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  1. Soda's tax-free status: right or oversight? on.bchil.org/KS7Sf8 (@Appetite4Profit @HarvardHSPH @NYCMayorsOffice) 2:40 PM Jun 1st via Spredfast
  2. As NYC tries to ban big #soda to fight fat, MASS has a better plan to raise $ for obesity prevention: on.bchil.org/L4wbD2 12:40 PM Jun 1st via Spredfast
  3. Removing soda's tax exempt status could raise $51M for #ObesityPrevention programs every year in MASS. How to help: on.bchil.org/KxZimI 12:15 PM Jun 1st via Spredfast
  4. In many parts of the world, the real care-givers don't work in hospitals. Gives new meaning to "medical home" on.bchil.org/L924A7 #HCSM 11:30 AM Jun 1st via Spredfast
  5. @DevalPatrick We support your move to eliminate soda's tax free status. Help us spread the wordhttp://on.bchil.org/JEzLZV? 11:00 AM Jun 1st via Spredfast
  6. Many challenges bringing health care to the poor, especially in places like #Haiti or #Rwanda but there is a way: on.bchil.org/JSlBG3 10:30 AM Jun 1st via Spredfast
  7. Soda's tax-free status: right or oversight? on.bchil.org/KE8MgP #Obesity #Soda #Taxes 9:45 AM Jun 1st via Spredfast
  8. Founder of Partners in Health talks on the importance of global medical care for the world's poorest and sickest on.bchil.org/JY1JN2 9:30 AM Jun 1st via Spredfast
  9. Taking care of children everywhere: Dr. Paul Farmer partners with @BostonChildrens on.bchil.org/KQZ6gZ (@PIH) 8:05 AM Jun 1st via Spredfast
  10. "I'm tired, sore and frazzled. But happy." Mom of child with rare disease talks abt what she calls marathon parenting: on.bchil.org/KZgAJe 2:15 PM May 31st via Spredfast
  11. .@BostonChildrens made an exciting medical break through today! Great news for kids w/ a rare medical condition: on.bchil.org/L6oylj 1:40 PM May 31st via Spredfast
  12. Raising a kid w/ medical issues takes strength and endurance. It's marathon parenting. Are you a marathon parent too? on.bchil.org/Lj9f58 12:15 PM May 31st via Spredfast
  13. Marathon parenting: What is it and are you a marathon parent yourself? on.bchil.org/KMQuZf (@DailyParentTip @kaitkylejohn @Boston_Moms) 12:00 PM May 31st via Spredfast
  14. This just in, @BostonChildrens doctors discover cause of rare disease! News will help kids like Riley: on.bchil.org/KMJE5O 11:30 AM May 31st via Spredfast
  15. Marathon parenting: What is it and are you a marathon parent yourself? on.bchil.org/KMgJyM 9:49 AM May 31st via Spredfast
  16. Taking a targeted approach when #Leukemia comes back: on.chbos.org/M3wVPS (@Chai_Lifeline) 1:45 PM May 29th via Spredfast
  17. Turning the tide on cancer (ALL) relapse in kids: on.chbos.org/M3hnfg (@CancerCureNow) #Cancer 12:30 PM May 29th via Spredfast
  18. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia has 20% recurrence rate. New research could bring those numbers down in kids: on.chbos.org/JMKNcm #Cancer 11:15 AM May 29th via Spredfast
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