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Stroke is a rare but recognized complication of chickenpox. It occurs when the chickenpox virus triggers inflammation in the brain, which can lead to a restriction in the brain’s blood supply.
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A new study found that baby walkers send an average of five children to U.S. hospital emergency departments each day with injuries, mostly from falling down stairs and injuring their head or neck.
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“It’s best to keep your child rear-facing as long as possible. This is still the safest way for children to ride,” said Dr. Benjamin Hoffman, the lead author of the policy statement.
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As the Consumer Reports researchers point out, exposure to cadmium, inorganic arsenic, lead and mercury at an early age is associated with an increased risk of ADHD, autism, behavior problems and a lower IQ.
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The AHA urges parents to limit the recreational screen time of children and teens to no more than one to two hours per day.
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Study shows that gluten-free convenience foods tend to be lower in sodium, total fat and saturated fat, but they also contained less protein and more calories from sugar.
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In addition, almost one in seven of the parents (13.7 percent) admitted that they had used social media while driving with their child.
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“This is unwise. This goes against everything we know,” said Megan Gunnar, director of the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota.
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The death rate for young people aged 10 to 19 years fell by 33 percent between 1999 and 2013, but then it rose again, the CDC found — by a startling 12 percent within just four years.
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As the nonprofit KidsandCars.org notes, “Even the best of parents or caregivers can unknowingly leave a sleeping baby in a car; and the end result can be injury or even death.”
