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Children
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Smokeless tobacco use among teens on the rise, even among athletes
The use of snuff and other smokeless tobacco products by American high school students is up significantly, even among high…
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Talking ’bout the next generation: Webcast to look at millennials and population growth
Update: This webcast has been postponed. We will update with a new date and time ASAP. OK, I just realized…
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Covering infant mortality’s grip in South Carolina
Journalists Doug Pardue and Lauren Sausser of The Post and Courier in South Carolina almost saw their story, about tackling the perpetually…
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Potential billing abuse by Medicaid dental providers a fertile area for coverage
An estimated 8 percent of Medicaid dental providers in California submitted questionable bills to the program during one recent year,…
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Florida dentist accused of abuse, fraud in treatment of young patients
CNN filed its “Nightmare Dental Procedures Done on Kids” report under “Stories that Shock,” along with tabloid-worthy accounts of a…
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Babies or bust? What new data on millennial birth rates means for the future
It’s no secret that raising children is an expensive proposition. But for millennials, who entered adulthood during the worst economic…
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Report: States fail to provide cost-saving dental procedure to children
Dental sealants have been proven to protect children’s teeth from tooth decay. Yet many states are lagging in efforts to…
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Study: Sugar industry influenced plan to prevent tooth decay
Under the influence of the sugar industry decades ago, federal health officials stepped back from an ambitious campaign to wipe…
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Reporter shares lessons learned about questioning conventional wisdom
“The decision to remove wisdom teeth often seems like a routine part of young adulthood. But more people are starting…
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Journalists around the country track vaccination rates
Data from “Kindergarten Immunization – California” (silk.co) As many are reporting, the measles outbreak has parents…