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Your sun protection primer

In the sunny summer months, you and your skin want to be out, about and active, but you also need to have control over the hazardous effects of unprotected sun exposure. You don't want to hide away, but you also don't want to experience the painful, blistering process of sunburn that will hurt now and also long into the future, when that toasty-marshmallow-crispy tanned glow is just a distant memory.

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"Sunblocks are not perfect," Dr. Rosen says, "but if you are a volleyball player or gardening or playing golf all day in a long-sleeved shirt, you'll melt," she says. "This is where a sunblocks help."

Face summer... from the shadows

Before you reach for the sunblock and head outdoors this summer, grab a hat. Preferably a wide-brimmed model that shuts out the harmful rays of the sun -- one you like enough to wear, says the national...

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Prenatal alcohol tied to kids' social problems

Children who were exposed to large amounts of alcohol in the womb may have difficulty processing and reading emotions, leading to problems with their social skills and behavior, a new study shows.

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Peanuts are among the foods most commonly associated with anaphylactic allergies.

Understanding children’s food allergies

Emergency room doctors see it all the time: A panicked parent comes into the hospital with child in tow, fearing for the child’s life because he has eaten something to which he might be allergic.

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Baby sun smarts

If your baby is under six months, nine months, or 15 years, the best sun protection you can give them is shade, says Dr. Cheryl Rosen.

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Avoluntary recall of 82,000 Fun Ice Chewy Teether by Munchkin Inc., comes after Health Canada tests found one lot was contaminated with the bacteria Bacillus cereus.

Teethers recalled over bacteria concerns

Thousands of babies in Canada could be chomping on liquid-filled teethers contaminated with a bacteria that can cause severe nausea, vomiting and diarrhea if the product is punctured and the liquid is...

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Tamiflu limits flu effects in chronically ill kids

Using oseltamivir, marketed as Tamiflu, early in the course of the flu reduces complications and hospitalizations in children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions such as asthma, according ...

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Lazy lifestyle affects sleep

Young children take an extra three minutes to fall asleep for every hour of the day that was spent physically inactive, New Zealand researchers said on Thursday.

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Shanghai parents urged to add siblings

After three decades spent actively prohibiting more than one pregnancy per couple, officials in China's largest city are encouraging some residents to have a second child.

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Tamiflu is one of the few drugs effective against the H1N1 virus.

Health officials OK Tamiflu for kids despite risks

Federal health officials have approved the use of the antiviral drug Tamiflu in children under age one, despite limited safety data, because of the risk that swine flu poses to infants.

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Tips for minding your marshmallows

There's no such thing as being too careful when it comes to kids and camping - even for hyper-vigilant parents. But peril can take unexpected forms - including the seemingly innocuous marshmallow, if ...

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Preschool obesity rate stable at 1 in 7: U.S. study

The U.S. obesity epidemic, which afflicts all age groups, has stabilized in the past five years among preschool-age children at about one in seven children, government researchers said on Thursday.

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"Mono" linked to chronic fatigue syndrome in teens

Teens who develop "mono," otherwise known as infectious mononucleosis, may be at risk for chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a study in Pediatrics.

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