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Treating tongue tie could help more babies breastfeed
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Doctors advise new mothers to breastfeed for at least the first six months of a baby?s life, but a simple yet often untreated problem can sabotage their efforts, University of Florida researchers say.
Called a tongue tie, the problem occurs when the connective tissue under the tongue is too tight. A tongue tie [...]
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Pediatricians say colleagues cautious about treating chronic pain in children
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Many pediatricians don?t think it?s their responsibility to treat severe, chronic pain in their patients, according to a new study co-authored by several University of Florida College of Medicine researchers and an investigator from Molloy College.
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Coital conservatism ended before birth control pill arrived, says researcher
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The pill did not give birth to the sexual revolution despite the widespread belief in its libidinously liberating effects that persists to this day, says a University of Florida professor.
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UF urologists use robot to shave time off vasectomy reversal, raise sperm counts
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida urologists have used robot-assisted surgery to cut about 20 minutes off average surgery time for conventional vasectomy reversal using a microscope. Sperm count after surgery is comparable over a year for the two procedures, but the robotic procedure appears to result in a quicker return of sperm count.
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Scaling back kids? holiday gift expectations a sensitive subject, UF experts say
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To say this year?s economy has been less than robust would be an understatement.
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Program puts kids in driver seat with traffic and bike safety education
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- ?Driver?s Ed? for kids could be another name for a statewide program administered by the University of Florida that is designed to reduce the number and severity of injuries and deaths to children from bicycle and traffic crashes.
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Wrong type of help from parents could worsen child?s OCD
GAINESVILLE --- For most parents, soothing a child?s anxiety is just part of the job. But for a parent whose child has obsessive-compulsive disorder, soothing anxiety and helping with behaviors linked to the disease could lead to more severe symptoms, University of Florida researchers say.
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The best protectors from bullies? Girls
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Playground bullies may meet their match from where they least expect -- in the ranks of kids who are anti-bullies -- and most of them are girls, a new University of Florida study finds.
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Boys more prone to trouble after family upheavals, UF study finds
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Family disruptions such as divorce or children being forced to live elsewhere are tougher on boys than girls, according to a newly published University of Florida study, which finds that rates of male juvenile delinquency and drug use rise when the household composition changes.
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Florida program could help expand hospice care for kids nationwide
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Less than 11 percent of children with life-threatening illnesses receive hospice care in the last year of life, in part because insurance requirements make it difficult for families to obtain care, according to a new University of Florida study.
But a pilot program in Florida that has redefined when children can receive palliative [...]
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