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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Vicki Louk Balint

Do childhood friends play a role in obesity?

Posted on: May 28, 2012 by Vicki Louk Balint No Comments

Some studies show that health behaviors tend to spread within groups of friends like a virus — meaning that if your friends tend to be overweight or obese, chances are, you will be, too. But can the same be said for young children? A new study to be published in the June 2012 issue of Pediatrics [...]

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Babies have strokes, too

Posted on: October 21, 2011 by Vicki Louk Balint No Comments

In his first few weeks of life, Joey Whitfield of Mesa was an easygoing, happy, typical baby. But at around 8 weeks, his mother, Chandra, began noticing a few things about Joey, now 18 months old, that seemed different from her experience with her firstborn, Daniel, now 4. He couldn’t turn his head to the [...]

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Vicki Louk Balint

About Vicki Louk Balint

Vicki Louk Balint is a multimedia journalist and health reporter for RAISING ARIZONA KIDS. She is the mother of four children.

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