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Alcoholic Parents

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New research indicates more than one in ten children in the U. S. live with at least one alcoholic parent.

Infants' Tylenol Pulled

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 Parents, check your medicine cabinet.

 The maker of infants' Tylenol is pulling it from the store shelves.

Migraines & Colic in Infants

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There may be a connection between mothers with migraines and healthy infants that cry excessively.

Sleeping & Memory Video included

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You better get your sleeping habits in check.

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