Posts Tagged ‘Health’
Mar 1, 2010
Although numerous studies have debunked the theory that childhood vaccines cause autism, one in five parents still believe that vaccines may cause autism, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.
Feb 11, 2010
Before you deprive your supposedly peanut-allergy-ridden child of a lifetime of delicious Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Eggs, you may want make sure it’s necessary — because, turns out, many kids whose allergies were diagnosed on the basis of blood or skin tests alone may not be truly allergic to those foods, experts say.
Feb 10, 2010
If you’re tired of driving all the way to the salt mines to get your child’s daily intake of yummy sodium, you’ll be happy to know you can just grab Gerber’s “Chicken & Pasta Wheel Pickups” toddler dinner, which contains a whopping 550 mg of sodium — equivalent to that contained in two medium orders [...]
Jan 5, 2010
Autism has been a hot-button issue as of late, and new research is sure to only further fuel the debate: A recent report from a panel of experts has determined there is no scientific proof supporting that digestive problems are more common in children with autism and no evidence that special diets work.
Nov 17, 2009
Confession: I think Brooke Shields is kinda amazing, both for having survived being a child star with class (and managing to remain successful through adulthood) and for initiating a long-overdue public dialogue about postpartum depression.
And, even more importantly, for having great hair.
Nov 2, 2009
Time, energy and youth are not the only things kids take from us — they also drain our calcium!
In fact, women lose a significant amount of calcium to their babies, who need the mineral to grow. So new mothers who are breastfeeding should exercise to prevent bone loss, say nutrition experts at the University of [...]
Sep 22, 2009
Hey, ladies — if you’re having your first child and aren’t keen on pushing out an “overweight” baby, you may want to start hitting the gym, according to a new study.
Sep 9, 2009
Because teddy bears are SO 2008, The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention Museum in Atlanta is now selling something even MORE adorable: a stuffed swine flu virus! Awwww.
