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Genetic Studies Reveal New Causes of Severe Obesity In Childhood

by Melissa Rayworth, Posted Dec 7th 2009 4:30PM

DNA may be the answer to some cases of childhood obesity. Credit: ynse, Flickr
In battling the problem of childhood obesity, researchers and parents have looked to increased exercise and changes in diet for solutions. But researchers in the UK ...
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The Girl Who Doesn't Age

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 30th 2009 10:00AM

Does Brooke Greenberg hold the key to the fountain of youth? Image: Dez Pain/sxc.hu
By all appearances, Brooke Greenberg is an average baby. She giggles and coos when she's happy and enjoys rocking in her swing. She can also be quite stubborn and ...
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Seven feet tall at twelve years old

by Angie Felton, Posted Dec 21st 2007 2:28PM

From the time he was born, Brenden Adams seemed in a hurry to grow up. He had all of his teeth by 4 months and by kindergarten he was as tall as the 4th graders. And he just kept on growing. Doctors discovered Brenden had a rare chromosome ...
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Multiple miscarriages

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Aug 13th 2007 3:34PM

Recently someone wrote into ParentDish about having had multiple miscarriages. She was, from what I could tell from the tone of her email, basically at her wit's end about what to do. More importantly, this woman (who shall remain anonymous) asked ...
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Struggle to get pregnant may mean you're having a boy

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Dec 28th 2005 8:07AM

If it took you a while to get pregnant, you may want to go ahead and start browsing the "boy" section of your favorite baby names web site. 'Cause more likely than not, you're having a boy. So says a new study of over 5,000 Dutch women. For ...
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