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The promise-and perils-of Genetic testing

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The genetic testing help the parents to know in advance about the problems, and also gives them time to prepare themselves emotionally, make provisions for the birth, or plan to deliver in a special facility. However, currently there is little consensus among practitioners about which tests should be offered to which patients but professional groups are scrambling to set guidelines.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Management dynamics, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Practice, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Genetic screening, Genetic testing, Physicians (General practice), General practitioners

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The flu: What every parent must know

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Research from Vanderbilt University in Nashville suggests that young kids are very efficient at spreading the flu that has recorded 145 child deaths in the year 2003. The different programs implemented by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are presented.

Children, Health aspects, Risk factors, Development and progression, Influenza

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Cyber story hour: super Web sites for jump-starting your child's reading skills

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Seven Web sites that can help pre-readers and young readers develop their language skills are described. They include sites maintained by Children's Television Workshop, Fuschool, Crayola and Funorama.

Evaluation, Web sites (World Wide Web), Information services, Web sites, Books and reading, Educational games

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