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When 2-year-old Malyia Jeffers developed a fever one Sunday afternoon in November, her parents gave her a children's Motrin and kept a cautious eye on her throughout the night.

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Can you control your dreams?updated: Wed Jan 12 2011 17:43:00

Life doesn't always go the way you want, but sometimes dreams do.

Study: Lack of breastfeeding costs lives, billions of dollarsupdated: Tue Apr 06 2010 11:33:00

If most new moms would breastfeed their babies for the first six months of life, it would save nearly 1,000 lives and billions of dollars each year, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

Five simple ways to save a lifeupdated: Wed Oct 21 2009 15:55:00

Quick: What would you do if you impaled yourself with a large, sharp, piece of wood? If your tooth fell out? If you fell from a high ladder? If your friend had a severe allergic reaction?

How to get into the ER fasterupdated: Fri Jun 26 2009 12:57:00

The average ER wait time is more than 4 hours long. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has these tips for getting in faster.

But is it really an emergency? When to take a child to the ERupdated: Thu Apr 16 2009 16:55:00

Naomi Zikmund-Fisher says her son's life was saved by her maternal instincts -- and her son's flat ears.

ER and kids: Where to go?updated: Thu Apr 16 2009 16:55:00

How do you know if you should take your child to the ER? CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has tips.

Five things not to do in the ERupdated: Wed Mar 04 2009 18:29:00

The video is deeply disturbing.

How to keep safe in your carupdated: Fri Dec 26 2008 16:56:00

Tuesday morning, Silvia Saldana was driving to work on a two-lane road in Cabin John, Maryland, when a wall of water came rushing toward her. Her first instinct was to make a U-turn to get out of the water's path, but it was too late. The water was gushing too quickly.

Your private health details may already be onlineupdated: Thu Jun 05 2008 18:20:00

Imagine my surprise when, in the course of doing research for this story, I stumbled upon my own personal health information online.

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