Child Health

Tips for smart, healthy holiday travel

As if traveling with the kids over the holidays weren't tough enough, this year we must contend with airline surcharges and swine flu, as well as all the usual annoyances and delays that go along with traveling -- especially...

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20/20: Sarah Palin on Trig: 'I Thought, God ... How in the World Would I Handle This?'

Former Alaska Governor's Daughter Willow Tells Barbara Walters: 'We Didn't Find Out He Had Down Syndrome Till the Day He Was Born' By ALAN B. GOLDBERG and KATIE N. THOMSON Behind Sarah Palin's very public persona as the former...

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Causative gene of a rare disorder discovered by sequencing only protein-coding regions of genome

For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a mendelian disorder. Mendelian disorders, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle...

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New research into the mechanisms of gene regulation

A team led by Penn State's Ross Hardison, T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has taken a large step toward unraveling how regulatory proteins control the production of gene products during development...

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Genetic analysis helps dissect molecular basis of cardiovascular disease

Using highly precise measurements of plasma lipoprotein concentrations determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, researchers performed genetic association analysis across the whole genome among 17,296 women of...

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Possible link studied between childhood abuse and early cellular aging

Audrey Tyrka is an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University. Credit: Photo Provided Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults,...

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Wishes Granted with "Believe" Campaign

Macy's Gives Girl with Muscular Dystrophy a Lavish "Sweet 10" Celebration An unidentified child drops a letter into the Santa mailbox at Macy's. (CBS) (CBS) Macy's is in its second year of its partnership with the Make-a-Wish...

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Ingles get house despite ABC snub

The renovation and expansion has been spearheaded by Julie Kantor, a Montgomery resident who met the Ingles a few years ago, learned of their compassion for orphans, and saw that they had outgrown their home.

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Family Court celebrates National Adoption Day

Honorable Dandrea L. Ruhlmann • Reader Submitted • November 20, 2009 As a Family Court Judge, I have the privilege of co-chairing with Judge Gail Donofrio, Monroe County's celebration of National Adoption Day on Friday,...

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Realistic Fiction for Teen Boys

Eleven Great Real-Life Fiction Books Just for Y.A.-Reading Guys Realistic fiction is a wildly popular genre, but the majority of today's realistic fiction books feature teen girls as main characters. Breathing Underwater by...

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