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Shop Talk

You take steps to protect your little one from injuries in the car, at home and at the playground. Make ...

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Seeing Spots

Moles on a child’s skin are usually nothing to worry about. These small spots are caused by groups of cells ...

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Safety at the Swimming Hole

Playing in lakes and creeks can be fun, but it’s not without risk. Do your part to keep injury or ...

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Reshaping Ears and Futures

Your newborn child’s right ear seems larger than the left. A noninvasive procedure can bring the two into balance. ...

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Preventing Furniture Tip-Overs, Topples and Tumbles

Each year, 25,000 children suffer injuries from falling furniture. Time to strap it down, lock it up and play it ...

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Painkillers for Kids?

When not properly disposed of or locked up, unused prescription opioids can lead to drug abuse and addiction. Many strong ...

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Out to Lunch or Overwhelmed?

A teen who can’t stay focused or organized at school may be bored, or he may be having a hard ...

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One Jump Ahead

Kids love jumping. It’s a good way for them to be active. But bounce houses aren’t always the safest places ...

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A New Screening for New Lives

Chloe’s Law now requires all Missouri hospitals to perform critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) screenings on newborns. What will this ...