Times Higher for People With Schizophrenia

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• Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study

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• Too Little Sleep Takes Toll on Kids' Mental Health: Study

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• Too Many Antibiotics, Opioids Given to Dental Patients in the ER

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• TV Can Be a Good Influence on Kids' Eating Habits

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• Two-Thirds of Child Abuse Survivors Do Well as Adults

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• U.S. ERs See Doubling of Teen Sexual Abuse Cases

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• U.S. Kids, Teens Eating Better But Nutrition Gaps Persist

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• U.S. Saw Big Rise in Meth, Fentanyl Use in 2019

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• U.S. Spends Trillions on Health Care, But Health Stats Remain Low: Study

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• U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids

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• Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End

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