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Tag: children’s health

How safe is your baby food?

C. Michael White, University of Connecticut Heavy metals including lead, arsenic and mercury can be found in commercial baby...

What are phthalates, and how do they put children’s health at...

Stephanie Eick, University of California, San Francisco You may not realize it, but you likely encounter phthalates every day....

Distance learning makes it harder for kids to exercise, especially in...

Katelyn Esmonde, Johns Hopkins University and Keshia Pollack Porter, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health This fall hasn’t felt much like “back to school”...

Why California is banning chlorpyrifos, a widely-used pesticide: 5 questions answered

Gina Solomon, University of California, San Francisco Editor’s note: California, the top U.S. food-producing state, is ending use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide associated with neurodevelopmental...

EPA’s proposed ‘secret science’ rule directly threatens children’s health

Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI The Trump administration is working to weaken U.S. environmental regulations in many areas, from water and air pollution to energy development and...

Concussions and children returning to school – what parents need to...

Susan Davies, University of Dayton “Jamal” is a 16-year-old boy who sustained a concussion in a skateboarding accident in July. He was diagnosed in the...

Tourette syndrome: Finally, something to shout about

Michael Okun, University of Florida Tourette syndrome is a mysterious medical curiosity that has puzzled doctors for more than a century. People who have it...

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