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The distinction between a child and an adult

The other day, in a discussion at work, an interesting question came up. At what age do children stop being children and start to be considered as adults? 18? 21? Actually, the answer to this seemingly simple question is not that simple at all.
In most countries, including the US, 18 is the “legal age” that [...]

JCPenney Recalls Newborn and Infant Pants Due to Choking Hazard

JCPenney Recalls Arizona Newborn and Infant Pants Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with J.C. Penney Corporation, Plano, TX, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately.
Name of Product: Arizona Newborn and Infant Denim Pants
Units: About 24,000
Importer: JCPenney [...]

Antidepressants linked to baby heart anomalies

What a shame to bring bad tidings at Thanksgiving week. Sorry to dampen your holiday spirits but the pregnant among us should hear this warning.
Depression among moms need not be the postpartum type. About 1 in 7 women do suffer from clinical depression during pregnancy. In these cases, fluoxetine and paroxetine are the most commonly [...]

The Red Kettle Goes Virtual

I remember one particularly difficult holiday season when my ex and I had both lost our jobs and found out that we would have to move from the place we were renting. This would have been hard enough to handle, but the fact that we had 4 children and that the holidays were approaching made [...]

Turning your Black Friday into Pink Friday

Based in Europe, it is so fascinating for me to read my American co-bloggers’ stories about the craziness of Black Friday. Imagine my delight when browsing around cancer sites to find that there is actually a less profit-oriented, more benevolent alternative – the Pink Friday.
For the second year in a row, the retailer group Systemax [...]

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