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Motivation and Study, Not IQ, Are Keys to Kids' Math Success
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM December 20, 2012 CommentResearch highlights role of learning skills, determination in developing numerical competence
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Early Language Skills Reduce Preschool Tantrums, Study Finds
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM December 20, 2012 Comment
A toddler at a playground
Verbalizing their frustrations may help little ones cope.
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'Not Fair!' How Sibling Fights May Lead to Later Mood Problems
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM December 20, 2012 CommentEveryday teen issues can contribute to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, researchers say
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Health Tip: Store Breast Milk Safely
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM December 20, 2012 CommentWash your hands before expressing the milk
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Asthma Linked to Increased Risk of Dangerous Lung Blockage
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM December 20, 2012 CommentOdds of blood clot in lung artery increase along with severity of the respiratory disease, study finds
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Solo Rock Stars Die Sooner Than Those in Bands
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM December 20, 2012 CommentStudy found rough childhood among risk factors
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Health Tip: Control Allergies During the Holidays
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM December 20, 2012 CommentConsider using an artificial tree
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Texas governor asks cancer agency to halt grants
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:03PM December 19, 2012 CommentAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A $3 billion cancer-fighting effort that's already under criminal investigation received yet more humiliation Wednesday when Texas Gov. Rick Perry called for a moratorium on new grants until confidence is restored in a once-celebrated agency that has plunged into turmoil in just three years.
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Reindeer May Deliver More Than Presents
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM December 19, 2012 CommentReport suggests animals also carry a fly larva that causes skin problems, rare eye infections
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Drugs Hold Promise for Severe Juvenile Arthritis Patients
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM December 19, 2012 CommentChildren's pain, fever, rash reduced in two studies, but questions remain
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Scientists Now See 200 Genes Linked to Crohn's Disease
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM December 19, 2012 CommentFindings may eventually lead to better treatments, researchers say
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Marijuana Use Rising in High School Seniors: Report
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM December 19, 2012 CommentTeen usage of some other drugs declining, U.S. officials say
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Vertex drug label to warn on possible fatal rash
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:16PM December 19, 2012 CommentCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is attaching a black box warning to the Vertex Pharmaceuticals hepatitis C treatment Incivek over a potentially fatal rash.
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Abused Black Girls More Likely to Develop Asthma: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM December 19, 2012 CommentStress still affects immune system years later, researchers say
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Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM December 19, 2012 CommentTreatment targets chemical that wreaks havoc on nerve cells in kids with Canavan disease
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Rate of New HIV Infections Drops for First Time Among Black Women: CDC
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM December 19, 2012 CommentBut gay and bisexual men, and minorities, still make up bulk of new cases
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Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM December 19, 2012 CommentIn large U.S. survey, Oklahoma ranked lowest while Washington, D.C., ranked highest
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States Lagging in Emergency Preparedness: Report
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM December 19, 2012 CommentBudget cuts, complacency threaten gains in U.S. readiness, public health experts warn
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'Boomers' With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM December 19, 2012 CommentStudy finds many in need of new organs have liver cancer
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Smoking Deadlier For HIV Patients Than Virus Itself: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM December 19, 2012 CommentNonsmokers getting good care had life expectancy of 78, compared with 63 for smokers
