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Lisa Pascoe avoids wearing jewelry her young daughter might put in her mouth, and doesn't visit older or recently renovated homes that could contain lead hazards.

National
Environment
Health & Safety

Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids

1:28pm May 02, 2022

Four U.S. states are still struggling with high rates of lead poisoning from soil, pipes and paint. It impacts thousands of people each year, especially low-income communities and families of color.

Babies get less sleep at night and sleep for shorter stretches when they sleep in their parents' room after 4 months old, a new study finds.

National
Health & Safety

Babies Sleep Better In Their Own Rooms After 4 Months, Study Finds

3:40pm June 05, 2017

by Tara Haelle

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants sleep in their parents' room for at least six months. But some experts say scientific evidence does not back up the guidelines.

Worth a little pain? Back in 1990, a school boy got a measles shot in the U.K., and it turns out, he got more than protection against the measles.

Science
Health & Safety

Scientists Crack A 50-Year-Old Mystery About The Measles Vaccine

8:20pm May 17, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

When the U.S. introduced the measles vaccine, childhood deaths from all infections plummeted. Scientists think they might know why: Benefits of the measles vaccine go way beyond the measles.

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