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Prenatal Smoking Tied to Kids' Behavior Issues
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Across three different studies, children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy — whether they were reared by their genetically-related mother or an adoptive mother — had higher mean scores on measures of conduct problems compared with children …
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Free HIV testing at 'Healing Stigma' events around DeKalb
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The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages everyone to know their status so that they can take greater precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones. The CDC recommends that health … For free testing, visit these …
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'Crack baby' study finds poverty is worse for child development than exposure …
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In 1989, Hallam Hurt, who was then the chair of neonatology at Philadelphia's Albert Einstein Medical Center, began to study the long term health prospects for children born to mothers who had smoked crack during pregnancy. At the time … Hurt's study …
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