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Home > News > Health > First Coast Family 5/13/2008 8:28:05 PM
Study: Marijuana and Depressed Teens are a Dangerous Mix 
Teenagers appear to be using marijuana to fight depression, the government said Friday, but they could be making it worse. A new report says kids who smoke pot are also more likely to develop mental illness.  
 
California Mom of 12 Becomes Pediatric Nurse 
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. -- An Escondido, California mother of 12 children is making news after she goes back to school to become a neonatal intensive-care-unit nurse.  
 
Olympic Softball Players Juggle Babies and Bats 
The women's U.S. Olympic Softball team is hitting the road this spring, training to win a fourth gold medal for the country.  
 
Mother's Day Gift: Mother Gives Son Her Kidney 
ORLANDO, FL -- A Florida mother has given her son the ultimate Mother's Day gift. 12-year-old Joseph Torres is feeling better than ever thanks to his mother's kidney. 
 
Minnesota Boy Hit By Hybrid Car, Mom Says He Didn't Hear It Coming 
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- It was something that had never occurred to Jane Flannigan, until she got the call Sunday that her eight-year-old son had been hit by a car while biking with a friend.  
 
New Technologies Help Autistic Children Communicate 
New technologies are helping autistic children communicate like never before. At the Pacific autism center for education in santa clara, each morning begins with a power point presentation, launching a day filled with technology.  
 
Happy Mother's Day: Woman Pregnant With 18th Child 
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman - she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins.  
 
Parenting Book Promises New Child 
NBCNC -- Gail Rodman has good kids, but they're not perfect.  So she was intrigued when she was asked to experiment with a book that seems to promise the impossible: start on Monday with a whole new way of parenting, and have a new kid by Friday.  
 
Want to Buy Stamps at the Post Office? Good Luck. 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Guess what you can't buy at the post office anymore? Stamps. At least you can't get them the way you used to.  
 
Line-jump Dispute at Disney Ends In Jail For Mom 
ORLANDO, FL (AP) -- A mother convicted of beating another woman at Walt Disney World for allegedly cutting in line has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. 
 
Study: Pregnant Women With Pre-Existing Diabetes Doubles  
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a California study found, a troubling trend that means health risks for both mothers and newborns. 
 
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Maryland Woman Gives Birth To Rare quadruplets, 3 Identical  
TOWSON, Md. (AP) -- A mother has given birth to a rare set of quadruplets in which three of the four boys are identical. 
 
Divorce, Unwed Parenting Cost US $112 Billion Yearly 
NEW YORK (AP) -- Divorce and out-of-wedlock childbearing cost U.S. taxpayers more than $112 billion a year, according to a study commissioned by four groups advocating more government action to bolster marriages. 
 
Studies Show Danger Too Little Sleep Poses To Children 
The latest research examining children and sleep sounds the alarm about the possible effects of too much TV and too little nighttime snoozing. 
 

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