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Why Weights?
Preteens can benefit from strength training, including lifting weights, but only if they use proper technique. By age 7 or ...
Juuling: A New Smoking Trend
An e-cigarette that looks like a flash drive is gaining popularity among teenagers and can serve as a gateway to ...
Winter Warm-Up: Staying Active When It’s Cold
Don’t let freezing temperatures stop you in your tracks. Frost, ice and snow don’t have to stop you, your child ...
Medical Animation: Epilepsy
St. Louis Children's Hospital explains how epilepsy works and how it should be treated. Learn more. ...
Medical Animation: Allergies
An allergy occurs when the body reacts to substances it can't tolerate. The substances, like tree pollen or dust mites ...
Medical Animation: Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that alters the body's respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems. It affects the body's epithelial ...
Missouri 5-Month-Old Survives Heart-Lung Transplant
On May 23, cardiologists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Heart Center performed the transplant on Jack, making him the youngest ...
10 Exercises You Can Do With Your Kids to Prevent Running Injury
According to the physical therapists at the Young Athlete Center, teens are just as likely to develop running injuries as ...
Irish Rugby Star Flies Daughter to St. Louis for Life-Changing Surgery
"To actually be witnessing her walking for the first time on Friday, it's just hard to describe as a parent," ...