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Mother charged with child endangering after toddler falls from window A toddler was hospitalized after falling from a second-story window.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The mother of a 2-year old boy who fell from a second-story window has been charged with felony child endangering.

Latrice Foster, 28, will be arraigned this morning in Cleveland Municipal Court.

The toddler fell about 4:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY, July 22 — A new study finds that US children with publicly funded insurance get less comprehensive primary care than those who are privately insured

Still, there was good news from the nationwide survey: More than 9 out of every 10 publicly insured children had a personal doctor and a regular source of medical care

“Primary care is the cornerstone of health care for children These results suggest that efforts to improve access to primary care for children with public insurance have been very successful,” said study lead author Dr Joseph S Zickafoose, clinical lecturer in pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan Medical School, in a university news release

About one-third of kids in the United States get coverage through a public program such as Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program Many of these children come from low-income families and are in poor health

The new study, published online ahead of print in the journal Academic Pediatrics, looked at how many kids have a “medical home,” a term used by the American Academy of Pediatrics for care that is “accessible, continuous, comprehensive, family centered, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective”

The researchers analyzed data from a 2007 national survey of households with children 17 years old and younger To figure out whether the children had “medical home” services, the survey asked parents about their childs usual source of care, familiarity with a personal doctor or nurse, ease of obtaining referrals, access to family-centered care and communication between different care providers Only 45 percent of children with public insurance met all five of those criteria regarding care, compared to two-thirds of kids with private insurance

“While we need to continue to assure adequate access to primary care for publicly insured children, we also need to pay attention to the care they receive once theyre in the door,” Zickafoose said “Particularly for family-centered care, we have a long way to go”

WEDNESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) — Premature infants are at greater risk for certain psychiatric disorders as teenagers, including attention deficit hyperactivity and depression, a new study suggests.

These mental health problems are the result of brain injuries affecting cortical development as well as neural connectivity, said the study authors, from Columbia University Medical Center.

Although “preemies” are at risk for these injuries, the study also found that they can be detected through brain ultrasounds.

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Awww….it’s like that scene out of , where Tom Cruise tells Renee Zellweger that she completes him. So sweet and special….but that’s a movie, right? It’s also real life for long-time partners Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Angelina has revealed that Brad’s love makes her feel complete. The happy couple have been together since 2005 and have six children together. In a new interview, she said, “We feel like we’re sharing this great adventure together and we don’t question it. It’s like we’re partners and we understand the kind of life we want. Our relationship has always felt right and that’s what I was looking for. Brad loves me so much –

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