Health

Keep on Living – Life after a Child’s Suicide: Part Three

May 22, 2013
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In this, the final part of this series, Lisa discusses grief and moving on with life. If you haven’t read parts one and two be sure to do so before continuing with part three.

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How Stress During Pregnancy Effects Baby

May 21, 2013
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Even when we plan to get pregnant, we all experience levels of stress during pregnancy. I thought about my job and whether or not I’d quit or return to work, and the financial implications. Little things can become bigger like what to wear to a wedding, not feeling attractive to our husbands, and some of [...]

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Avoiding Lead in Children’s Cosmetics

May 14, 2013
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Recently, a TV station in my area ran a story about a six-year-old girl who was showing symptoms of lead poisoning. Her parents eventually traced the source of the problem back to the lip gloss she loved to play with. The lip glosses in her collection were clearly marketed to little girls, with colorful labels [...]

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Babies and Vitamins: Do They Need Them?

May 13, 2013
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When I was pregnant, my prenatal vitamins made a huge difference in my energy level. Once my daughter arrived, the doctor recommended I continue taking the vitamins while I was nursing. My girlfriend had a son two weeks older than my daughter, and she was giving him vitamins. On my first visit to the pediatrician, [...]

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Melanoma Rates Increasing in Children

May 7, 2013
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A new study published in the May issue of Pediatrics reveals that melanoma, although rare, is increasingly occurring in  kids. Over 1,300 children were diagnosed with this particular skin cancer during the time frame of the study. From 1973 to 2009, the rate increased by two percent and now accounts for up to three percent of all pediatric [...]

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The Mommy Files: Building a Terrarium

May 4, 2013
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I’m not good with house plants, so a terrarium is a good way to have some plants without the risk of killing them. Terrariums absorb pollution, they create a pretty centerpiece, and take very little care so you can have them anywhere, from in a house to in a cubicle. This foolproof guide to building [...]

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Prepared Toddler Foods Are High in Sodium… Duh?

May 2, 2013
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New research by the Center for Disease Control has the medical community and parents alike in a tizzy. It seems that those convenient, pre-packaged, toddler foods are unhealthily high in sodium. And this was a surprise?

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Separation Anxiety in Adults – Yes It Can Happen to Moms, too

May 1, 2013
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In general, the definition of separation anxiety is: A child’s apprehension or fear associated with his or her separation from a parent or other significant person. Once my son was around 11 months old, he would go through this every time I left him. It really stressed me out and was one of the reasons [...]

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Baby’s Life Saved by 9 and 10-year-old Boys

April 30, 2013
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Susanna Rohm, realized her 12-week-old son, Isaiah, had gone limp and wasn’t breathing. Outside her home, 9-year-old Rocky Hurt and 10-year-old Ethan Wilson were playing football in the street enjoying the unusually warm spring weather in Marietta, GA. Susanna ran outside the house and yelled for someone to call 911. The boys heard her and [...]

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