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New York County Bans Sale of Baby Bottles Containing Controversial Plastic Chemical BPA

Lawmakers in New York’s Suffolk County have voted to ban the sale of baby bottles made with a chemical that some studies have suggested is harmful to young children. The measure was passed Tuesday. It would ban the use of the chemical BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups sold …

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Study: Swimming Lessons a Good Idea for Preschoolers

NEW YORK – For young children aged 1 to 4 years, formal swimming lessons lower the risk of them drowning, researchers report. The American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends that all children be taught to swim after age 5, but does not recommend for or against swimming lessons in younger …

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Elderly Widow's Body Found 18 Months After She Died

SANDY RUN, S.C. – A 72-year-old woman died of natural causes in a tightly locked house on 25 acres in rural South Carolina. And for 18 months, nobody knew the reclusive widow was gone. Only after Calhoun County deputies found the remains of Mary Sue Merchant last Thursday did it …

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