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Judge Orders FDA to Remove Age Restriction from Over-the-Counter Sales of Morning-After Pill

A federal judge has ordered that the age restriction be removed from over-the-counter sales of Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) and its generic versions, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Honey Helps Kids with Nocturnal Cough

Honey is worth a try in children older than 1 year.

Ten Percent of U.S. Children Live with a Parent with Alcohol Use Disorder

This translates to 7.5 million children at increased risk for mental health problems, parental neglect and abuse, and development of a problem with alcohol use themselves.

Bilingualism Shapes Early Brain Development

Bilingual exposure facilitates early language development by wiring the brain to enhance learning in both languages.

Tenth Anniversary of 9/11: An Opportunity for Pediatric Intervention

Exposure to images in the media provides an opportunity to help children cope with crisis and loss.

Using Fish Bones to Eliminate Lead from Soil

Mixing fishbone meal into the soil changes lead into a form that cannot be absorbed by the human body.

FDA Announces Changes to Sunscreen Labeling

"Broad-spectrum" protection is now strictly defined.

A New Look at General Anesthesia and the Developing Brain

A growing body of evidence suggests that the developing brain is uniquely vulnerable to anesthetic agents.

  • By Sandra Juul, MD, PhD
  • May 4, 2011

The Inside Scoop on the Wakefield Fiasco

A journalist's investigation of how the falsification of a vaccine–autism link was perpetrated and perpetuated.

Electronic Cigarettes? A Shocking New Fad!

Using e-cigarettes is widely marketed on the Internet as a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes, but are they safer?

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