Parenting
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A dermatologist's guide to safe fun in the sunJul 16, 2017 7:30 am - With summer finally heating up, Dr. Annette Wagner, an attending physician in Lurie Children's Division of Dermatology, explains the effects of the sun on skin and answe...
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Not quite half of American teens have had sex by 18
Jul 15, 2017 7:30 am - American teens may be becoming more conservative about sex. According to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report reflecting data from 2011 to 2015, about...
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The connection and disconnection of social media and teensJul 09, 2017 7:30 am - Where are my friends? What are they doing now? Two simple questions that many of us pondered daily growing up. Today, a swipe through Instagram or Snapchat will answer t...
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Emotional pain causes lasting woundsJul 02, 2017 11:00 pm - It is the emotional pain we hold on to - the time we had a fight with our best friend, the death of a grandparent, a broken engagement, perhaps the words and facial expr...
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Eat fruit, don't drink it, pediatricians sayJul 02, 2017 7:30 am - The label on the bottle promises five servings of fruit in just one glass, but offering your child juice might not be the sweetest idea. Kids should eat their fruit, no...
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Teenagers are as sedentary as 60-year-olds by age 19
Jul 01, 2017 7:30 am - The adolescent years are when people's bodies are supposed to start the ascent to their physical peak. Teenagers are growing like beanstalks. Their hormones are raging....
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Lawn mowing: summer chore or health hazard?Jun 25, 2017 7:40 am - Cutting the grass is a typical summer chore for many suburban teenagers and starting a neighborhood lawn-mowing business can be a rite of passage for the most entreprene...
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Bullies use a small but powerful weapon to torment allergic kids: peanuts
Jun 25, 2017 7:30 am - They thought it would be funny: During lunch, the boys threw peanuts at a fellow student with severe food allergies. The Los Angeles area fifth-grader was so sensitive ...
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How to help your allergic child deal with food bullying
Jun 25, 2017 7:25 am - Here are experts' recommendations for schools, students and parents on dealing with food allergy bullying. Talk to your child: If you have a child with a food allerg...
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Infants born in water births at risk of Legionnaires' disease, CDC says
Jun 24, 2017 7:30 am - Babies born during water births are at risk of contracting Legionnaires' disease, a severe and potentially life-threatening form of pneumonia that infected two infants i...