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		<title>Vaccines Are Necessary and Effective</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An article published by the New York Times this week, reported that a new study found that although most parents believe that vaccines protect their children against disease, one in four think some vaccines cause autism in healthy children. Additionally, nearly one in eight have refused at least one recommended vaccine.
Vaccines are necessary — and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chocspace.org/choco/vaccines-are-necessary-and-effective/</link>
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		<title>Helmet Safety Guidelines Parents Should Know</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month – a great opportunity for parents to speak to their children about helmet safety! For helpful tips from CHOC neurosurgeon William Loudon, M.D., please click here:
http://www.choc.org/publications/articles.cfm?id=P00303&#38;pub=KH&#38;aid=184
For more information – including a helmet safety sheet you can share with your kids &#8211; please go to our CHOC Health Library: 
http://www.choc.org/community/index.cfm?id=P00366
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		<title>March Is National Nutrition Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you frustrated because your kids aren’t eating more fruits and vegetables? “Just keep trying,” recommends Sue Freck, R.D., a CHOC registered dietitian. You may have to serve a new food as often as 10 times before your child will show any interest in it!
Freck says pleasurable associations with shopping, food preparation and family meals help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chocspace.org/choco/march-is-national-nutrition-month/</link>
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		<title>White House Unveils Childhood Obesity Campaign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A study released this month by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), found that preschool children exposed to three household routines &#8212; regularly eating family meals, getting adequate sleep, and limiting screen-viewing time &#8212; had a roughly 40 percent lower prevalence of obesity than those exposed to none of these routines.
These findings were released the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chocspace.org/choco/white-house-unveils-childhood-obesity-campaign/</link>
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		<title>Calling All Hockey Fans!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join us for CHOC Night at Honda Center on Sunday, March 14 as the Anaheim Ducks take on the San Jose Sharks! CHOC patients will be taking part in the festivities during the evening. Help support us by purchasing your ticket(s) to the game.
For more information, click on this link: http://www.choc.com/chocnight/ Be sure to type in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talk To Your Kids About Money Issues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Talk about the economy is far from over, and if you haven’t already, it’s important to speak to your kids about it. Kids hear what’s going on from their friends, school, neighbors, etc. And chances are, if money is tight and it’s worrying you, it’s probably worrying your kids too.
When the moment is right, calmly discuss [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chocspace.org/choco/talk-to-your-kids-about-money-issues/</link>
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		<title>Flu Season Not Quite Over</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Orange County has been getting plenty of sunshine these last couple days! Although we usually associate the flu season with colder temperatures – due to people staying inside and more likely to spread germs, as well as drier air – the flu season isn’t over yet! In fact, the flu season usually peaks anywhere from November through [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chocspace.org/choco/flu-season-not-quite-over/</link>
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		<title>Hidden Heart Problems Parents Should Know</title>
		<description><![CDATA[February is National Heart Month, and a time to focus on one of our most precious, vital organs – our heart!
For those of you who have an active young person at home, did you know there are certain symptoms that can suggest that your child or teen has a heart problem that needs a doctor’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chocspace.org/choco/hidden-heart-problems-parents-should-know/</link>
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		<title>February is National Heart Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it! What better way to celebrate and show you care than to send a photo valentine to CHOC patients, during the month of February – National Heart Month!
Just print and decorate our “Be Mine” heart (or make one of your own), then take your photo holding the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chocspace.org/choco/february-is-national-heart-month/</link>
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		<title>Fruit Juice is &#8220;Liquid Candy&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It sounds healthier than soda, but “100% fruit juice” may actually contain far more sugar than you bargained for. A study released last year by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that children are getting too many calories though “liquid candy” such as sodas — and fruit juice.
Pediatric experts are recommending no more than eight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chocspace.org/choco/fruit-juice-is-liquid-candy/</link>
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