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Child Abuse Spikes as U.S. Economy Flounders
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Child abuse cases reported by Boston hospitals are part of a spike in child abuse in the United States during a recession that has driven some families to the brink and overwhelmed cash-strapped child-protection agencies. Reuters Health Information
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Childhood CNS Tumors May Have Lasting Consequences
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Adult survivors of childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumors are vulnerable to disability caused by therapy as well as by the tumors themselves, Swedish researchers report in the September issue of the European Journal of Cancer. Reuters Health Information
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Doppler Screening Program Cuts Strokes in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
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Transcranial Doppler (TCD) screening of children with sickle cell disease and treatment of those at high risk can markedly reduce the stroke rate in this patient population, according to study findings presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting in San Francisco. Reuters Health Information
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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Promising for Preterm Infants
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Very low birth weight infants who are treated with inhaled nitric oxide are significantly less likely to use outpatient respiratory medications after NICU discharge, according to findings published in the October issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
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