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SLC baby left in bathtub taken off life support

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, July 25, 2011 - 11:51pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A 7-month-old girl left unattended in a bathtub last week has died, authorities say.

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Experts: Cover contraceptives more

Noam N. Levey Tribune Washington Bureau

Last updated Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 11:13pm

WASHINGTON -- An independent panel of doctors and health experts Tuesday recommended that health plans cover contraceptives for women without co-pays, setting the stage for another debate over the effect of the healthcare overhaul President Barack Obama signed last year.

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Kearns man faces charges of abusing his 7-month-old twins

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, July 9, 2011 - 10:52pm

KEARNS — A Kearns man has been charged with abusing his 7-month-old twins.

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Woman arraigned, accused of killing infant in microwave

Kim Minugh McClatchy Newspapers

Last updated Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 11:52pm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The mother accused of killing her infant daughter in a microwave earlier this year was arraigned Thursday afternoon on charges of murder and assault causing death to a child under the age of 8.

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South Weber woman: New procedure called Dermagraft saves 2 toes

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 11:37pm

OGDEN -- A new procedure that helps patients with nonhealing diabetic foot ulcers may have saved a South Weber woman from losing two of her toes to amputation.

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Shaken baby center relocates offices

Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 12:11am

FARMINGTON — The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome has moved its corporate offices from Ogden to 1433 N. 1075 West, Suite 110, in Farmington.

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Many readers stepped up, so here are the Mickey Mouse ears

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 10:11pm

I usually get 50 or so donors to my annual Multiple Sclerosis fund drives, so I thought I was safe saying it would take 100 of you to make me put on the ears.

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(JIM COLE/The Associated Press) The federal government announced Friday it plans to lower the recommended limit for fluoride in water supplies — the first such change in nearly 50 years — because excess fluoride can cause discoloration of the teeth.

Feds: Reduce fluoride use; Davis already meets recommended levels

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 12:14am

In a remarkable turnabout, many Americans are getting too much fluoride, which is causing spots on children's teeth and perhaps other, more serious problems, federal health officials say.

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SIDS rate spikes 33 percent for New Year's Day, study says

Jamie Lampros, Standard-Examiner correspondent Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 2:29am

The number of babies who die of sudden infant death syndrome increases by 33 percent on New Year's Day, according to researchers who blame the increase on alcohol consumption by caregivers.

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