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Prenatal exposure to high-dose folic acid linked to cancer risk in children of mothers with epilepsy

High-dose folic acid is protective against congenital malformations if the mother is at particular risk of having a child with congenital malformations.
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Majority of small business owners prioritize mental health since onset of pandemic

2 hours ago | Healio

Results of a recently released poll revealed that 77% of small business owners said they have prioritized mental health since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was...
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Study tries to see if child vaccines and asthma are linked

2 hours ago | ABC News

A federally funded study has found a possible link between aluminum in some childhood vaccines and persistent asthma, but experts say the study has several shortcomings
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Vaccinating mothers during pregnancy may be an effective strategy to boost COVID antibodies in infants

3 hours ago | News Medical | 3 articles

Women with COVID in pregnancy who are subsequently vaccinated after recovery, but prior to delivery, are more likely to pass antibodies on to the child than similarly infected...
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Star and Arthur: MPs' 'extreme' concern at councils over child deaths

7 hours ago | BBC

A group of MPs writes to ministers following the deaths of Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.
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WA GP accused of child sex abuse

7 hours ago | Sydney Morning Herald

The 60-year-old is accused of making regular secret payments to a 15-year-old and her friends in exchange for sex.
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Another grand final star on baby watch after pulling out of World Cup

8 hours ago | Sydney Morning Herald

First it was Mitchell Moses and then Jarome Luai, but another grand final player is sweating on the birth of his first child after turning his back on the World Cup.
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The impact of patient and family engagement in child health research: A scoping review

8 hours ago | The Journal of Pediatrics

To identify impacts of patient and family engagement in child health research on the research process, research teams, and patient and family partners.
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Every parent's worst nightmare: How child rapist babysitter used Facebook to find families

12 hours ago | Sydney Morning Herald

Jareth Thomas Harries-Markham's crimes were so horrific the state prosecutor broke down while reading the facts of the offences during his sentencing.
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West Australian GP charged with child sex offences

15 hours ago | Sydney Morning Herald

The doctor is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
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European children suffer appalling 755% increase in excess death after COVID...

In May of 2021, the European Medicines Agency extended emergency use authorization for the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. It didn't take long for European... Read more ...

Katherine Schwarzenegger shares rare photo of both daughters: ‘The greatest...

Katherine Schwarzenegger was eager to share all the love with her two daughters for National Daughters Day. Read more ...

Areas hospitable to Lassa virus spread may extend in the next several decades

In the study, which appeared on September 27 in Nature Communications, scientists analyzed decades of environmental data associated with Lassa virus outbreaks, revealing... Read more ...

What is the vaccine efficacy of repeated influenza vaccinations?

In a new study, researchers calculated the decrease in vaccine effectiveness due to repeated influenza vaccinations. Read more ...

Biogen to fork over $900 million to settle claims it bribed doctors to...

The Massachusetts-based firm - which made $1bn profit last year - was charged with giving medics lavish meals, speaking fees, and sham consulting deals in for doling out the drugs. Read more ...

Seattle PD losing police officers, failing to recruit replacements as crime...

The Seattle Police Department is caught in the middle of a serious crisis amid the city's skyrocketing crime. Cops are leaving the force, and not enough officers are recruited... Read more ...

The tide has turned: Shipping lines no longer interested in renting...

Rates for container ship rentals are now in a nosedive, as per freight indexes. The cost of transporting goods in containers has steadily declined since reaching its highest... Read more ...

NY Supreme Court justice rules that COVID vaccine mandate for NYC cops is...

A magistrate of the New York State Supreme Court ruled that the Wuhan coronavirus vaccine mandate for police officers in New York City was invalid. In a Sept. 23 decision, New... Read more ...

BLACK MIRROR USA? Political criticism of Biden Regime now labeled "domestic...

Are you a political dissident? In China, if you criticize the government on social media, you can find yourself locked up in prison and involuntarily donating your organs for... Read more ...

Nearly every student at California school with "social justice academy" is...

The vast majority of students enrolled in San Leandro High School's “social justice academy” are failing math and science, according to reports. The three-year program is... Read more ...