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A method that may help cure kids allergies
March 1, 2010 9:00 AM
Kids may be able to overcome their milk and egg allergies, by consuming the very things that make them sick! The technique is called oral immunotherapy, and it involves giving patients small but increasingly higher doses of the food they're allergic to until the immune system learns to tolerate it.... more » -
Method that may help cure kids allergies
March 1, 2010 8:49 AM
Kids may be able to overcome their milk and egg allergies , by consuming the very things that make them sick! The technique is called oral immunotherapy, and it involves giving patients small but increasingly higher doses of the food they're allergic to until the immune system learns to tolerate... more » -
Dentists say kid cavities on the come back
January 31, 2010 9:17 AM
Dentists are frustrated by a trend they're seeing in young patients. After years of steady decline, there's evidence that cavities are making a comeback. According to the CDC, pediatric cavities were at an all time low in the mid 90's, with 24% of kids ages 2 to 5 having... more » -
CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states
November 30, 2009 4:53 PM
A new government report says swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30. Widespread infections were reported in 32 states as of Nov. 21, down from 43 states the week before. The Centers for Disease Control and... more » -
Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 months
November 30, 2009 8:51 AM
There's encouraging news on treating autism. A rigorous, if small, study of behavior treatment found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms in autistic children as young as 18 months and often results in a milder diagnosis. Early autism treatment remains controversial because there's been little evidence that it... more » -
CDC chief says swine vaccine for my kids, too
September 6, 2009 12:05 PM
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says his kids are going to get the swine flu vaccine when it's available. Dr. Thomas Frieden says health officials have "very high confidence" in the safety of the vaccine. He says it's a vaccine that's being made in the... more »
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