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Ending some childhood traumas could reduce millions of depression and heart disease cases, CDC finds

Preventing "toxic stress" in childhood could reduce chronic health conditions and risky behaviors later in life that are linked to at least half of the top 10 causes of death, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday.

A study that assessed

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