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Trick or treat

Maybe the “trick” in “trick or treat” is figuring out how to keep your child from sugar overload on Halloween night. More...

Get your child immunized

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says the best way to protect your child from many common infections is to have him or her fully immunized. Immunizing children (also known as having them vaccinated) protects them from dangerous and possibly deadly diseases. More...

Don't let back to school mean a backache for your child

Not many parents would guess that their children could be injured by a backpack. But they could be. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s most recent statistics, in 2005 about 10,000 children aged 19 and under were treated at hospital emergency rooms, doctors’ offices, and clinics for backpack-related injuries. More...

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