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When does life begin? Religions don’t agree
Debates about abortion often center around the issue of when life begins. Some religions say it's at conception. Another says it's with the baby's...
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So many people caught the omicron variant over the winter that almost 60% of everyone in the U.S. — including most children — now...
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How healthy and safe are processed plant-based meat alternatives?
Processed meat alternatives like plant-based burger patties, sausages and nuggets are being marketed as a more sustainable, healthy alternative to meat, but are they...
Is insect porridge the answer to malnutrition in Africa?
Low-nutrient African porridge could be fortified with amaranth and cricket to make it micronutrient-rich to tackle malnutrition in infants, a study suggests.
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We Love Innovation. Don’t We?
BY KIM BELLARD
America loves innovation. We prize creativity. We honor inventors. We are the nation of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Jonas Salk, Steve Jobs,...
Audible smoke alarm more effective with increasing child age
Child age has a significant impact on the effectiveness of audible smoke alarms, according to a study published online April 25 in Pediatrics.
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A new puberty guide for kids aims to replace anxiety with...
Talking about testes and menses can be super awkward for any kid. A new book tries to take the embarrassment out of growing up...
Further evidence of the impact of junk food marketing on children
A new Liverpool-led global evidence review, commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), provides further evidence that food marketing is associated with the increased...
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New CDC survey warns of growing mental health crisis among teens
Ayesha Rascoe asks Kathleen Ethier, director of the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health, about a new survey on teen mental health.
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