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Tree-lined streets may cut city kids' asthma risk (Reuters)
Reuters - City blocks boasting plenty of trees aren't only more pleasing to the eye; they may be healthier for children's lungs, according to research conducted in New York City.
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Child safety seats should be centered in back seat (Reuters)
Reuters - Positioning child safety seats in the center of the back seat could cut infants' and toddlers' injury risks by nearly half, a new study suggests.
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Death toll in China disease outbreak hits 34: state media (AFP)

AFP - The number of Chinese children confirmed dead from hand, foot and mouth disease has risen to 34 with nearly 25,000 people infected but the outbreak's spread may be slowing, state media said on Friday.

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Health Tip: Discussing Death With Children (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Death may be difficult to comprehend at any age, but it can be particularly confusing and scary to young children.
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China hails doctor for raising child virus alarm (Reuters)

Reuters - A deadly strain of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed two more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 32, state media said on Friday, as it praised a doctor who alerted authorities to the epidemic.

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Cool kids can help others avoid smoking: study (Reuters)

Reuters - Getting the cool kids to talk to their peers about the dangers of smoking cut the number of young people who started using cigarettes in one study by nearly 25 percent, British researchers said on Friday.

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Very premature baby survival not improving
There has been no improvement in the survival rate of babies born before Britain's 24-week legal limit for abortion, doctors said on Friday, ahead of an expected attempt by pro-life legislators to reduce the cut-off period.
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Love and loss bind my ‘other mother’ and me

When I was a baby, my mother and her friend Isabel, who'd been told her own child would die, decided to share me. Years later, Isabel and I were bound by something else — we each learned what it means for a mother to lose a child.

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Depressed teens more likely to try pot
Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday.
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Researchers find genes for deadly child tumor
An international team of researchers said they have pinpointed three variants of the genetic code that appear to set the stage for aggressive neuroblastoma, the deadliest solid tumor in early childhood.
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10 million children die from lack of health care

More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable ailments like diarrhea and pneumonia, a U.S.-based charity said Wednesday.

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Breast-feeding may boost children's IQ
A new study provides some of the best evidence to date that breast-feeding can make children smarter, an international team of researchers said.
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