Should preschool be more about ABCs or learning to play with others? With the help of Twiggle the Turtle, scientists found out that youngsters do better if they do both.
The majority of these deaths were caused by blocked airways, drowning or accidents involving motor vehicles, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission data. . . . Read the rest of the article here
The odds of having a premature baby are lowest in Vermont and highest in Mississippi. The March of Dimes mapped the stark state-by-state disparities in a new "report card." . . . Read the rest of the article here
A safe haven law in Nebraska has stressed-out parents abandoning children as old as 17 without fear of prosecution. Has the law gone awfully wrong, or is it terribly right?
A 13-year-old British girl who has undergone nearly a dozen surgeries in her young life has refused a heart transplant operation — a decision that may ultimately lead to her death.
Scientists using ultrasound imaging detected fatty deposits in arteries of obese children and teens more typical of middle-aged adults, raising fears about accelerated heart disease.
