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Exposing a child to the nuclear radiation from two or three computed tomography (CT) head scans can triple its risk…
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Parents choosing girls over boys in sex selection procedures
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Losing their home in Amity Harbor, N.Y. to Hurricane Sandy was the second recent blow for Danielle Heckman and her…
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High school kids in California, a state that limits the junk food sold in vending machines, eat fewer calories in…
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Texas Woman Welcomes 16-Pound Baby Boy
A Texas mother possibly set a new state record after giving birth to a baby boy weighing more than 16…
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