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         <title><![CDATA[ADHD Over-Diagnosed?]]></title>
         <link>http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2008/398_aug13/thisweek/080813_adhd.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[While the number of  young children diagnosed with A-D-H-D has been holding steady, the number of  older kids ... teenagers with attention problems has gone up every year since  1997. That's according to the Centers  for Disease Control and Prevention. And  some experts worry that many of these teens are being misdiagnosed.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-08-13</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Exercise Reduces Drug Use]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Is vigorous exercise a way to prevent some kids from abusing  drugs? Recent animal studies suggest  that the answer might be yes, in part because of what happens inside the brain  during exercise.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-08-13</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Girls As Good As Boys in Math]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[For years, girls have been  steadily catching up to boys in their scores on standardized math tests. And yet, some female students say the old  belief that boys are better at math than girls still exists, even among  parents.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-08-13</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Heat Exposure]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[So far  this year, an estimated 24 children have died from heat exposure while left  alone in an automobile. One of the  reasons hyperthermia is so dangerous for young children is the way they are  made.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-08-13</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shaken Baby Syndrome (ER)]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As many as 1,400 times a year, an infant is injured when it is shaken by  a mom or dad or a baby-sitter. The  shaking can last only a few seconds, and yet the injuries are often terrible  and can last a lifetime.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-08-13</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA['Bullycide']]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Researchers at Yale University have just finished a study of  childhood bullying in 13 different countries around the world, including the  U.S., One of their findings may come as no surprise: many bullied kids have  thought about at least one way to stop the bullying- suicide.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-08-06</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Obesity Top Concern for Kids]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A new top ten list of parent worries has been released.&nbsp; Internet safety is #5, bullying is #4,  smoking and drug abuse are #3 and #2 ... and at the top of the list: childhood  obesity.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-08-06</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Overscheduled Kids]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Researchers at Yale   University report a  dramatic gap in how busy kids are today.  They report that almost half of young people have little or nothing to  do after school, but fully 10% are way over-booked and overscheduled and need a  break to prevent a nervous breakdown.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-08-06</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Adoption Adjustment]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Last year, 120 thousand children were adopted in this  country, and now, all told, there are 1.5 million adoptees here under the age  of 18. It takes many of these children  years to get adjusted, to no longer feel like strangers in a strange land.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-08-06</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Skin Infections on the Rise (ER)]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The number  of kids 4 years old and younger hospitalized for skin infections has more than  doubled in recent years. The villain in  this growing problem is staphylococcus aureus- a germ which is becoming more  difficult to treat.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-08-06</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Inactive Teenagers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[When do teens stop running and playing and being  active? That's the question researchers  at the University   of California- San Diego  set out to answer. And after 16 years  and tracking more than 1,000 kids they found their answer.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-07-30</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Chinese Language Classes]]></title>
         <link>http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2008/396_jul30/thisweek/080730_chinese.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[With the  Beijing Olympics just around the corner, more and more students are becoming  interested in all things Chinese, including the language. A small, but steadily growing number of  schools are teaching Mandarin- the most widely spoken language in China.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-07-30</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Online Learning]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[With gas prices  skyrocketing, many students have found a way to take college courses without  the commute- online. In fact, schools  are reporting more than a 100 percent increase in admission.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-07-30</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tummy Time]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The rate of sudden infant death  syndrome has fallen by over 50 percent in the last two decades. It seems American parents have acted on the  advice of physicians to lay their sleeping babies on their back. But sometimes these babies wind up with an  unusual symptom- and that's got pediatricians urging for tummy time.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-07-30</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nail in Foot (ER)]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[99 times out of a 100, telling kids to put their sneakers on  before they go out to play is good advice. But there is one circumstance where a pair of sneakers can cause more  harm than good.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-07-30</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Teen Dating Violence]]></title>
         <link>http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2008/395_jul23/thisweek/080723_date.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[A study by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia  finds startling news: nearly half of all teens have been in a dating  relationship. The violence can be  sexual, emotional or physical. How can  you help your teen stay out of harm's way?]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-07-23</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pot in the Summer]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[According to date from the World Health  Organization, the abuse of marijuana is higher in the United States  than in any other country. And in the  summer months, when kids have a lot of free time, more will try pot for the  first time ... and some will get hooked.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-07-23</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[More Teens Getting Plastic Surgery]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[More  teenagers are opting to change their appearance. That's according to the American Society for  Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. In fact, in  the past decade, the number of teens opting for a smaller nose, larger breasts  and a skinnier waist has more than tripled.  What do you do if your teen wants to go under the knife?]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-07-23</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kids and High Cholesterol]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A controversial recommendation from the American Academy  of Pediatrics has doctors and parents taking sides. Should young children be prescribed  cholesterol medication once reserved only for adults?]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-07-23</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Newborn Hearing Screen]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Studies show for  every 1,000 babies born in the U.S.,  three could have congenital hearing loss.  Most screenings for hearing don't happen until the child is usually two  or three, but a panel is now recommending they be screened before they ever  leave the hospital.]]></description>
         <pubDate>2008-07-23</pubDate>
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