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HPV Vaccine Victim Sues Merck | Gardasil Dangers

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A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Australia against drug maker Merck by a young woman who suffered autoimmune and neurological health problems following injections with the HPV vaccine, Gardasil.

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Why Didn't Teen Moms Use Birth Control? - Health Blog - WSJ

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Teen birth rates in the U.S. have been generally declining since 1991, but are still higher than in other developed countries.

Now, new stats from the CDC show that about half of teen moms who got pregnant unintentionally weren’t using any form of birth control at the time of conception. The survey also asked the next question that might spring to mind: For the love of Mike, why not

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Autism And Blinking Patterns Examined In New Study

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Eyes may be the key to the soul, but the act of opening and closing them -- and the rate at which children do it -- may provide clues to the mind. According to a new study, "blinking patterns" might contain new insights into how children with autism think.

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Teens Aren't the Rampant Sexting Maniacs We Thought : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

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Teens sharing totally inappropriate naked photos on their phones: Sexting sounded so plausible, it just had to be true.

But now it turns out that's the vast majority of teenagers aren't sexting at all.

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Sanofi education campaign aims to combat kid vax fears - Medical Marketing and Media

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Sanofi Pasteur launched an education campaign aimed at blunting increasing skepticism of childhood vaccinations.

Dubbed ImmYounity, the effort features a new website, vaccines.com, outfitted with lots of highly visual and easily shareable factoids, FAQs and other educational materials, along with brochures for use by healthcare providers. It's all pretty run of the mill stuff, but the context – increasing doubts about the benefits and safety of childhood vaccines among parents – is alarming.

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For Their Children, Many E-Book Fans Insist on Paper - NYTimes.com

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Print books may be under siege from the rise of e-books, but they have a tenacious hold on a particular group: children and toddlers. Their parents are insisting this next generation of readers spend their early years with old-fashioned books.

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Text4baby successfully jumpstarts mother-doctor conversations - FierceMobileHealthcare

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The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition's free pregnancy messaging program, Text4baby, is proving to be highly effective, according to the latest research from University of California, San Diego and California State University in San Marcos.

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Study Finds Foster Children Often Given Antipsychosis Drugs - NYTimes.com

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Foster children are being prescribed cocktails of powerful antipsychosis drugs just as frequently as some of the most mentally disabled youngsters on Medicaid, a new study suggests.

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Study shows: Computer or TV screen effects childhood psychology

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Children who spend longer than two hours in front of a computer or television screen are more likely to suffer psychological difficulties, regardless of how physically active they are.

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Submitted by jaymeh 13 weeks 4 days ago – Made popular 13 weeks 4 days ago
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Infants and iPads? It's Not As Farfetched As You Might Think! - ABC News

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Like mother, like daughter. Like father, like son. Just as adults are increasingly grabbing for their digital media devices, their children are too.

Sometimes it’s the perfect toy to keep a cranky 2-year-old quiet, or maybe your 6-year0-old is begging to play the latest game app. A new study has now taken a first-ever look at children’s use of new digital media devices. The study, by Common Sense Media, finds the devices are quickly becoming a part of a children’s world.

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