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Children's Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Collaboration Saves Baby's Life
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Children's Hospital Boston Researchers Regenerate Zebrafish Heart Muscle
Parents' Stress May Affect Behavior In Children With Heart Defect
Common Genetic Variant Increases Risk of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Biochemical Clues to Long Lifespan Revealed
Fat Tissue Can Be Controlled by the Blood Vessels that Feed It
Many Have 'Cancer,' But Few Progress to True Disease
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Investigators at Children's Hospital Boston Discover Method to Stimulate Brain Rewiring after Stroke
Research into Rare Disease Leads to Discovery of Six New Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes
Children's Hospital Boston Identified as a National Resource for Public Health Preparedness
Genes Discovered That Regulate Stem Cell Development
New Study Suggests Why Some Disadvantaged Children Excel In Life While Others Do Not
Children's Hospital Boston Finds That Hospital Capacity Can Be Increased By Smoothing Scheduled Patient Flow
Children's Hospital Boston Ranked Among the Country's Top Pediatric Hospitals
Tissue Engineering for Erectile Dysfunction
Expert on BioTerrorism and Children Speaks Out on How to Prepare for an Attack
Children's Hospital Boston to Establish New Treatment Center for Rare Genetic Disorders to Treat More Patients in Years Ahead
Teen Alcohol And Drug Disorders More Common Than Previously Thought
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New Way of Analyzing Hospital Visit Data Improves Ability to Detect Bioterrorist Attacks
Awards Honor Alt's Three Decades of Genetic Cancer Research
Teen-Rated Video Games Loaded With Violence
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Commercialization Deal Boosts Hope for New Sickle-Cell Drug
New Data Validate the Low-Glycemic Diet
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Images Reveal How Rotavirus -- Leading Cause of Severe Childhood Diarrhea -- Enters Cells
Study Finds Lesbian and Bisexual Girls are at Heightened Risk for Tobacco Use
Early Visits to Pediatrician May Help Prevent Dangerous Complications Due to Jaundice
A Novel, Safer Strategy for Regulating Gene Expression
Rare Childhood Genetic Syndrome Identified
Children's Hospital Boston Wins $2.5 Million in Health Surveillance Grants
Children's Helps Expand Infant Care at Beverly Hospital
Children's Hospital Boston Researcher George Daley Awarded First-Ever NIH Director's Pioneer Award
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Pediatricians Often Underestimate Substance Abuse Problems in Adolescents
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Hold the Stuffing: Low-Glycemic Diet May Help Keep Weight Off
Children's Hospital Boston Launches New Interactive Web Site to Help Parents Make Informed Decisions About Their Child's Participation in Medical Research
Children's Hospital Boston Surgeons Perform First Multivisceral (quadruple-organ) Transplant in New England
Helping Kids Get Mental Health Services
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Scientist Discover the Cellular Roots of Graying Hair
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Mechanical Tension Helps Shape Lung Development
Elusive HIV Shape Change Revealed; Key Clue to How Virus Infects Cells
Mothers Speak: Physicians Often Fall Short When Delivering a Down Syndrome Diagnosis
A New Site for Embryonic Blood Development: the Placenta
Advanced Fetal Care Center at Children's Hospital Boston to Hold First International Conference
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Weight Status of Children Ages 8 to 15 Predicts Obesity and High Blood Pressure in Adulthood
Explosion of Child Obesity Predicted to Shorten U.S. Life Expectancy
High Cholesterol Levels Accelerate Growth of Prostate Cancer
Researchers Identify Gene's Role in Suppressing Longevity
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Discovery Could Improve Anemia Treatment in Patients with Chronic Illness
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Children's Hospital Boston Study Finds Limitations and Risks in Home Drug Testing
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Damaged Genes in Aging Human Brain Provide Clues to Cognitive Decline
Overuse Injuries -- Dr. Lyle Micheli talks to KCBS in Los Angeles on how children can avoid injuries while participating in organized sports
Drug May Protect Against Brain Injury and Seizures in Newborns
Children's Hospital Boston Ranked Among the Country's Top Pediatric Hospitals
Children's Hospital Boston Awarded Over $500,000 for Prostate Cancer Research
Bacterial Toxin in the Home May Protect Infants from Eczema
Children's Hospital Boston Receives More than $10 Million to Help Make Smallpox Vaccine Safer
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In National Survey, 45% of Specialists Report a Recent Medical Error
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Cerebral Navigation: How Do Nerve Fibers Know What Direction to Grow in?
Children's Hospital Boston Researchers Discover New Type of Cancer
Children's Hospital Boston named # 1 for the 12th Consecutive Year
Scientists Identify Chromosome Location of Genes Associated with Long Life
Children's Researcher Stresses Need for More Emphasis on Screening and Intervention for Adolescent Substance Abuse in Medical Office Settings
Children's Hospital Boston Appoints New Chief of Surgery
Potential Preventive Intervention Identified for Retinopathy of Prematurity, the Leading Cause of Blindness in Premature Infants
Children at Greater Risk for Potentially Harmful Medication Errors Despite Comparable Overall Medication Error Rates in Pediatric and Adult Hospitals
Study Finds Increased Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Promotes Childhood Obesity
Videogames and Violence -- Learn how media can affect your child's health
Newborn Screening for Certain Genetic Disorders has Benefits and Some Drawbacks
Reserchers Find Way To Block The SARS Virus From Entering Cells
Survivors to Revisit the Polio Scare
New Findings About Protection against Pneumococcal Disease
Spread of Common Day Care Illnesses Caused by Misconceptions About Illness Transmission
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Older Children May Benefit From Treatment for Lazy Eye
Researchers Find Better Way to Predict Stroke Risk in Sickle Cell Anemia Patients
Message to Marathoners: Watch your fluid intake!
Researchers Induce Heart Cells to Proliferate
Children's Hospital Boston Presents at the 2005 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting
'Brown Fat' Cells Hold Clues for Possible Obesity Treatments
Modest Support for a Whooping Cough Booster Shot
Children's Hospital Boston at Waltham Sees First Patients
Children's Physician-in-Chief Emeritus Gets Honorary Degree From Harvard
Two Children's Hospital Boston Researchers Win Top Presidential Awards
Child Early Intervention Programs Make for Healthier Adults
Urine Test May Help Monitor Disfiguring Birthmarks
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Gene for Immune Deficiency Syndromes Found
Mouse Embryonic Germ Cells and Male Gametes Created In The Lab
Children's Hospital Boston Trains Clinicians to Deliver Bad News
Children's Hospital Boston Joins the Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School Launch Innovative Distance Learning Website for Child Health Educators and Clinicians
'Suicide Gene' Selectively Kills Tumors
Children's Expands Research with New Buildings and Programs
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World's Largest Pediatric Research Building Nearly Doubles in Size
Study Finds Stricter Alcohol Policy Enforced at Colleges May Lower Heavy Drinking Among Students
Children's Hospital Boston Study Determines the Influence of Bone Density Results in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa
Nutrition and Exercise Study in Middle Schools Found to Protect Many Girls from Developing Eating Disorder Symptoms
Increased Intake of Dairy Products May Help Reduce Risk of Developing Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Overweight Adults
Researchers Find Better Way to Predict Childhood Brain Tumor Outcomes
Study Links Fast Food to Overall Poor Nutrition and Obesity Risk
Children's Hospital Boston Awarded $20 Million to Fight Pediatric Heart Disease
Key Advance Reported in Regenerating Nerve Fibers
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to a Family of Metabolic Genes
Researchers Identify New Cause of Genomic Instability
Ratings of Teen-Rated Video Games Do Not Always Fully Describe Content
Charles Weinstein Appointed to Vice President for Real Estate and Planning Development at Children's
Does Surgery Induce Angiogenesis in Dormant Breast Cancer?
Learning How the SARS Virus Spikes Its Quarry
Boosting Production of Blood-Forming Stem Cells
Are Premature Babies at Higher Risk This Virus Season?
Emergency-Room Visits Dip during Key Red Sox Games
Premature Infants Born During the Winter Virus Season May Face Serious Threats to Their Lung Health
VEPTR(TM) Webcast: Children's Hospital Boston Surgical Experts Perform Complex Titanium Rib Procedure on 3-Year-Old During Live Webcast
Surveillance Data Suggest Preschoolers Drive Flu Epidemics
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Steven R. Gordon Named Chief Administrative Officer of Children's Hospital Boston at Waltham
Leveraging Medical Records for Public Health
Rare Eye-Movement Disorder May Shed Light on Brain and Cardiovascular Development
Children's Hospital Boston Launches New Public Web Site with Fresh Content and Improved Look
Teen Weight Control Behavior May Reflect Mothers' Attitudes on Weight
Tiny RNA molecules fine-tune the brain's synapses: A new mechanism for regulating brain function
An existing diuretic may suppress seizures in newborns
Children's Hospital Boston Hits the Road for Blood Donations
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Children with Heart Defects Found to Benefit from Exercise
Newborn screening can cause unnecessary parental stress
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Children's Hospital Boston researchers to create patient-specific embryonic stem cells
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High Resolution Photos: June 6, 2006 Stem Cell Announcement
The Right Kind of Oil
Engineering electrically conducting tissue for the heart
Cells from Amniotic Fluid Used to Tissue-Engineer a New Trachea
Cerebellum Found to Be Important in Cognition and Behavior
Genetic parallels found between lung development and lung cancer
Down syndrome and other disabilities
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Children's Hospital Boston Ranked Second by U.S.News & World Report
Children who live with smokers have more respiratory complications during surgery
Children's Commits $1 Million to Fund Violence Prevention in Boston
Scientists isolate leukemia stem cells in a model of human leukemia
Puerto Rican and African-American children show different patterns of asthma care
Capturing the Electrical Activity of Sperm
Proteomics Center at Children's Hospital Boston Marks Grand Opening with Day-long Symposium
Making Mice Old Before Their Time
President's Budget cuts $200 million to children's hospitals across the country and $14 million to Children's Hospital Boston
Researchers Find Molecule That May Hold Key to Learning and Memory
Children's Hospital Boston Launches Virtual Stem Cell Laboratory
Reducing teens' intake of sugary drinks
STEP Webcast: Children's Hospital Boston Surgeons Perform Serial Transverse Enteroplasty Procedure During Live Webcast
A new view of asthma's cause
Getting ACL Tears to Heal Themselves
Dr. Judah Folkman Reports Finding of Panel of Biomarkers in Platelets in Mice that May Permit Early Diagnosis of Cancer or Cancer Recurrence
Seven children doing well with laboratory-grown organs
Boosting newborns' immune responses
Children's Hospital Boston Researcher Elected to National Academy of Sciences
A Better Model for a Deadly Brain Cancer
Factor isolated that regenerates nerve fibers
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Parents describe their spiritual needs when facing a child's death
A public health lesson from 9/11: To curb the flu, limit flights
Signature of chromosome instability predicts cancer outcomes
Pediatric Health Care and Research Press Seminar
A potential new therapy for painful crises in sickle-cell disease
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Children's Hospital Boston researcher recognized by 2006 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 50 award
New campaign addresses state mental health system for children
Research suggests new treatment approaches for glaucoma
Preventing graft-vs.-host disease after bone marrow transplant--without toxicity
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Researchers create genetically-matched embryonic stem cells for transplantation
Ancient DNA-repair mechanism helps immune system genetically retarget weapons
Nutrition studies' conclusions tied to funding source
New tool helps ER doctors distinguish children with viral meningitis from those with bacterial meningitis
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Novel pathway regulates timing of brain-cell development
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Latino heritage celebration 2006
New insight into skin-tanning process suggests novel way of preventing skin cancer
Scientists use gene signatures to match diseases with potentially effective drugs
Funding for children's hospitals passes U.S. Congress
Neurosurgery Webcast: Neurosurgeons at Children's Hospital Boston to perform MRI-guided brain tumor removal with cortical mapping on a 13-year-old during live Webcast
Detecting Preschoolers at Risk for Vision Loss
Study finds amalgam is safe for filling dental cavities in children
Rescuing injured hearts by enhancing regeneration
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Boston's leading health and education organizations launch asthma campaign
National Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities Launched
A potential biological cause for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Researchers map protein network that regulates "stemness"
Children's Hospital Boston to expand clincal and research space
Getting to the heart of the heart
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Hold the Stuffing! Low-Glycemic Diet tips and recipes keep families healthier through the holidays
American Heart Association adds Infant CPR Anytime
National Poison Prevention Week targets medication safety
Children's Hospital Boston presents at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions
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Children's Hospital Boston launches an interactive look at cancer
Screening teens for substance abuse: a long way to go
Children's Hospital Boston specialists to review rare vascular anomalies during live interactive Webcast
Religiousness and spirituality influence alcohol use in adolescents
CJ Foundation launches first-ever CJ SIDS Center Without Walls
Caritas Christi Health Care partners with Children's Hospital Boston physicians to provide neonatal care across the region
An Act Improving and Expanding Behavioral Health Services for Children in the Commonwealth
New forecasting tool could reduce drug development costs
CHB Study Shows Young Children with Serious Head Injuries whose Parents Report No Trauma or Low-Impact Trauma as Cause of Injury are highly likely to be Victims of Abuse
New PET Scanner Provides Children's Hospital Boston Patients Specialized Service
Industry, Government and Academic Leaders Discuss 'Building a Career in Pediatric Clinical Research'
Study Shows: Physicians Can Greatly Improve in Delivering a Prenatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome
Children's Hospital Boston at Beverly Hospital physician recipient of Annual Dr. Philip D. Herrick Award
Discovery could lead to better control of hemorrhagic fever viruses
Handheld computer study captures emotional state of sexually active adolescents
Fully patient-controlled medical record gets national demo
Why are African American women more likely than whites to die from breast cancer?
Children's Hospital Boston teams with Bentley College to design web-based reporting tool for parents of children with ADHD
Media violence research database
American Academy of Pediatrics Questions School- and Home-Based Drug Testing
Protein that inhibits cancer is also found to underlie skin tanning
Report shows Greater Boston teaching hospitals as largest driver of economy, job growth
Medtronic announces first U.S. implant of its Melody Transcatheter Valve for patients with congenital heart disease
New understanding of schizophrenia could lead to new treatment approaches
NSTAR to log good mileage to benefit Children's Hospital Boston
Which diet works best may depend on your biology
A first glimpse at healthy brain and behavioral development
Future parents' lifestyle choices affect babies' risk of heart defects
Can blindness be prevented through diet?
Children's Hospital Boston teams win grants to develop novel medical devices
Pediatric cancer stem cell identified
A faster way to recover from chemotherapy and marrow transplant
Treatments emerge for a rare and life-threatening disease
DIALOGUE: Lead exposure, the facts
International experts cite shortcomings in pediatric pain and palliative care
New DNA-stitching mechanism important in immune system
Children's Hospital Boston ranked first in New England
Hypertension appears to be frequently undiagnosed in children and adolescents
Genome study shines light on genetic link to height
School-based overweight prevention program may cut risk of eating disorders among girls
COACH interns bid Children's farewell
Minimally invasive heart surgery research wins $5 million NIH award
Quick-burning carbs may cause fatty liver
A step toward tissue-engineered heart structures for children
Massachusetts Governor, Senator visit Martha Eliot Health Center to champion State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Dossia gains momentum toward providing employees with personal, private, portable and secure health records
New president of the International Society for Stem Cell Research seeks to advance stem cell science
Episode of PBS show FETCH! premieres at Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston names new Martha Eliot Health Center executive director
Precancerous blood diseases can be products of their environment
New DVD offers guidelines for a gluten-free lifestyle
New approaches to endometriosis treatment: mouse experiments point the way
Can heart tissue be regenerated?
Study supports new approaches to reverse rising asthma rates
Children's Hospital Boston awards 2007 Career Development Fellowships
Discredited Korean stem cells' true origins revealed
Latino Youth Recognition Days at Fenway Park
Reducing insulin signaling in the brain can prolong lifespan
Children's Hospital Boston Presents at the 2007 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting
MEDIA ADVISORY: Martha Eliot Community Health Fair
Boxing legend and sports icon Sugar Ray Leonard visits Children's
Bostonians Fundraise Like Champions for Children's
Children's Hospital Boston Presents at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
Leaders from industry, academia, medicine and government come together to explore personally controlled health records
Dr. David Williams joins Children's Hospital Boston as chief of Hematology/Oncology
Slow reading in dyslexia tied to disorganized brain tracts
Healthful gifts for children
Two Children's Hospital Boston neuroscientists among 12 receiving the NIH Director's Pioneer Award
Cardiovascular Webcast: Cardiovascular specialists at Children's Hospital Boston to perform rare interventional catheterization during live Webcast
Cardiovascular Webcast: Cardiovascular specialists at Children's Hospital Boston to repair a complex congenital cardiac defect during live Webcast
Children's Hospital Boston urologists to show complete repair of bladder exstrophy, discuss medical and psycho-social support through lifecycle
Gene-chip studies provide new leads in treating lung disease of premature newborns
MEDIA ADVISORY: Medical, High-Risk Industry Leaders Convene at Patient Safety Conference
Families and advocates gather at State House in support of children's mental health reform
Two Children's Hospital Boston researchers among 15 new HHMI investigators
Massive microRNA scan uncovers leads to treating muscle degeneration
Immune cells promote blood vessel formation in mouse endometriosis
Children's Hospital Boston welcomes Erik Halvorsen, PhD, as director of Technology and Business Development
Sound training rewires dyslexic children's brains for reading
Children's Hospital Boston experts to testify at legislative hearing on The Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative
Bruins Star Forward Patrice Bergeron is Children's Champion
MEDIA ADVISORY: Boston Sports Teams Play Like Champions for Children's
Children's Patients See Stars for the Holidays
Another "smart" cancer drug can have toxic effects on the heart
Keith Lockhart and Boston Pops musicians to perform holiday concert
Institutionalized children recover cognitive function when placed in high quality foster care
Santa to Virtually Visit Patients at Children's Hospital Boston
Q&A: Teen pregnancy
Children's Hospital Boston researchers create first stem cell line using fresh skin cells from volunteer research subject
An "attractive" man-machine interface
New Chromosome Abnormality Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorders
Children's awarded Magnet status in recognition of nursing excellence
Children's Hospital Boston team returns to Ghana to perform heart surgeries
MEDIA ADVISORY: New England Child Life Professionals celebrate Child Life Month
Mysterious fevers of unknown origin: could surgery be a cure?
iPods and similar devices found not to affect pacemaker function
Study finds improvement in the care of children with cancer at the end of life
High rate of positive autism screening in ex-preterm infants
Your baby's brain on drugs (and alcohol and tobacco)
Children's mourns the death of Dr. Judah Folkman, world renowned researcher and founder of the field of angiogenesis
Going for the jugular in melanoma
Children's Hospital Boston researchers create stem cell lines from poor quality embryos discarded from fertility clinics
Anemia treatment may be a double-edged sword
Transparent fish to make human biology clearer
Depressed doctors in training make more errors
Regulator of microRNAs is key to cell reprogramming and carcinogenesis
New data show a declining incidence of cystic fibrosis since introduction of prenatal carrier screening
New insights could lead to a better pneumococcal vaccine
Rare genetic disorder gives clues to autism, epilepsy, mental retardation
Balancing the brain
Governor Patrick marks passage of children's mental healthcare bill with State House ceremony
Neural Stem Cells May Help Repair Spina Bifida in Utero
Specialists at Children's Hospital Boston perform a robotically-assisted ureteral reimplantation via LIVE Webcast
Children's Receives $1 Million from New Balance Foundation to Expand Childhood Obesity Program and Research
Largest study to date finds benefits of ICDs in children
Children's researcher elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Red Sox ace Josh Beckett visits Children's
From Fraternity House to Peaceful Family Home
Biodiversity Loss---It Will Make You Sick
Irregular Menstrual Cycles in Teens May Be Warning Sign of Bulimia
Many paths, few destinations: How stem cells decide what they'll be
Pediatric oncologist selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
First of its kind pediatric rehab center offers hope to chronic pain sufferers
Children's Hospital Boston ranked number one in cardiology
Study findings show infection control intervention helps keep kids in school
Many infants and toddlers don't get enough vitamin D
Video game technology may help surgeons operate on beating hearts
4,000 Walkers Log Miles for Miracles at NSTAR's Walk for Children's Hospital Boston
Study recommends the development of standards for radiopharmaceutical doses in pediatric nuclear medicine
Children's Hospital physicians and nurses urge parents to use booster seats
Can an Alzheimer's drug help prevent cerebral palsy?
New oral angiogenesis inhibitor offers potential nontoxic therapy for a wide range of cancers
Children's Hospital Boston ranked number one in gastroenterology
Internet crawling: a new tool for tracking infectious disease
Life sciences bill to support young scientists with grants named for Dr. Judah Folkman
Middle Eastern families yield intriguing clues to autism
Learning to talk to teens about sex-while at work
Eye Movement Disorder Caused by Improper Development of Motor Neurons
Gaining ground on sickle cell disease
Trigger for brain plasticity identified
Daley and colleagues create 10 disease-specific stem cell lines
Normalizing tumor vessels to improve cancer therapy
Governor Patrick signs bill strengthening system of children's mental health
Cancer: Getting the Big Picture
Local organizations apply full-court press to help prevent cardiac arrest in teens
Thousands Join NSTAR's Walk for Children's Hospital Boston
A genetic cause for iron deficiency
Patient control of medical records to radically change research for better (or for worse)
Children's physician elected president of American Academy of Pediatrics
New source of heart stem cells discovered
Researchers grow human blood vessels in mice, using cells from blood and bone marrow
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