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What parents should know before giving their kids dietary supplements

Studies show almost a third of American kids take nutritional supplements. The most popular are multivitamins, fish oil, melatonin and probiotics. But some experts cite a lack of evidence about the benefits, and concerns about potential damage to vital organs like the heart and liver. Dr. David Agus joins “CBS This Morning” with what parents need to know. Source

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The staggering cost of fertility treatments

About 13 in 100 American couples have trouble getting pregnant. Infertility treatments like IVF cost more than $10,000 per cycle and freezing your eggs on average is between $30,000 and $40,000. Refinery 29 senior vice president Julie Alvin joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the anonymous infertility diary they released which chronicles one woman’s difficult journey. After an initial consultation nearly two years ago, she had three rounds of intra-uterine insemination and is in the middle of her first round of IVF. She has already spent more than $26,000. Source

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Nature: Shore birds

“Sunday Morning” takes us among shorebirds at North Carolina’s Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Videographer: Carl Mrozek. Source

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“Fresh Off the Boat” author Eddie Huang

He’s a restaurateur, streetwear designer, TV show host, and author of “Fresh Off the Boat,” his humorous 2013 memoir about growing up the eldest of three sons of Chinese immigrants that spawned a hit ABC sitcom. Eddie Huang talks with Mo Rocca about his disciplinarian parents, the myth of the “model minority,” and pork buns. Source

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Argentina’s Italian bloodline

Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the most-visited city in all of South America. And no visit is complete without a trip to La Boca, a colorful neighborhood that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries experienced a massive wave of Italian immigration. Today an estimated 62% of Argentinians claim some Italian heritage. Correspondent Conor Knighton gets a taste of Buenos Aires’ best pizza, gelato and Italian liqueurs, and surveys the imprint that Italian immigrants had on Argentina’s art and culture. Source

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The view through Quinn’s window

Three-year-old Quinn Waters’ natural immunity was temporarily wiped out after he got a stem cell transplant to treat his brain cancer. As a precaution, he isn’t allowed outside his Weymouth, Massachusetts house, and no one is allowed inside to visit. But that hasn’t stopped the world from beating a path to his window. Steve Hartman reports. Source

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