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  • Mom Was Right: Topical Antibiotics Help Boo-Boos Heal Better

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • September 7, 2012
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    Minor, uncomplicated wounds – such as the typical cuts and scrapes of childhood – are less likely to become infected when kept clean and moist and treated with topical antibiotics, according to a literature review published online today i...

  • Traffic Ticket Inspires Woman to Lose 200+ Pounds

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • September 6, 2012
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    A traffic ticket can ruin your day, but for one Lowcountry woman it changed her life. It was the citation that got her on the road to weight-loss success.
    It's not easy fighting fat in one of the heaviest states in the country. A map shows South Car...

  • Hispanic Children Focus of New Study on Developmental Delay and Autism

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • September 4, 2012
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    Hispanic children have had a lower rate of autism than other children — although their cases tend to be more severe. Researchers wondered — is there something protective about being Hispanic? Or is this a case of lack of access and lack o...

  • AAP Issues New Guidelines for Kids’ Snoring

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • August 28, 2012
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    A new set of practice guidelines released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) may help parents and pediatricians uncover things that go snore in the night.
    Pediatric sleep experts focused on children with a condition known as uncompli...

  • Large Health Gaps Among Black, Latino, and White Fifth-Graders

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • August 24, 2012
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    Substantial racial and ethnic disparities were found for a broad set of harmful health-related issues in a new study of 5th graders from various regions of the U.S. conducted by Boston Children's Hospital and a consortium of research institutions.
    B...

  • Survey: Three Out Of Five U.S. Teachers See Hunger In Classroom

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • August 24, 2012
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    As students across the country prepare to go back to school this fall, millions of American families are still feeling the sting of unemployment, rising food and fuel prices and a sluggish economic recovery.  Teachers are first-hand witnesses to...

  • Could Your Child Have Epilepsy?

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • August 24, 2012
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    When parents hear the word "epilepsy," it typically triggers images of severe seizures – the ones that are easy to identify, involving a child falling, getting stiff and shaking all over. But the truth is, there are over 300,000 children and te...

  • Study: Older Fathers More Likely to Pass on Autism-linked Genetic Mutations to Offspring

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • August 23, 2012
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    The older a new father is, the greater chances his child may develop autism, new research suggests.
    Previously-held perception says older mothers are more likely to have children with autism. Though risk has been shown to increase with maternal age,...

  • Memphis Area Teen Dies After Apparent Typical Football Hit In Practice, Leaving Town In Shock

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • August 23, 2012
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    A Memphis high school is in mourning after the tragic death of a football player, who fell dead after what is believed to be a completely innocuous collision during a traditional afternoon practice.
    As reported by the Memphis Commercial Appeal and M...

  • Kids’ Coughs a Casualty of Parental Smoking

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • August 21, 2012
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    Parents who smoke could be killing their child’s cough reflex – a natural defense against potentially unhealthy particles that enter the airway – new research suggested.
    While the natural inclination may be to assume that kids in s...