All U.S. children should have their cholesterol tested between the ages of 9 and 11, according to new guidelines released Friday. The recommendation comes from by a 14-member expert panel convened by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which will publish the panel’s report on Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Read full article > >

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There are 21 of them, dressed in camouflage and jeans and bandanas, their ages spanning more than three decades and their packs bigger than they are. They all started at Zuccotti Park, where Occupy Wall Street was born and spread, but they are all on this march from New York to Washington for very different reasons: Read full article > >

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Occupy the Highway: Why they’re here

There’s reassuring news out Tuesday about the safety of Ritalin, Adderall and other drugs widely prescribed to treat attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An analysis of data collected from more than 1.2 million children and young adults between the ages of 2 and 24 years of age found no evidence that the medications increase the risk for heart problems, as had been feared. Read full article > >

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Millions of young people lie about their ages to create accounts on social networking sites, and there is no way to stop them.

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Facebook Users Who Are Under Age Raise Concerns

The Root has unveiled its second annual “Root 100″-a list of 100 African American leaders between the ages of 25 and 45. The goal is to find leaders who are not yet “household brands,” though you’ll certainly recognize names like LeBron James (who…

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The Root’s Top 100 Black Leaders