Parenting
Are 'Tiger Babies' Breaking The Cycle?
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Children's Health
The Salt
This 9-Year-Old Girl Told McDonald's CEO: Stop Tricking Kids()
May 23, 2013 Over the years, McDonald's has gotten a lot of flack for marketing to kids. At a shareholders meeting Thursday morning, Hannah Robertson, age 9, took the fast-food giant's CEO to task.
The Two-Way
3-D Printer Makes Life-Saving Splint For Baby Boy's Airway()
May 23, 2013 A 3-D printer is being credited with helping to save an Ohio baby's life, after doctors "printed" a tube to support a weak airway that caused him to stop breathing. The innovative procedure has allowed Kaiba Gionfriddo, of Youngstown, Ohio, to stay off a ventilator for more than a year.
Shots - Health News
Scientific Tooth Fairies Investigate Neanderthal Breast-Feeding()
May 23, 2013 Our closest relatives, chimpanzees and gorillas, breast-feed their offspring for several years. Some baby orangutans nurse until they are 7 years old. Researchers found a way to test ancient teeth for clues about when humans cut nursing short.
Shots - Health News
Fifteen Years After A Vaccine Scare, A Measles Epidemic()
May 22, 2013 A measles epidemic in Wales that has infected more than 1,000 people is the fallout from a fraudulent paper linking the vaccine and autism published almost 15 years ago, health officials say. Many of the children and teenagers sick with measles were never vaccinated.
The Salt
Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame()
May 21, 2013 The nation's largest group of nutritionists is urging the FDA to reject the dairy industry's petition to change the definition of milk. The petition aims to allow aspartame or other alternatives to be used to sweeten milk in an effort to boost consumption in schools.
Shots - Health News
Less Sleep For Teens Means Higher Risk For Car Crashes()
May 21, 2013 New, young drivers are much more likely to have an accident if they're short on sleep, researchers say. And teenage drivers are far more impaired than adults when facing an equivalent lack of sleep.
