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Children's Medical Center, UMass Memorial Medical Center | News and Media | 6.12.25

9-Year-Old Girl with Devastating Skin Disorder Lives in Pain: 'I Can't Play on the Playground'

Nine-year-old Tayma Salim loves drawing flowers, playing with her brother, Arslan, and the color pink. But unlike other kids her age, summer doesn’t mean days splashing in a pool or running barefoot outside — it would cause her immense pain, her mom Zineb Laalej tells PEOPLE.

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14 Foods You Think Are Healthy

You want to make the best choices you can for your family, so you choose foods you think are healthy. These products are usually labeled "all natural," "naturally sweetened," or "gluten free." These choices are a good thing — right? 

Unfortunately, those big, bold claims on the front of the packaging don't tell the whole story. 

Sugar from a natural source (e.g., honey, agave, maple syrup) has the same effect on our bodies as white cane sugar or high-fructose corn syrup. These sweeteners can:

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