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In 1994, Kurt Cobain took his life at the age of 27. Like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and other rock stars who died young before him, Cobain has achieved a youthful immortality in which his memory endures as symbol more than man. As the …

Children and teens in America are three times more likely to be overweight than they were 30 years ago. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, about one out of five U.S. children is now obese. While there are a few mysteries and unans…

Can children get type 2 diabetes?Before the obesity epidemic in the United States, type 2 diabetes was practically unheard of in people under 30. That explains the former name for the disease: adult-onset diabetes. Not long ago, almost all children wi…

It was spring when Joshua Watson, a sixth-grader at Alvarado Intermediate School in Alvarado, Texas, had an unsettling decision to make — whether to accept a five-day in-school suspension or be struck three times with a paddle. His offense: earning h…

At home, you probably have your doctors’ numbers posted near the phone and your child’s medical records handy in case of an emergency. On vacation, you should be no less prepared. Here are some tips:Before You GoAsk your doctor if he or she can refer …

With his 2-year-old upstairs taking a nap, Tim Anderson* seized the chance to do some yard work. A few moments later, he was bewildered to find the toddler lying on the lawn, crying inconsolably. That’s odd, he thought: How did he get downstairs so fa…

As the Girl Scouts motto goes: Be prepared. The better supplied you are before your baby gets here, the smoother your transition to parenthood will be. What follows is a handy checklist so you can make sure you’ve got the right stuff in time for your …

Soda addiction has long been a problem in our nation’s schools. Every day for years, many kids have lined up at vending machines to buy their 20-ounce bottles of sugar and carbonated water before they go off to study important subjects like history, m…

SUNDAY, May 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — College basketball player Joey Liedel suffered years of debilitating hip pain that limited his ability to play.As a freshman at University of Detroit-Mercy, he was in constant discomfort. Eventually, the Erie…

When a person has asthma, a bout of depression or anxiety can trigger attacks and make the disease much harder to manage, according to recent research. Studies have found that asthmatic children suffering from psychological distress need higher doses …