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Gene Research Gives Clues to Childhood Brain Tumors |
| WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic clues that reveal a brain cell\'s origins remain distinct even after the cell becomes a brain tumor, researchers report. That discovery could help improve insight into childhood brain tumors, says an in |
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Genes Play Role in Hair-Pulling Disorder |
| WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Certain genes may raise the risk for a compulsive hair-pulling disorder known as trichotillomania, U.S. researchers report. This impulse-control disorder affects 3 percent to 5 percent of the population. Peopl |
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Health Tip: Symptoms of Lead Poisoning |
| (HealthDay News) -- Children are most often exposed to lead in the form of dust from floors, windowsills, paint and dirt. Lead was frequently used in paints and home building materials before 1978. Lead poisoning can lead to learning disabilities, b |
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Parents Often Naive About Children's Drug Use |
| MONDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Parents are largely unaware of their children\'s alcohol and drug use, new research says. In a study published in the October issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experiemental Research, researchers from Washingt |
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Health Tip: Calm the Itch of Chicken Pox |
| (HealthDay News) -- Chicken pox eventually affects most children. While symptoms may begin with a stuffy or runny nose, the hallmark of chicken pox is an itchy rash of red bumps or blisters that appears over most of the body. Here are suggestions on |
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Lamictal Sanctioned for 'Grand Mal' Seizures |
| MONDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- GlaxoSmithKline\'s epilepsy drug Lamictal (lamotrigine) gained broader U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval on Monday to treat "grand mal" seizures, medically called primary generalized tonic-clon |
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Health Tip: Can Physical Therapy Help Your Child? |
| (HealthDay News) -- Physical therapy is an effective way to strengthen and improve muscles, tendons and ligaments that have been impaired, injured, or surgically repaired. The Children\'s Hospital of Cincinnati suggests the following pediatric probl |
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Health Tip: Birth Defects of the Lip and Upper Mouth |
| (HealthDay News) -- Certain birth defects of the mouth and lip are called oral clefts. Clefts occur when there is not enough tissue to properly form a lip or skin on the roof of the mouth. These conditions, called cleft lip and cleft palate respecti |
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Health Tip: Planning Meals for Your Children |
| (HealthDay News) -- Many parents may wonder about how frequently their children need to eat, how to regulate snacks, and what to do if their child simply refuses to eat or won\'t eat very much. Here are some suggestions, courtesy of the University o |
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