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This week saw the release of a groundbreaking new study, conducted by a joint committee consisting of senior research staff of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Health Organization, the British Dental Association, the American Cancer Society, the Pan American Health Organization, AAPCHO, the Alheimer's ...

I'll admit it - the idea of combining the post-metal/industrial sound of Trent Reznor's band with the chipper vocal stylings of everyone's favorite frog seems like a ridiculous idea. But we who grew up with Kermit forgot that it' s really not that easy being green (and we finally have an explanation for Kermit's impossibly skinny arms and legs; ...

This is one of those stories that spreads like wildfire: the latest in-depth study reveals that kids in daycare are more likely to be problem kids when they reach elementary school. I have a tendency to raise a Spock-like eyebrow at such studies; even a layman like me can look at the data and wonder if the report accounts for variables, or if the ...

Show of hands: how many of your kids have had polio? Measles? Mumps? I'd venture to guess that most of you have vaccinated your kids against those and other diseases. There are a surprising number of parents who are opting out of vaccinations, and to many parents (myself included), that decision is seen as irresponsible and fraught with peril - ...

InsideBayArea.com brings us a couple of letters from two dads-to-be, both asking about their wives' doctors' appointments. Armin Brott (who, according to his website  is ''America's Most Trusted Dad'' - this prompted me to do some research and surveying, and I'm proud to say that I'm ''America's 10,298,935th Most Trusted Dad'', right behind ...