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WebMD Health Headlines Kids Not Only Obese, They're Extremely Obese Extreme obesity has reached ''alarming'' levels among children, according to a new study that looked at the weights and heights of more than 710,000 children aged 2 to 19. Falls Often to Blame in Traumatic Brain Injury About 1.7 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries in the United States every year and tens of thousands are fatal, the CDC says. Deep Brain Stimulation Stops Seizures Deep brain stimulation may offer a new treatment option for fighting epileptic seizures in those who don't respond well to other therapies. Brief Meditation Training Brings Pain Relief Meditation increases pain tolerance, but you don't have to devote your life to the practice to derive benefits, new research shows. How to Treat Kids' Hard-to-Control Asthma What's the next step when a child's controller drugs fail to prevent asthma attacks? Different kids do best with different step-up treatments, an NIH-funded study finds. ©2005-2008 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.