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Do you think that news discrediting the link between the MMR vaccine and autism will result in a decrease in the number of parents who oppose having their children vaccinated?

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Digital Edition

Children with severe anemia at risk for silent strokes

Low hemoglobin levels put severely anemic children, especially those with sickle cell disease, at risk of silent infarctions that could cause long-term cognitive and learning deficits. Read full article.

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Prenatal exposure to common insecticide additive linked to
mental delays

In utero exposure to piperonyl butoxide, an additive in pyrethroid insecticides, appears to be negatively associated with neurodevelopment in children who are
3 years old. Read full article.

Study hints at increased childhood cancer risk from diagnostic radiation exposure

Exposure to diagnostic radiation in utero and during early infancy may increase the risk of childhood cancers, according to data from the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study (UKCCS). Read full article.

Comorbidities common in children with ADHD

Two-thirds of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have comorbid mental health or neurodevelopment disorders, according to a large survey reported online in Pediatrics. Read full article.

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