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NPR News: Many Parents Reluctant To Test Newborn DNA For Disease Risk
Many Parents Reluctant To Test Newborn DNA For Disease Risk We're getting closer to the day when doctors can check a baby's entire genetic code to look for diseases that might develop during childhood or even later. But some parents are reluctant to do these tests. Read more on NPR
NPR News: More Children Are Being Poisoned By Prescription Opoioids
More Children Are Being Poisoned By Prescription Opoioids Whether it's toddlers mistaking pills for candy or teenagers taking opioids on purpose, the huge rise in access to opioid painkillers has led to more children being poisoned and hospitalized. Read more on NPR
NPR News: 300 Million Children Are Breathing 'Extremely Toxic' Air, UNICEF Says
300 Million Children Are Breathing 'Extremely Toxic' Air, UNICEF Says Altogether, some 2 billion children worldwide are breathing air that has been deemed a "long term hazard," a report finds. Pollution contributes to around 600,000 deaths annually of kids under age 5. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes?
Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes? A study offering the parents of newborns a scan of thousands of the baby's genes raises a big question: Do you want this kind of information on disease risk in your child's permanent record? Read more on NPR
NPR News: Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes?
Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes? A study offering the parents of newborns a scan of thousands of the baby's genes raises a big question: Do you want this kind of information on disease risk in your child's permanent record? Read more on NPR
NPR News: Do Parents Invade Children's Privacy When They Post Photos Online?
Do Parents Invade Children's Privacy When They Post Photos Online? The kids look so darned cute in that photo, it's hard not to post it online for all too see. But there are privacy risks to sharing children's images, and children often don't want the exposure. Read more on NPR
NPR News: Zika May Be Here To Stay, Say U.S. Health Officials
Zika May Be Here To Stay, Say U.S. Health Officials The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now urges pregnant women to "consider postponing travel to all parts of Miami-Dade County." Zika is on the way to becoming an endemic disease in the U.S. Read more on NPR
NPR News: An Alternative To The EpiPen Is Coming Back To Drugstores
An Alternative To The EpiPen Is Coming Back To Drugstores The Auvi-Q epinephrine injector was pulled from the market in 2015 because of quality concerns. Now, the drug's maker says the problems have been solved and Auvi-Q will be available again in 2017. Read more on NPR
