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January 5, 2017

Giving peanut-based foods to babies early prevents allergies

Most babies should start eating peanut-containing foods well before their first birthday, say guidelines released Thursday that aim to protect high-risk tots and other youngsters, too, from developing the dangerous food allergy.

January 5, 2017

Newlyweds shocked to discover wife is expecting rare quadruplets

A newlywed couple in Georgia was thrilled to learn they were expecting their first child over the summer— and later shocked to discover they would soon be welcoming a rare set of quadruplets.

January 5, 2017

10-year-old boy grows hair to make wig for friend with hair loss condition

Despite being bullied for his long locks, a 10-year-old Georgia boy was determined to grow his hair out for a friend hundreds of miles away who was suffering from a hair-loss condition.

January 4, 2017

Stores may steer teen boys to supplements doctors advise against

Employees at health food stores often recommend supplements like creatine and testosterone to teen boys even though these products pose serious health risks, a U.S. study suggests.

January 4, 2017

Woman with 50 percent chance of survival from cancer gives birth to quadruplets

A Tennessee woman battling cancer gave birth Friday to four healthy babies she and her husband conceived naturally.

January 4, 2017

Parents' weight may affect child's mental development

Paternal and maternal weight may affect a child’s development, according to a study released this week by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

January 4, 2017

Non-verbal boy finds companion in family's deaf dog

A 6-year-old boy who was adopted at birth and uses sign language to communicate has found an ally in a deaf Boxer that his family has been fostering.

January 4, 2017

Life-changing surgery offers hope for toddler with debilitating facial birthmark

An Ohio toddler whose three-year fight against an abnormally large birth mark that caused her heart to slow and her blood pressure to drop is improving after surgeons successfully operated on the mass, called a hemangioma, in December.

January 4, 2017

France becomes 52nd country to ban spanking

A new law in France bans spanking of children, making it the 52nd country to prohibit the practice.

January 3, 2017

Premature boy helps dad propose to mom for New Year's wedding

Lucas De Carlos has been in the neonatal intensive care unit since his premature birth in October, but his parents Lilly Nguyen and Phil De Carlos didn’t want to leave him out of their wedding plans, so they brought their nuptials to him.