Parents Raise Awareness and Funds for JPA
Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma, JPA for short, is a brain tumor, the most common brain tumor in children. Roughly 600 children each year are diagnosed with JPA, but unfortunately the most common brain tumor does not have much funding to back research.
Parents were struggling to find resources and treatment [...]
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President Bush extends child health program
President Bush signed a temporary extension of the State Children?s Health Insurance Program known as SCHIP. The program provides health coverage for about 6.6 million uninsured children. To be eligible, they have to be age 19 or under and from low to moderate income families that do not qualify [...]
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Studies show benefits of yoga
Two separate studies were published recently showing the multiple benefits of yoga. The word yoga comes from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit and means ?a bringing together of the parts in order to create a union or balance of a person?s body, mind and spirit.?
In Bikaner, India, Dr. R.P. Agrawal, [...]
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Morning Sickness 101 (Part 2)
When you?re suffering from morning sickness you learn a thing or two you?d never thought you?d need to know.
Tip Number 6: It?s better to throw up in the sink than the toilet.
Bending over at the waist when pregnant to send tuna back from which it came can make you very [...]
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Thirteen Ways to Make Car Trips Less Painful
Driving with your baby in the car can be a trial sometimes. Even if your baby seems to love car rides, there may come a day when there’s incessant crying or screaming.
Here are some tips to make the trips a little less bumpy.
1. Make sure your baby [...]
Tags: baby onboard, car rides, car trips, preparing for car ride
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