Topic: United States

Very preterm boys less likely to live than girls

(Reuters) - Babies born extremely prematurely have much better survival odds now than in years past, but boys seem to be lagging behind girls despite advances in medical care, according to an Australian study.Researchers whose findings appeared in Pediatrics found that of ...

Retired professor arrested in Oklahoma child porn case

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Police on Thursday arrested a retired college professor in Pennsylvania on charges he conspired with an Oklahoma elementary school teacher to take lewd photos of third- and fourth-grade girls.Gary Joseph Doby, 65, was arrested at his home in ...

Minnesota judge blocks child care unionization vote

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A state court judge blocked on Monday a unionization vote by thousands of state-licensed and subsidized child care workers that had been ordered by Democratic Governor Mark Dayton.Ramsey County District Court Judge Dale Lindman issued a temporary restraining order ...

Woman gives birth at airport restroom

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman gave birth in a restroom at Baltimore's airport after arriving on a flight, an airport spokesman said on Monday.The woman gave birth to a boy on Sunday afternoon at Concourse D of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, ...

Woman gives birth at Baltimore airport restroom

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman gave birth in a restroom at Baltimore's airport after arriving on a flight, an airport spokesman said on Monday.The woman gave birth to a boy on Sunday afternoon at Concourse D of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, ...

Most Britons oppose children having mobile phones, poll finds

(Reuters) - Nearly three-quarters of Britons think it is inappropriate for children under 12 to own a mobile phone, despite the fact that most kids already have them, according to a poll on Thursday.The survey of 2,000 people found that expensive bills, ...

U.S. teen birth rate drops to record low in 2010

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The teen birth rate in the United States reached an all-time low last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.One expert said the bad economy and teen pregnancy reality shows may have played a role ...

AmberWatch unveils TV channel to stop sex abuse

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A child protection group is launching a television service that it hopes will help prevent sex abuse scandals like the one engulfing Penn State University's football team.The AmberWatch Foundation's video on demand channel on Cablevision, which launches on ...

20th child due for "19 Kids and Counting" reality TV couple

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "19 Kids and Counting" stars Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are expecting the birth of their 20th child, the couple said on Tuesday as they predicted a need to yet again change the name of their reality TV ...

Embryo vote to refuel US abortion row

Mississippi residents vote on a constitutional amendment Tuesday stating that a fertilized human egg is a person, a controversial move likely to thrust the hot-button issue of abortion into the spotlight ahead of the 2012 elections.The so-called "personhood amendment," which would confer ...
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