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Among four year-olds attending Head Start programs in New York City, those who had older siblings were more likely to experience respiratory symptoms including an episode of wheezing in the past year than those who were oldest or only children. Children with at least two older siblings were also 50% more likely than other children to have gone to an emergency department or been hospitalized overnight for breathing problems.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conduct the National Immunization Survey to track rates of recommended immunization around the country. Since 2006, up-to-date (UTD) immunization of 2 year olds has held steady at about 82% of children nationally. Even of 19-35 month olds living in households below the federal poverty level, 92% are UTD with the basic set of vaccinations, according to CDC data.

Advocacy groups on Wednesday during a briefing about the millions of children worldwide who have lost one or both parents to AIDS called for an increase in community-based programs to assist AIDS orphans, as well as the passage of legislation to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,

Reuters - Positioning child safety seats in the center of the back seat could cut infants' and toddlers' injury risks by nearly half, a new study suggests.