by Monifa Bandele, originally posted on MomsRising This morning as I packed lunches for my two daughters, my youngest peered over the counter asking, “Did you pack some chips?” She and I both laughed as I placed apple in her lunch bag along side a small portion of her favorite guacamole-flavored chips. Everyday we try to strike a balance between what we want and what we need. It is a learning experience for the whole family. As we ate breakfast, a Washington Post article caught my eye. It highlighted a dangerous trend in children’s heath. According to the article, high blood…
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What My Mom Taught Me: Real Health Advice From Real Mothers
Blisstree » FEEL10 May 2012 | 8:00 amIt’s easy to point fingers at “bad” mothers who make questionable choices about the health of their kids (ahem, Tanning Mom), but the truth is that many of us learned what we know about nutrition, fitness, and taking care of our amazing female bodies from none other than our own mother. And even if you didn’t have a mom full of great advice, it’s never too late to hear what other great mamas have to say. So, as Mother’s Day approaches, here’s some really valuable, real-world health advice from Mom. Often, we get bogged down in the negative and blame… -
Over 70 countries tune in to Save the Children's first ever Live Online Video Conference with Global Celebrity Moms
Save the Children - latest news9 May 2012 | 3:00 amYesterday, to mark the week of Global Mother's Day, Save the Children held its first ever live interactive online video conference with influential Global Mothers from the worlds of Bollywood, Nollywood, journalism and literature. -
Human genes transplanted into zebrafish: Helps identify genes related to autism, schizophrenia and obesity
ScienceDaily: Child Development News16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmResearchers have transplanted a set of human genes into a zebrafish and then used it to identify genes responsible for head size at birth. This finding also is related to some cases of autism and possibly schizophrenia and childhood obesity. -
5 Tips for Saving Money on Gluten Free Foods
MumMums15 May 2012 | 5:31 pmAll this Celiac Disease Awareness this month discussion may have gotten you thinking gluten free. Even though embracing a gluten free diet is the best and only treatment for celiac disease, people... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Food Revolution! Fighting Childhood Obesity
16 May 2012 | 3:01 amby Monifa Bandele, originally posted on MomsRising This morning as I packed lunches for my two daughters, my youngest peered over the counter asking, “Did you pack some chips?” She and I both laughed as I placed apple in her lunch bag along side a small portion of her favorite guacamole-flavored chips. Everyday we try to strike a balance between what we want and what we need. It is a learning experience for the whole family. As we ate breakfast, a Washington Post article caught my eye. It highlighted a dangerous trend in children’s heath. According to the article, high blood… -
TIME Raises A Ruckus & Safer Cosmetics Makes History
15 May 2012 | 3:27 amby Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, Executive Director & CEO, Healthy Child Healthy World TIME raised a ruckus recently with a profile of “attachment parenting” guru Dr. Bill Sears, highlighted by a cover photo of a mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son, according to the Huffington Post. Healthy Child believes breast is best—especially for the first year, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics—and welcomes the discussion these photographs have incited (although not the flaming, that’s just plain mean). Some additional information to add to the… -
Do Food Dyes Warrant A Warning Label ?
14 May 2012 | 3:48 amby Margie Kelly, Communications Manager, Healthy Child Healthy World Food dyes are everywhere. Derived from petroleum, more than 15 million pounds of dyes are added to food to make something colorful. The use of artificial dyes has gone up fivefold in the past 50 years, according to the Center for Science and the Public Interest (CSPI). Candies, frostings, macaroni and cheese, pickles, sodas, chips, fruit snacks and more are all colored by artificial dyes. While sugar is usually identified as the culprit in hyperactive children, some studies link the consumption of food dyes to behavioral… -
A Mother’s Day Gift To My Boys
10 May 2012 | 3:00 amby Lori Alper, Groovy Green Livin' Each Mother’s Day I celebrate my three boys, since without them I couldn’t wear my treasured “mother” hat. Creating our family didn’t come easily. We were forced, as many are, to place a tremendous amount of thought into whether or not we wanted to bring children into this world. Infertility will do that to you. We made a conscious decision to start a family and found our way through both adoption and natural childbirth. Now here we are -10, 9 and 7 years later-in a world which my boys will soon inherit along with some shocking… -
This Mother’s Day, Clean Up the Toxic Cosmetics Aisle
9 May 2012 | 3:05 amby Lisa Archer, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Since I lost my mother to breast cancer at the age of 18, I have usually spent Mother’s Day outdoors in one of her favorite spots, reflecting on what an amazing human being she was, and creating intentions for the coming year around how to live my life in a way that would make her proud. We don’t know what caused my mom’s cancer and like most of the 1 in 8 women diagnosed, she had no family history of the disease. However, a growing body of evidence is linking the epidemic of breast cancer, and other health…
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What My Mom Taught Me: Real Health Advice From Real Mothers
10 May 2012 | 8:00 amIt’s easy to point fingers at “bad” mothers who make questionable choices about the health of their kids (ahem, Tanning Mom), but the truth is that many of us learned what we know about nutrition, fitness, and taking care of our amazing female bodies from none other than our own mother. And even if you didn’t have a mom full of great advice, it’s never too late to hear what other great mamas have to say. So, as Mother’s Day approaches, here’s some really valuable, real-world health advice from Mom. Often, we get bogged down in the negative and blame… -
Why You Shouldn’t Have Sex When You Don’t Want To
9 May 2012 | 9:00 amGo take a look inside a few women’s magazine on the newsstands right now, and I guarantee that in at least one of them, you will find the following admonishment: to have sex even when you don’t want to, because it’s good for you. The more insulting versions of this sentiment are that you should have sex when you don’t want to because it’s good for your partner (they’re typically referring to your male partner), or because it’s good for your relationship. Well, I’m here to tell you this: Having sex when you don’t want to isn’t good for anyone. Not your partner, not your… -
Confessions Of Motherhood: 10 Unhealthy Things I Swore I Would Never Do (But Did Anyway)
8 May 2012 | 10:29 amBefore having kids, I had very idealist visions of what our lives would be like. Our family would be the perfectly healthy family. What we ate would be carefully scrutinized. Fresh fruits, tons of veggies, lean meats and whole grains would be on the table at every meal. What we did during our leisure time would also be closely mapped out and monitored. Lots of fresh air, exercise and family outings like picnics, hiking and biking together would consume our weekends. And of course, things like keeping the kids spotless and myself looking hip and put-together every day made the list too. Yes, I… -
Mom’s Disturbing Face Makes Us Wonder: Does Excessive Tanning Mean Mental Health Issues?
3 May 2012 | 10:07 amYesterday’s story about the New Jersey mom who was accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth had a lot of you enraged. Aside from questioning what type of parent Patricia Krentcil must be, some questioned her state of mind–just look at her, right? She’s only 44, but could easily pass for decades older. Clearly she is not taking good care of her skin–and possibly her daughter’s, but does excessive tanning mean she must have mental health issues? You tell us. One dermatologist, Doris Day, told ABC News that she likely suffers from… -
My Postpartum Depression: From Feeling Like A Horrible ‘Monster’ To Empowering Women
2 May 2012 | 9:08 amKatherine Stone will be the first person to tell you that most people don’t know enough about postpartum depression. In fact, she admits she didn’t know much about it either. That’s why, when it hit her after the birth of her first child nine years ago, she was completely caught off guard. She went from feeling “normal” before her pregnancy to feeling like a horrible “monster” afterward. She even admits to having thoughts about being so inadequate that she worried she may drown her son. Now, Stone is on a mission to help remove the societal stigma…
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Over 70 countries tune in to Save the Children's first ever Live Online Video Conference with Global Celebrity Moms
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Save the Children’s Annual State of the World’s Mothers Report Lists Norway as the Best Place to Be a Mother; Niger the Worst
8 May 2012 | 3:00 amSave the Children's thirteenth State of the World's Mothers report shows Niger as the worst place to be a mother in the world — replacing Afghanistan for the first time in two years. Read more. -
Save the Children Calls on G8 Leaders to Fight Chronic Malnutrition
4 May 2012 | 3:00 amMichael Klosson, Save the Children's Vice President of Policy and Humanitarian Response, today called on G8 leaders to make a bold commitment to fight the hidden crisis of chronic child malnutrition. Read more -
Actress Jennifer Connelly Joins Save the Children as Artist Ambassador
4 May 2012 | 3:00 amAcademy Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly is joining Save the Children as an Artist Ambassador to advocate for children in need in the United States and around the world, the global humanitarian agency announced tonight at its fourth biennial Celebration of Hope charity event in Greenwich, Conn. Read more. -
The National Father's Day/Mother's Day Council and Save the Children Honor Moms at 34th Annual \"Outstanding Mother Awards\"
3 May 2012 | 3:00 amIt's time to celebrate Mom! On May 10, the Father's Day/Mother's Day Council, Inc., in partnership with Save the Children, will honor a group of exceptional mothers at the 34th annual Outstanding Mothers Awards in New York City.
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Human genes transplanted into zebrafish: Helps identify genes related to autism, schizophrenia and obesity
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmResearchers have transplanted a set of human genes into a zebrafish and then used it to identify genes responsible for head size at birth. This finding also is related to some cases of autism and possibly schizophrenia and childhood obesity. -
Chronic child abuse strong indicator of negative adult experiences
15 May 2012 | 12:13 pmChild abuse or neglect are strong predictors of major health and emotional problems, but little is known about how the chronicity of the maltreatment may increase future harm apart from other risk factors in a child’s life. Scientist have now taken a closer look at how chronic maltreatment has impacted the future health and behavior of children and adults. -
Playful games promote reading development
15 May 2012 | 4:23 amShort but intense training sessions in the form of structured language games from the age of four can stimulate children’s early language development and may also make it easier for children to learn to read. Previous research has shown that children’s reading development can be stimulated with structured and playful language games from the age of six. In a current three-year study, researchers are exploring the effects of having children as young as four participate in such games. -
Evolution's gift may also be at the root of a form of autism
10 May 2012 | 11:28 amA recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in a disorder associated with autism and learning disabilities, a new study shows. -
More than one in five pregnant white women smoke cigarettes
10 May 2012 | 10:35 amA new report shows that 21.8 percent of pregnant white women aged 15 to 44 currently (within the past 30 days) smoked cigarettes. The study also showed that cigarette smoking levels among pregnant white women were significantly higher than the levels among pregnant black women (14.2 percent) and pregnant Hispanic women (6.5 percent) in the same 15 to 44 age range.
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5 Tips for Saving Money on Gluten Free Foods
15 May 2012 | 5:31 pmAll this Celiac Disease Awareness this month discussion may have gotten you thinking gluten free. Even though embracing a gluten free diet is the best and only treatment for celiac disease, people... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Food Revolution Day
11 May 2012 | 4:37 pmMay is certainly a month of raising awareness about food. The whole month of May honors Celiac Disease Awareness and today, May 19th is Food Revolution Day. Jamie Olive became an overnight... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Signs and Symptoms of Celiac Disease
8 May 2012 | 8:08 pmIn honor of Celiac Disease Awareness Month, Mum Mum’s has been discussing exactly what celiac disease is as well as how to cope. Since it can be complex to discover celiac disease and so many ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
What Is Celiac Disease?
3 May 2012 | 7:47 pmIn honor of National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, Mum Mum’s has been discussing how to live well and cope with celiac disease. While great strides have been made in raising awareness for celiac... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Living Well and Coping with Celiac Disease- Part 2
30 Apr 2012 | 5:55 pmMay commences National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, and in light of this national observance we will be sharing tips on managing celiac disease or gluten intolerance. In Part 1 of Living... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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5 Tips for Saving Money on Gluten Free Foods
15 May 2012 | 5:31 pmAll this Celiac Disease Awareness this month discussion may have gotten you thinking gluten free. Even though embracing a gluten free diet is the best and only treatment for celiac disease, people... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Food Revolution Day
11 May 2012 | 4:37 pmMay is certainly a month of raising awareness about food. The whole month of May honors Celiac Disease Awareness and today, May 19th is Food Revolution Day. Jamie Olive became an overnight... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Signs and Symptoms of Celiac Disease
8 May 2012 | 8:08 pmIn honor of Celiac Disease Awareness Month, Mum Mum’s has been discussing exactly what celiac disease is as well as how to cope. Since it can be complex to discover celiac disease and so many ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
What Is Celiac Disease?
3 May 2012 | 7:47 pmIn honor of National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, Mum Mum’s has been discussing how to live well and cope with celiac disease. While great strides have been made in raising awareness for celiac... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Living Well and Coping with Celiac Disease- Part 2
30 Apr 2012 | 5:55 pmMay commences National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, and in light of this national observance we will be sharing tips on managing celiac disease or gluten intolerance. In Part 1 of Living... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Why Moms Need Other Moms
11 May 2012 | 9:20 amI lived in Los Angeles when Big A was born and all my friends weren’t moms yet. I didn’t realize how much I’d need other moms until I became one. I still joke with my friends how I used to try and pick up moms in coffee shops. I’d slyly ask “How old is your baby?” hoping to make a connection. Eventually I joined a mom’s group and got the support I needed but it was rough in the beginning. So with Mother’s Day this Sunday, I wanted to write about how moms need other moms by highlighting some of the special moms in my life. Same-age kids moms: No… -
Slow Cooker Balsamic and Tomato Chicken
6 May 2012 | 10:59 pmThis is a guest post from Katie Sullivan Morford, MS, RD of Mom’s Kitchen Handbook. Check out her blog for more tasty (and healthy) family-friendly meals and don’t forget to like her on Facebook. The slow cooker is a lifesaver on the family dinner front: Put food in crock pot. Set timer. Serve. It’s that easy. Unless, of course, you find yourself with a recipe that demands a lot of prep before it’s even time to start the crock pot. Spending twenty minutes caramelizing an onion or searing a pork tenderloin before the food even makes it into the slow cooker makes it more complicated… -
How to Make Whole Grain Bread Crumbs
1 May 2012 | 10:10 amAwhile back I posted on my Facebook page about freezing bread heels to make bread crumbs — a tip I read in Real Simple. Well, the time had come for me to use the heels I had accumulated. What was I waiting for? Some recipes call for “fresh” bread crumbs vs. dried/toasted, so make sure you check what is needed for your recipe. I like more crunchy bread crumbs so I knew I wanted to toast mine first. I took the heels out out of the freezer and let them defrost. When they were ready, I preheated the oven to 300 and pulled out a cookie sheet. I put them in for about 30 minutes… -
Recipe Vent, Trying Spree and Joyful meals
24 Apr 2012 | 10:08 amI haven’t been posting recipes and meal plans because I’m saving it all for Fearless Feeding. Jill and I are in the process of testing recipes/meal ideas while we are in the homestretch. Over a month to go until we turn in the manuscript!! So I wanted to take some time to get some feedback about what irks you when it comes to recipes and cookbooks. This is your time to vent! But let me go first… I get most of my recipes online but use some of my favorite cookbooks from time to time. I’m not a foodie or someone has been cooking since I was a kid (or young adult), so I… -
What New Moms Really Need to Keep Breastfeeding
17 Apr 2012 | 9:40 amI wrote this essay over 4 years ago chronicling my difficulty breastfeeding Big A — and what I learned in the process. During this time there just happened to be government-sponsored TV ads geared toward getting more women to breastfeed. While Fearless Feeding will not cover breastfeeding, it helps prepare parents for all the potential pitfalls that can happen during the 18 years of feeding. While we hope parents won’t experience too many feeding challenges, we know preparation is power! “My boobs would have to fall off for me not to breastfeed,” I wrote to a friend,…
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An autism-friendly performance of Disney's The Lion King is coming to Houston
9 May 2012 | 3:27 pmDisney’s theatrical performance of The Lion King is coming to Hobby Center in July, and they are offering an “Autism friendly showing” on the 28th. This is a wonderful chance for families living... -
Places to go check out this weekend
26 Apr 2012 | 4:00 pmThis weekend there are a whole bunch of things to do with the family. If you find yourself in the Kingwood area you’ll want to go over to the Village Learning & Achievement Center’s Open... -
Best place to get your ramp van - Adaptive Driving Access
17 Apr 2012 | 12:33 pmIf you need an accessible vehicle, I suggest you connect with Adaptive Driving Access. They provide a valuable service to our community by helping families get the transportation they need. My first experience with this group was 5... -
Go see a sensory friendly movie
12 Apr 2012 | 2:31 pmWhat is a sensory friendly movie you ask? It’s a showing of a movie that is typically family friendly in nature, the volume is not as loud, the previews are either shorter or not at all and those... -
Caregivers get a break with Desprate for Respite
9 Apr 2012 | 12:57 pmDespite for Respite has a passion for giving families with special needs children the support and relief they so richly deserve. As their name points out, caregivers are often literally desperate to take a break and have some...
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Best Catnip Herb Online for Colic, Menstruation and other Health Benefits.
11 May 2012 | 4:25 amBest Catnip Herb Online for Colic, Menstruation and other Health Benefits. Article by Cary Heather Catnip – Nepeta cataria COMMON NAMESCatnip, Catmint LATIN NAMENepeta cataria FAMILYLabiatae PARTS USEDLeaf, flower DESCRIPTIONA perennial, catnip grows up to three feet tall and has erect, angular stems. Leaves are greenish gray, heart shaped, and downy. The flowers – whitish-pink… -
Acid reflux in babies
8 May 2012 | 4:06 pmAcid reflux in babies Article by Groshan Fabiola Acid reflux is a condition that happens usually after or during a meal. At that time, the contents of your baby’ s stomach back through the esophagus, which is the tube that links… -
Reflexology For Colic
6 May 2012 | 10:57 pmReflexology For Colic Article by Bank Koapit If you have a child that suffers from colic, it is probably safe to say that you are desperate to find an effective treatment. If you are expecting and would simply like… -
Colic in babies and how to prevent them
29 Apr 2012 | 12:33 pmColic in babies and how to prevent them Article by streak hartin Being a first-time parent is hard enough, but when your baby starts to cry, it can be very upsetting and depressing, especially when you do not know the cause… -
Infant Acid Reflux Signs or symptoms – Significant Manual For Acid Reflux In Babies
28 Apr 2012 | 5:25 pmInfant Acid Reflux Signs or symptoms – Significant Manual For Acid Reflux In Babies Article by Lamar Church Each individual just after a meal, this esophageal sphincter opens up and releases fuel, on the other hand, there are some occasions when extra than…
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The great outdoors is it game over for play time?
14 May 2012 | 3:11 amThe national trust recently released figures at the beginning of the month indicating less than one in ten children regularly play in wild places, that a third has never climbed a tree, and that one in ten cannot ride a bike. What has changed the landscape of our children’s play? Is it an increase in road traffic? An increase in new technologies? An increase in protective parenting and stranger danger? Longer working hours? Or simply a reduction in recreational areas. Well it appears there are elements of each contributing to these statistics. Catherine Prisk, Director of Play England,… -
If you are thinking of getting qualified or training your staff now is the time to do it!
3 May 2012 | 5:18 amIn August all funding for Work Place Learning (WPL) is changing. Now is the time to get your employees trained up and qualified. This will mean that come August there will be no funding for people aged 25 or above, and they will be expected to pay for their qualifications themselves. Learners aged 24 will be co funded on a level 2 or fully funded for a level 3, and all 19-23 year olds will be fully funded on a level 2 or 3. We can still arrange funding and learning before these changes come into place. The remaining funding is on a first come first served basis so get your applications in… -
EYFS welcomed by the early year’s sector.
2 May 2012 | 5:48 amThe revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) has been given a tentative welcome by the early year’s sector. This, in part, is due to the introduction of Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development and Communication and Language. The early years sector will have to adhere to this framework as it will be mandatory from September, the aim is that it will unify and instigate change amongst practitioners to improve current practice. Practitioners will be the ones interpreting and putting into practice the EYFS, it aims to be flexible and malleable whilst encompassing… -
Free child care entitlement time to bridge the gap.
15 Mar 2012 | 5:49 amAccording to a new report by the National Audit Office, the Department of Education have succeeded in sustaining a 95 percent take up of three to four years olds in free childcare places since 2008. This level has been sustained despite an 8 percent increase in the eligible children for these places. This positive news is slightly marred by the fact that there is a wide difference between take up, and to actual access to quality childcare. This access versus quality of provision seems to be hinging on geographical location in the UK. The report goes on to highlight that areas of high… -
Nick Clegg’s NEET solution for 16 to 17 year olds.
15 Mar 2012 | 5:48 amThis week deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg promised to tackle the “ticking time bomb” of teenagers who are not in work, school or training. He announced a 125m scheme to get at least 55,000 young people aged between 16 and 17 years old, without GCSE’s, back into education or employment. This came after a recent release of the latest unemployment figures that showed the numbers of 16-24 year olds not in work increases by 22,000 to 1.04 million in the three months to December. This scheme which is part of the Youth Contract, will invite businesses and charities to bid for contracts worth…
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Supreme Court Rejects Major Humira Lawsuit Involving Patents
14 May 2012 | 8:01 amIn a recent landmark decision, the Supreme Court refused to hear a claim from pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson alleging that a rival company stole its drug technology. Johnson & Johnson originally sued Abbott Laboratories for $1.67 billion, saying that Abbott infringed on its Humira patents. Humira, with sales of nearly $8 billion last year, is Abbott’s best-selling drug. The controversial medication is used to treat a variety of conditions, including Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. While we’ll never know for sure what went into the Supreme… -
"Sky Shelving" Still Remains an Imminent Danger to Big-Box Shoppers, Despite Thousands of Confirmed Injuries From Falling Merchandise
7 May 2012 | 9:04 am[Photo Caption: Warehouse-like conditions in many big box stores still pose serious risks to customers.] Here in Chicago, lasts month’s uncannily good weather meant a citywide run on Costco. Who knew so many Chicagoans couldn’t function without barbecues in March? While I certainly couldn’t condemn my fellow shoppers’ activities, the sight of so many people crowding the aisles made me uneasy - especially as a premises liability lawyer who litigates falling merchandise cases. As I strolled through… -
Unprecedented Cerebral Palsy Verdict Awards Family $144 Million
30 Apr 2012 | 7:04 am1 / 1 (Photo Caption: The VanSlembrouck family attends a press conference in their lawyer’s office. [Photo courtesy of the Detroit News.])In what might be Michigan’s largest medical malpractice verdict ever, a Macomb Township family has been awarded $144 million for the lifetime care of their daughter, who has cerebral palsy (CP).According… -
Could Cerebral Palsy Be Preventable? Researchers at Wash. U. are Eager to Find Out
23 Apr 2012 | 8:01 am(Photo Caption: A visual representation of the enzyme “Nmnat1,” which has been proven to protect brain cells. [Photo courtesy of bioquicknews.com]) Scientists at Washington University think they’ve taken a critical step toward preventing cerebral palsy - using a hard-to-pronounce protein… -
Backing Up Vehicles: Will Cameras Prevent Injuries To Pedestrians?
16 Apr 2012 | 7:00 amThe mention of a pedestrian injury usually conjures up images of a driver hitting a pedestrian with the front of their vehicle. Though far less common, backing up vehicle injuries remain a source of significant injury to pedestrians-- young and old. An alarming 17,000 people are injured every year when vehicles 'back' into them. Backing up vehicles also account for an average 288 pedestrian deaths each year when vehicles back over pedestrians in the rear of the vehicle. While keeping a cautious lookout can surely help prevent some of these car accidents from occurring, the…
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Discussing Attachment Parenting – It’s About Time
14 May 2012 | 4:06 pmIf the object of Time’s provocative magazine cover was to draw attention to the important issue of parenting, I’m all for it. Let’s talk about it. But, as a child psychiatrist and mother two, I’m less interested in the cover, and more interested in addressing the subject of the article itself: attachment parenting. First, while I applaud the emphasis on the mother-child relationship, I believe advocates of this parenting style are misusing the word ‘attachment,’ to promote a very extreme and unhealthy view of parenting. Attachment, as it’s described by this group, requires… -
Does your child’s heart beat too fast?
8 May 2012 | 12:46 pmWhen a child complains of a racing or irregular heartbeat, a parent’s concern is understandable. A fast heart rate in children in most situations is a normal response to increased levels of activity or, occasionally, anxiety. However, at times this could be a sign of a heart rhythm disorder that requires medical attention. We see two types of irregular heartbeats in children. An irregular heartbeat due to premature beats is fairly common, but on occasion can be a sign of more significant disease or of poor heart function. If a child experiences a sustained rapid heartbeat when he or she is… -
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs – Language for infants?
1 May 2012 | 4:08 pmIt’s frustrating when your baby cries and you don’t know what she wants. While most children don’t begin speaking in phrases until they’re 18 months to 2-years-old, many are ready to communicate with you much sooner. Teaching them baby sign language can open up those lines of communication. Showing the Signs You can begin teaching baby sign language as soon as your child demonstrates he is ready to communicate with some of the following signs: making eye contact pointing showing interest in picture books When your child is ready to begin, choose signs for words you use in your daily… -
Kiss my boo boo? Not so fast!
25 Apr 2012 | 5:24 pmDon’t we all rush to the sound of a whimper to kiss away the pain? “Mommy kiss it and make it feel better,” she pleads. I know I’m guilty, but I also know rather than making it better we are actually introducing bacteria and germs from our mouths into the freshly injured delicate skin. So instead let’s try some alternative steps to encourage proper care and promote healing. Most cuts are just on the surface of the skin and don’t need to be sutured. For these types of cuts you should: Apply direct pressure for 10 minutes to stop the… -
The Importance of Being Hard-Headed; A Guide to Helmet Safety
6 Apr 2012 | 4:02 pmNow that spring has sprung, the warmer weather is sunny incentive for kids to get outdoors and back on their bikes. Bicycling is an excellent way for families to stay fit and have fun together. But please make sure the entire family has proper safety equipment. Bike accidents result in an estimated half-million injuries each year. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the use of bike helmets could save as many as 450 children each year from injury or death. Most accidents are the…
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Are Vaccines Damaging Your Baby’s Liver?
15 May 2012 | 9:01 amThe Hep-B vaccine may be damaging your baby's liver. Last week I received an email from the Autism Action Network. The Vermont legislature voted to preserve their philosophical exemption to vaccines, thus upholding parental rights. This huge victory is credited to the relentless work of parents, a coalition of health rights organizations and vaccine safety advocates. The email states, “This is an important defeat in the nationwide effort the vaccine industry has launched to reduce parental control over vaccine decisions for their children.” According to an article in the… -
Gardasil May Cause Cancer
13 May 2012 | 8:50 amHealthy teenage girls are a huge market for HPV vaccine makers. When we see the term “cancer vaccine” in connection with the HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine Gardasil we may naturally assume that it prevents cervical cancer, yet there is no evidence whatsoever that this is the case. (1) On the contrary, the term is incorrect because unbelievable though it may sound Gardasil may actually cause cancer. This fact is being ignored by Merck the manufacturer and other promoters including doctors and health authorities. NOT TESTED FOR CARCINOGENICITY Information in the package insert… -
Bird Flu Strain Lab-Engineered!
11 May 2012 | 9:48 amReports are indicating a bird flu strain has been engineered. The cat is out of the bag on bird flu—a strain has been laboratory engineered, and the U.S. government did everything it could to keep the lid on that research! Thanks to the report published in Nature by a team out of the University of Wisconsin, …a mutated version of H5N1 passes from one ferret to another without trouble, the Los Angeles Times reported. Spread in the air, the hybrid strain of bird flu included an H5 hemagglutinin, which plays a role in binding the virus to airway cells, and genes from the swine flu behind… -
A Parent’s Guide to Pro-Vaccine Doctors
9 May 2012 | 2:05 amYour child relies on you to ask questions. My last article featured “The Clinician’s Guide to the Anti-Vaccinationists’ Galaxy.” [1] Seems only right and fair for parents to have a guide to pro-vaccine doctors. So, based on my personal experience with my grandson Jake and all that I’ve learned over the last six years about autism and vaccines, I give you my advice. Disclaimer: I am not being compensated financially for creating “A Parent’s Guide to Pro-Vaccine Doctors.” My compensation—and the only compensation I need—is the hope that I can prevent other children and their… -
Olympic Vaccination Frenzy As Athletes Urged To Get Their Shots
7 May 2012 | 11:26 amAthletes are being encouraged to get their shots. What the athletes may not know is Big Pharma is a major sponsor. Olympic athletes and spectators around the world are being urged to have the measles vaccination before traveling to the Olympics. Experts are urging all competitors and anyone traveling to the UK for the Olympic Games this summer to bring home memories not diseases. With hundreds of thousands of tourists expected to travel to England this year, infectious disease experts in Canada and the USA are worried that travelers could bring the measles back as an extra souvenir and are…
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Whooping Cough Booster Shot – Gotta Have It!
14 May 2012 | 9:00 am(Welcome to the CDC folks again! Today they’re talking about whooping cough and the booster shot kids need.) Another fitful night. A mom lies awake, listening helplessly as her child coughs and coughs. This mom knows tomorrow will be another day of school missed. Soccer practice missed. And for her, another day of work missed. She wonders wearily when it will end. This cough is whooping cough, also called the “100-day cough” because of its long duration. And the child? Not an infant, as one might expect, but a preteen, 11 years old. Whooping cough—or pertussis—is a serious and… -
Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E
10 May 2012 | 10:41 amThe month of May is well-used. Mother’s Day is in here. May Day too, of course, along with graduations galore and, not insignificant for us, a date with the IRS that nonprofits shouldn’t miss. It’s also Hepatitis Awareness month, although World Hepatitis Day is in July. We can’t explain why. The important part is that we can use this month to remind moms and dads that hepatitis is around and some of it can be prevented by vaccination. Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus that attacks the liver. It is not vaccine-preventable. If babies are infected it’s usually from… -
Why You Have to Vaccinate
7 May 2012 | 9:00 amIn 2000, public health workers slapped high fives and declared measles eliminated in the U.S. This meant that the disease wasn’t being passed person-to-person in this country. In 2011, we had 222 cases of measles in the U.S.—a 15-year high. Most of the 222 infected individuals were either unvaccinated or their vaccination status was unknown. How did this happen? The answer is, almost all of the infections were imported. They came from U.S. residents returning from trips outside the country, or from visitors from foreign lands. The travelers carried the germ and, in some cases, infected… -
When to Seek Help for a Cough
3 May 2012 | 9:00 amAs a parent, you may wonder whether you or your child with a cough has pertussis, but when you go to the doctor, he or she may not agree or even suggest testing. The truth of the matter is that the accurate diagnosis of pertussis is challenging. Classic symptoms such as severe coughing spells and the inspiratory whoop are striking and strongly suggest pertussis, but they are not always present, especially in previously vaccinated or previously infected adolescents and adults. Additionally, as described in Dr. Cherry’s recent post, available tests are most sensitive early in disease when… -
HPV Vaccine and Tweeners
30 Apr 2012 | 9:00 am(Welcome to CDC! Read along as they talk about tweeners and HPV.) When it comes to their kids, parents are always planning. Healthy dinners. Safe activities. One plan that’s easy to make could have a tremendous benefit, even saving a life. That’s planning to have preteens vaccinated against HPV, the leading cause of cervical and anal cancers. “There are about 12,000 new cervical cancer cases each year in the United States,” says Dr. Melinda Wharton, deputy director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
