Children's Health

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Philly physicians must now test children for lead – twice

Children's Health

Teen drivers with ADHD far more likely to crash than peers

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Sleeping infants are dying in car seats when used incorrectly, new study finds

0521-Car seat deaths

Children's Health

Too many kids in the U.S. are missing out on this healthy source of protein

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Children's Health

Most youth who suddenly die playing sports are middle schoolers, study finds

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Children's Health

Suicide rates soar among young females, narrowing long-standing gender gap, study says

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How traumatic injury has become a health care crisis

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Children's Health

A smartphone app was just created for diagnosing kids' ear infections

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5-year-old brought 22 packets of crack cocaine to Philadelphia daycare

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Children's Health

Lyme disease prevention for little ones

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Children's Health

How much speech do unborn children hear? It varies

Pregnant Baby Speech Development

Children's Health

University City Ronald McDonald House can now accommodate nearly three times as many families

ronald mcdonald house expansion

Repetition is key to establishing healthy eating habits among children

Healthy Food

Philly nonprofit aims to empower girls through exercise

Philly Girls in Motion Nonprofit program

Children's Health

CHOP announces plans for new specialty center in Abington

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CHOP to offer free pediatric mental health webinar series

Carroll - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Buerger Cent

Children's Health

How to prepare your daughter for her first menstrual cycle

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City of Philadelphia to host free mental health events throughout May

Carroll - Philadelphia City Hall and the Benjamin Franklin Parkw

Children's Health

More teens, especially girls, are attempting suicide by poisoning, new report finds

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Children's Health

Autism can be reliably detected months earlier than current screening guidelines

Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Study

Children's Health

A drug for autism? Potential treatment for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome offers clues

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Children's Health

WHO sets new guidelines for physical activity, screen time for young kids

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Children's Health

First medical device approved to treat children with ADHD

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Local woman riding bicycle from Thailand to Spain to help street children

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Children's Health

World's first malaria vaccine program launched in Africa

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Children's Health

Do e-cigarettes contain nicotine? Teens don't always know

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Children's Health

Parents, dental hygiene should begin at the first tooth

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Children's Health

Experts find insufficient evidence to screen young children, pregnant women for lead without symptoms

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Children's Health

Update: Fisher-Price recalls Rock 'n Play Sleeper after 32 reported deaths

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Children's Health

Children's ER visits for swallowing objects doubled in the past 20 years

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Children's Health

Autism rate climbs 43 percent in New Jersey, Rutgers study finds

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Children's Health

Amid New Jersey measles outbreak, a suspected case at elementary school

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Children's Health

5 New Jersey schools closed Friday due to stomach bug outbreak

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Children's Health

Is your child's hay fever making you go haywire?

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Children's Health

What is a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist?

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Children's Health

ADHD diagnoses rise sharply among Philadelphia-area children

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Child abuse is 40 times more likely when single parents find new partners

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Children's Health

Apparently, the chemicals in household dust can spur weight gain

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Children's Health

Nearly 40,000 U.S. children died by gunfire since 1999 – study

gun related deaths school children

Children's Health

Does it make sense to delay children’s vaccines?

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Children's Health

Pennsylvania among states exposing children to lead-contaminated drinking water in schools – report

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Children's Health

The anti-vaccination movement is about more than autism

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Teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than ever

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