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April 23, 2019 at 8:08 am

Americans getting more inactive, computers partly to blame

Americans are becoming increasingly sedentary, spending almost a third of their waking hours sitting down, and computer use is partly to blame, a new study...

April 21, 2019 at 9:01 pm

Blankets, bed-sharing common in accidental baby suffocations

CHICAGO (AP) — Accidental suffocation is a leading cause of injury deaths in U.S. infants and common scenarios involve blankets, bed-sharing with parents and other...

April 11, 2019 at 9:01 pm

Swallowed toys, coins, batteries spark rise in tot ER visits

CHICAGO (AP) — The number of young kids who went to U.S. emergency rooms because they swallowed toys, coins, batteries and other objects has nearly...

March 25, 2019 at 9:05 am

Linked by pain: 2 school massacre survivors, dad kill selves

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tragedies like the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High and Sandy Hook Elementary school massacres eventually fade from view, blunted by other...

March 22, 2019 at 8:10 am

Special evaluations can help seniors cope with cancer care

Before she could start breast cancer treatment, Nancy Simpson had to walk in a straight line, count backward from 20 and repeat a silly phrase....

January 8, 2019 at 11:21 am

US medical marketing reaches $30 billion, drug ads top surge

Ads for prescription drugs appeared 5 million times in just one year, capping a recent surge in U.S. medical marketing, a new analysis found. The...

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January 8, 2019 at 11:11 am

US medical marketing reaches $30 billion, drug ads top surge

A new analysis shows annual spending by the U.S. health industry on ads and promotions has reached $30 billion. That includes advertisements for prescription drugs...

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December 17, 2018 at 10:07 am

Child abuse climbs after Friday report cards, study says

Child abuse increases the day after school report cards are released — but only when kids get their grades on a Friday, a study in...

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In this Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 photo, toys sit on the shelves at a Walmart Supercenter in Houston. Pediatricians say the best toys for young children are simple, old-fashioned toys like blocks and puzzles rather than costly electronic games or the latest high-tech gadgets. The advice is in a new report on selecting toys for young children in the digital era. It was published Monday, Dec. 3 by the American Academy of Pediatrics. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) NYCD901 NYCD901

December 2, 2018 at 9:01 pm

Empty boxes top high-tech toys on doctor-recommended list WATCH

Skip the costly electronic games and flashy digital gizmos. Pediatricians say the best toys for tots are old-fashioned hands-on playthings that young children can enjoy...

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The Milestone Tracker phone app from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is displayed on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, in New York. The app was created to help parents recognize developmental delays. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) NYJK901 NYJK901

November 25, 2018 at 10:01 pm

How many U.S. kids have autism — and is number rising? 3 tests yield 3 different results

The true occurrence of autism likely ranges from about 1 in 59 kids to 1 in 40 kids, researchers say, taking into account information from...

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