When their family members struggle with substance use disorders, children bring experiences of neglect, trauma and often, mental health issues
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Researchers identify role sex-biased protein may play in autism
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire are one step closer to helping answer the question of why autism is
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Be careful with the drinking water: This is the common mistakes when Drinking tap water to be avoided
When this error occurs, drinking water for health may be in danger Although one can in this country – in
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A ‘compelling call’ for pediatricians to discuss firearm safety
Paradoxically, as overall firearm ownership decreased in U.S. households with young children from 1976 to 2016, the proportion of these
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How US children and teens die: Study reveals the widespread and persistent role of firearms: The No. 2 cause of death hasn’t changed much in 17 years, while prevention efforts cut the death rate from No. 1 cause — motor vehicle accidents — in half
America lost 20,360 children and teens in 2016 — 60 percent of them to preventable injuries, a new study shows.
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A mountain of evidence on air pollution’s harms to children
A new study led by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) organizes the available scientific evidence
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Children of problem drinkers more likely to marry someone with a drinking problem
Children of parents who have alcohol use disorder are more likely to get married under the age of 25, less
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Happy childhood memories linked to better health later in life: Fond recollections of parents a key factor, study says
People who have fond memories of childhood, specifically their relationships with their parents, tend to have better health, less depression
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How parenting affects antisocial behaviors in children
Less parental warmth and more harshness in the home environment affect how aggressive children become and whether they lack empathy
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Removal of ovary for fertility preservation found safe in girls as young as 5 months: Surgery can be performed on outpatient basis without delaying treatment for cancer or other therapies
In the first publication from the U.S. on surgical techniques and outcomes of single ovary removal for fertility preservation in
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