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for 01/27/2009

(last updated 7:30am EST 01/27/2009)

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• Octuplets born ‘screaming and kicking’ i... Octuplets born ‘screaming and kicking’ in Calif.
01/26/2009
A woman gave birth to eight babies in Southern California on Monday, the world’s second live-born set of octuplets. (12 h ago)

• Let’s rock! Even newborns can follow a r... Let’s rock! Even newborns can follow a rhythm
01/26/2009
Newborns can follow a rhythm, a new study says, suggesting rocking out is innate. This adds to growing evidence that a baby's brain isn't the blank slate it was once thought to be. (16 h ago)

• Rise in infant suffocations tied to bed-... Rise in infant suffocations tied to bed-sharing
01/26/2009
Rates of sudden infant death from suffocation or strangulation have quadrupled in the past 20 years in the United States, most apparently from parents sleeping with their babies, government researchers reported on Monday. (21 h ago)

• Study adds to evidence of vaccine safety Study adds to evidence of vaccine safety
01/26/2009
A new study from Italy adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn't hurt children, offering more reassurance to parents. (22 h ago)

• School kids need less work, more play School kids need less work, more play
01/26/2009
All work and no play may be a hazard for some U.S. school children. Researchers reported on Monday that a growing trend of curbing free time at school may lead to unruly classrooms and rob youngsters of needed exercise and an important chance to socialize. (1 d ago)

• Kids and cell phones: A crosswalk hazard... Kids and cell phones: A crosswalk hazard?
01/26/2009
Preteens talking on gadget more likely to step into traffic, study finds. (1 d ago)

• BPA-Free Baby Bottles BPA-Free Baby Bottles
01/25/2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 8044750More and more studies are linking chronic diseases to long term exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA), a polymer additive commonly used in the production of... (1 d ago)

• School kids need less work, more play School kids need less work, more play
01/26/2009
All work and no play may be a hazard for some U.S. school children. Researchers reported on Monday that a growing trend of curbing free time at school may lead to unruly classrooms and rob youngsters of needed exercise and an important chance to socialize. (1 d ago)

• Keeping Your Teen Off Drugs Keeping Your Teen Off Drugs
01/26/2009
Did you know that last year, 47.4% of high school seniors in the U.S. admitted to having tried illicit drugs? And that 20% of 8th graders--i.e. 13-year-olds--also tried illicit drugs? (Click here for more government statistics on teen drug use)... (17 h ago)