Child and teen health

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Michigan-based martial arts program helps kids kick cancer

Editor - February 19, 2015

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The young people who learn martial arts at a studio north of Detroit are not considered students. Their instructors use a…

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Schools seek changes to healthier lunch rules

Editor - May 5, 2014

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Becky Domokos-Bays of Alexandria City Public Schools has served her students whole-grain pasta 20 times. Each time, she said, they rejected…

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Black families becoming more aware of autism

Editor - April 15, 2014

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As Camille Proctor watched her one year-old son, she knew something wasn’t right. He played with others and enjoyed affection, but he…

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