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February 2008

In honour of Valentine's Day, this edition of the AboutKidsHealth e-newsletter focuses on the heart - both as the organ that pumps blood around our bodies, and as the site of love. For more articles and information, please visit www.aboutkidshealth.ca for the latest on children's health.

Health Tip of the Month:
If the February blahs are getting you down, why not consider taking a course in CPR?
More tips on baby safety 
Feature1 photo Teen sex, teen relationships
When talk turns to teen sex, the focus is on risks: abortion, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). While these issues are serious, abusive relationships have just as much potential to cause lasting harm. And they're often harder to spot.
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Feature2 photo "Eli Stone" stirs up vaccine controversy
The premiere episode of ABC's new series "Eli Stone" linked vaccination to autism, drawing loosely on the real history and controversy of thimerosal. The American Academy of Pediatrics called the storyline "the height of reckless irresponsibility." Is the link real?
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Spotlight
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The heart
The heart starts to beat just 3 weeks after conception, and continues to beat about 70 times a minute for your whole life! Learn how blood flows through the heart, how electricity makes your heart beat, and more in How the Body Works.
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Research
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Ventricular assist devices
Over the past 10 years, children's programs have started using ventricular assist devices (VADs) more often to help a child's heart function until the patient receives a heart transplant. VADs are pumps that compensate or make up for damaged or impaired hearts.
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Just for Kids
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Take a trip through the body with a blood cell. Learn how the heart pumps blood to take oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
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Dr. Know
Have you met our resident scientist? Pit your wits against him to see how much you know about health, hospitals, and more!
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