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• Health Tip: Protect Your Child's Hearing

  09/18/2018—Schools are chock-full of loud and potentially destructive sounds, including crowded hallways, buses, band practices and sporting events. More

• Health Tip: Coping With ADHD

  09/18/2018—Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) makes it difficult for a person -- most often a child -- to pay attention and stay focused. More

• Parents Blame Smartphones, Tablets for Teens' Sleep Troubles

  

  09/18/2018—Many American teens are sleep-deprived, and parents blame their attachment to electronics, new survey results show. More

• Could Household Cleaners Make Your Kid Fat?

  

  09/17/2018—The research can't prove cause-and-effect, but suggests that household disinfectants might be promoting childhood obesity by altering the gut bacteria of infants. More

• Drug Users Trying to Stay Ahead of Deadly Fentanyl

  

  09/17/2018—As deadly fentanyl is increasingly mixed into heroin and other street drugs, some drug abusers are getting smart, a new study finds. More

• 1 in 3 High School E-Cig Users Vape Pot: Survey

  

  09/17/2018—E-cigarettes are fast becoming a clever way for American teens to use pot, with a new survey showing that nearly a third of high school e-cig users have vaped marijuana. More

• Infant Walkers Still Injuring Thousands of Babies

  

  09/17/2018—Despite decades of warnings about the hazards of baby walkers, thousands of toddlers still end up in hospital emergency rooms with walker-related injuries, new research shows. More

• Is Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Really Worth It for Seniors?

  

  09/17/2018—There's disappointing news for seniors: A new trial shows that taking daily low-dose aspirin doesn't prolong healthy, independent living in otherwise healthy people aged 70 and older. More

• Picky Eating May Mask Larger Issues

  

  09/14/2018—Many children are picky eaters, making every meal a challenge. But for some, the problem goes deeper than not liking vegetables or whole-wheat bread. More

• More Water, Mom? H2O Is Top Kids' Beverage in U.S.

  

  09/13/2018—U.S. kids are drinking far more water than sodas and fruit drinks, health officials say. More

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