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Many U.S. babies and toddlers still don’t have a balanced diet

 Despite some recent improvements in how U.S. parents feed young children, more than half of babies aren’t getting any breast milk and many toddlers don’t eat enough fruits and...

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Can puppies protect babies from allergies and obesity?

 Exposing babies to puppies and other furry pets might help them accumulate two types of bacteria in their gut that are associated with a lower risk of allergies and obesity, a...

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Pregnancy complications await childhood cancer survivors

 Women who manage to conceive after surviving childhood cancer may encounter treatment-related pregnancy and labor complications if they got radiation for their malignancies, a...

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Somalia: UN launches lifesaving vaccination campaign for children facing measles threat

Almost 30,000 young Somali children, many of them displaced by a searing drought, are being vaccinated against measles this week in a United Nations-backed emergency campaign in one...

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Child allowed to stay with mother in central prison - India

A two-year child was reunited with her mother, who was in Central Prison recently, thanks to the efforts of jail authorities.

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Female genital mutilation procedure ‘hurted a lot,’ child says

A 7-year-old girl who underwent a painful genital mutilation procedure told federal investigators that after a doctor completed the process, she was rewarded with a piece of cake...

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once every nine days a child dies of heatstroke in a vehicle

According to the safety organization KidsAndCars.org, on average, once every nine days a child dies of heatstroke in a vehicle. Wednesday, April 26th marks National Child Vehicular...

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British children go hungry on vacation without free school meals

Millions of pupils who qualify for free school meals during term time are going hungry while on vacation because their families are struggling to cope with the rising cost of food,...

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Russian Duma forbids naming kids with numbers, obscenities

The Russian State Duma has banned parents from naming their children with exotic names, which include numbers, symbols and swear words. The MPs passed the legislation on Friday...

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Cambodia, U.N. launch plan to tackle fake orphanages

Cambodia launched a crackdown on bogus orphanages on Thursday, many of which are set up to attract donations from tourists, with the aim of returning about 3,500 children who were...

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World's mushrooming cities pose big vaccination challenges: UNICEF

Rapid urban growth poses a big challenge for efforts to vaccinate the world's poorest children and increases the risk of rapidly spreading disease outbreaks, the head of...

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Dolls, teddy bears return to eastern Mosul after Islamic State

Toy shops are thriving in eastern Mosul, with Iraqi children once again able to buy dolls, teddy bears or action figures after Islamic State was driven out of the area. The militant...

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Indian baby traffickers target pregnant sex workers - charity

 Sex workers in Mumbai's red light district are being lured and even forced to sell their babies, campaigners say, sparking fears that traffickers are looking for new ways to buy...

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UN seeks to avert famine in Yemen, where a child dies every 10 minutes

The United Nations needs massive funds to avert famine in Yemen and warring parties there must ensure humanitarian aid can be delivered, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said...

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Regulator links Sanofi epilepsy drug to child deformities

Up to 4,100 children in France suffered major malformations in the womb after their mothers took a treatment against epilepsy and bipolar disorders known as valproate between 1967...

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