Parents praise DVT action pledge
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The family of a student who died from an undiagnosed deep vein thrombosis welcomes efforts to improve diagnosis.
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Parents have long griped that having children sidetracks their best-laid exercise plans. Now they have evidence.
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Parents want radical action to stop drugs and weapons getting into schools, a survey suggests.
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 14--About 1,100 families in Wichita are being encouraged to get blood tests for their children because their water may be contaminated with lead.
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It is difficult to find anything positive about war, but the pictures in the news of children and their military fathers loving each other have been heart-rending. They remind us that there is nothing on Earth more precious and sacred than the love between fathers and their children.
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A Dutch report encourages doctors to report cases of child euthanasia without fear of prosecution.
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In the wake of two reports, the government is proposing a host of measures, including sending letters to parents of obese schoolchildren.
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Pediatricians push the ultimate biological insurance policy -- a stash of umbilical cord blood to battle future illness -- as the government sets up a national blood-banking system. By the Associated Press.
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By Houston Chronicle  Feb. 8--There are a lot of valid questions percolating around Gov. Rick Perry's executive order that Texas school girls be vaccinated against cervical cancer -- unless their parents decline. All deserve answers.
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Parents of missing four-year-old thank UK media for keeping focus on their daughter.
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The next generation of dad's words prompting action.
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A major clinical trial found that children with sickle cell disease who are at high risk of having strokes should continue to be treated with periodic blood transfusions.
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Parents in Scotland are urged to live healthier lifestyles in a bid to address childhood obesity.
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In a growing number of states, children can now stay on their parentsÂ health insurance plans well into their 20Âs.
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners and in vending machines.
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The grim monotony of waiting had been punctuated only by stomach-churning sounds &#151; the clatter of gunfire, the boom of grenade launchers. Then came an announcement that gripped parents with a forgotten emotion: Hope.
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The University of Maryland Dental School and an insurance company have partnered to provide low-income children with more access to dental care. The action comes six months after a 12-year-old Prince George's boy died from a tooth infection.