BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development said it is planning a massive child health study that will last at least two decades.

WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. government report on the well-being of the nation's children notes improvements in key areas, but medical and social factors remain troubling.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Researchers have reportedly identified a gene that signals the beginning of puberty in human beings, as well as in mice.

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WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) -- Overall, the health of American children has improved over the past decade, the federal government announced in a new report released Friday, but children living below the poverty line still lag behind in many key areas.

Women who took birth control pills at some point in their lives are no more likely to develop breast cancer between the ages of 35 and 64 than other women the same age who did not, according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Few of the women who undergo tubal sterilization or whose husbands undergo vasectomy regret either procedure, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 13 (UPI) -- A study released Wednesday finds a significant number of overweight kids were found to be glucose intolerant -- a precursor to type 2 adult onset diabetes -- raising their risk of getting the disease.