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China Raises Death Estimate From Tainted Milk to Six
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China has lifted to six the number of babies believed killed from drinking toxic milk formula. The Health Ministry had until now said four infants died from kidney stones and other complications after consuming milk powder tainted with melamine, an industrial compound found in plastics used to fool quality inspections. Reuters Health Information
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Laparoscopic Hernia Repair in Children Has Some Disadvantages
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Compared with open repair, laparoscopic hernia repair in children is associated with increased operative times and more postoperative pain, despite similar recovery and outcomes, according to a report in the January issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
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Asthma "Coaches" Cut Rehospitalizations Among Poor Children
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Community health workers acting as asthma coaches are able to reduce the need for rehospitalization for asthma among children in low-income families, researchers report in the March issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Reuters Health Information
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