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KidsHealth is the largest and most-visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. KidsHealth has been on the Web since 1995 — and has been accessed by about half a billion visitors. On a typical weekday, more than 500,000 visitors access KidsHealth's reliable information.
Articles by The Nemours Foundation
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Abstinence-Only Education Inadequate, Says Study
Abstinence-only education has little to no impact on whether teens have sex or how many sexual partners they have,...
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Asthma Risk for Behavioral, Emotional, Developmental Problems
New research shows that on top of physical symptoms like coughing, wheezing, and difficulty breathing, kids with asthma...
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Research Puts Cyberbullying Under the Microscope
From MySpace accounts to text messages, teens have many ways to stay in constant electronic contact with their peers....
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Pregnancy Weight Gain May Contribute to Childhood Obesity
Gaining too much weight is a common pregnancy worry. As cravings creep up and it becomes harder to get around,...
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Helping Sam Hear: A Family's Journey - Chapter Four: Breaking the Silence
It was the day before Sam's implant was activated and, like most days in the month after Sam's surgery, I spent the...
Topics: Early Years (Birth-5) | Help for Hearing Loss -
A Close Look at Fatal Injuries in Young Kids
A new study reports good and bad news about injury-related death rates in young children in the United States. Rates...
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Study: Single Dose of Chickenpox Vaccine Not Enough
Since becoming part of routine vaccinations for kids in 1995, the chickenpox (varicella) vaccine has greatly reduced...
Topics: Early Years (Birth-5) | Childhood Immunizations -
Separation Anxiety
Unfortunately, teary and tantrum-filled goodbyes are a very common part of a child's earliest years. Around the first...
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Storytelling
It may already have happened: When books, toys, songs, snacks, video games, and DVDs have lost their charm, your child...
Topics: Learning to Read -
Babies as Young as 1 Week Old Are Victims of Abuse or Neglect
When you think of an abused child, a tiny, helpless baby probably doesn't come to mind. But the horrifying fact is that...
Topics: Child Abuse Issues
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