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This undated handout photo provided by the Center for Environmental Health shows a Disney Tinkerbell Water Lily Necklace. (AP Photo/Center for Environmental Health) 

Health group: High lead levels in toys

Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group — a finding that may give consumers pause as they shop for the holiday season.

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    Health group: High lead levels in toys

    Children's toys carrying the Barbie and Disney logos have turned up with high levels of lead in them, according to a California-based advocacy group — a

    Conjoined twins successfully separated

    A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their

    Is it a sneeze or a nervous tick?

    The next time you sneeze you may find yourself wondering if this young girl is too. 

    Newborn deaths in India investigated

    Authorities are investigating the death of six newborns at a government hospital in southern India over allegations of equipment failure and staff negligence.

    Conjoined twins surgery in Australia

    Australian neurosurgeons have begun a complicated surgery to separate twin sisters who are joined at the top of the head.
     

    How to cope with a child's anxiety

    When Melinda Roberts is watching animated movies with her kids -- 7, 9, and 11 -- she'll help them recognize voice actors and talk about the creation process

    Yoga helps even little ones

    Kids like Gigi, some as young as 3, can take seven-week long sessions with names such as Charlie and the Chakra Factory and the Wizard of Ohm.


     

    Largest US mumps outbreak in 3 years

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak was first reported at a boys camp in Sullivan County, N.Y.

    Protecting children from E. Coli

    The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.

    New gene therapy halts rare disease

    French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence.

    U.S. birth mortality rates shocking

    Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European

    Do digital diaries mess up your brain?

    Microsoft is developing a camera called SenseCam, which automatically captures photos of everything you see and do all day.

    Half of U.S. kids will get food stamps

    Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current

    1 dose of flu vaccine working

    A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best results, federal health

    CDC: Swine flu kids' deaths jump to 114

    Heath officials say swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April.

    Better options for children w/ leukemia

    Some young patients with forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that do not respond to current treatments may have new options, according to two clinical

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    Smoke-Out encourages people to quit

    It is the Great American Smoke-Out. It's always one week before Thanksgiving and…