Health headlines: Fearless toddlers, Viagra for kids and Santa wants his vaccine

by Childrens Hospital Boston staff on November 21, 2009

Other stories we’ve been reading:

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A new study says your child is more likely to become a criminal if they don’t have good fear conditioning. Pediatricians are ordering Viagra for children with heart defects.

A new report says too much food, not a lack of exercise, is to blame for teen obesity, and researchers find that toddlers and obese kids suffer the most from secondhand smoke.

More kids’ lives are saved as the cost of child vaccines fall and Santa says he wants his H1N1 vaccine too.

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