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Maine Kids-Kin (Capital Weekly)
BANGOR According to Barbara Kates, director of Maine Kids-Kin, it s not uncommon for the program to receive calls from desperate grandparents raising grandchildren who think no one else knows what they re going through.

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Birkie kids camp offered (Sheboygan Press)
Conserve School, located in Land O Lakes, will sponsor a nine-hour environmental education camp for children in grades K-6, called Camp Birkie for Kids, at this years Birkebeiner cross country ski event.

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Survey: Kids Frown on Clowns (NPR)
Researchers have finally hit on the essential truth previously known to horror film makers: Clowns are not necessarily funny. Britain's University of Sheffield wanted to find a way to improve the children's wards of hospitals. They conducted a survey of 250 kids who disapproved of using clowns.

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Sickle Cell Disease Pain Prevalence And Severity Higher Than Previous Estimates [Includes Video] (Medical News Today)
According to a new prospective study of pain in adult patients with sickle cell disease, the prevalence and severity of pain is appreciably higher than previous studies had suggested. In this latest study, researchers looked at the diaries of 232 patients; they all had sickle cell disease.

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Stem cell research aims to tackle Parkinson's disease (EurekAlert!)
Scientists in Sweden are developing new ways to grow brain cells in the laboratory that could one day be used to treat patients with Parkinson s disease, an international conference of biologists organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) was told last week.

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