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NPR Topics: Children's Health
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Your New Flu Vaccine Is On The Way, A Little Early
Flu season is in full swing in the Southern Hemisphere, with H1N1 the predominant strain in Australia and New Zealand. No one's predicting what our season will look like just yet.
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Midwives Object To Analysis Of Risk To Babies Born At Home
An editorial in a leading medical journal says while studies have shown it's safe for moms to give birth at home, it's not clear the same is true for babies. It advises women with high-risk pregnancies opt to deliver in a hospital.
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Report Says Minnesota Beaches Among Cleanest, Florida's Among Dirtiest
The Gulf oil spill has caused 10 times the number of beach closures so far this year, compared to all of last year, says a new report. Swimming in polluted water can increase the risk of pinkeye, hepatitis and neurological problems.
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Impact Of Childhood Obesity Goes Beyond Health
Adults who have been overweight since high school risk a lifetime of disease, discrimination and poverty. A new study of obese 40-year-olds found those who were overweight teens were three times more likely to suffer chronic health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and hypertension. They were also much more likely to be unemployed or receiving welfare.
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In Calif., Doctors Struggle To Provide Whooping Cough Vaccine
California is on track to have the worst outbreak of whooping cough in 50 years. Gaps in vaccination have allowed the infectious disease to spread.
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Medical Devices Problems Send Kids To Emergency Rooms
Contact lenses and hypodermic needles are the devices that sent kids to the emergency room most often. The most serious injuries, however, came from implanted devices.
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Vaccines Might Help Fight Throat Cancer, But Hurdles Are High
Vaccines against a virus that causes cervical cancer could help prevent cancer of the throat. But the makers of two vaccines haven't shown much interest in pursuing the work.
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Vaginal Birth OK For Most Women After Cesarean
A leading obstetricians' group supports letting most women try a vaginal birth after a C-section.
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Child Hunger: Nutritious Food Tough To Afford
The Obama administration has pledged to end childhood hunger in the U.S. by 2015. Millions of kids cannot get enough to eat at home, and that number is going up, not down. NPR's Pam Fessler and Share our Strength founder Bill Shore talk about childhood hunger and the tug of war between nutrition and frugality.
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Eating Nutritiously A Struggle When Money Is Scarce
The Williamsons of Carlisle, Pa., live well below the poverty line. And in the family's struggle to obtain enough food, nutrition sometimes takes a back seat to necessity. Hunger in America is complicated. It's not just getting enough food, but getting the right food -- and making the right choices.
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