Reflecting on what we are thankful for is a tradition for many of us on Thanksgiving, but this year, it may carry more meaning than usual. The number of people losing their jobs and struggling to pay their bills and feed their families, is so much greater than usual.
My mom just told me that her [...]
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Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, and for many people, this means traveling long distances to be with family and/or friends. It is possible to travel with children and to still remain sane enough to participate in holiday festivities; it just requires a little more effort.
When I became a parent, I quickly gave [...]
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Laura Williams is only 18 and she is one of millions of women who delivered this week. But what makes her different from the others is that she delivered twins – and not just ordinary twins – but conjoined twin girls. That makes Laura the youngest ever woman to mother conjoined twins, according to the [...]
Tags: conjoined twins, Siamese twins, Teen mom
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In 2004, Frank Gill opened his home as a foster parent to two young brothers. The children are adoptable, and Gill really wants to adopt them. But until today, he was not allowed to. Frank Gill is gay.
In 1977, Florida passed a law prohibiting homosexual individuals from adopting children. But on Tuesday, Judge Cindy Lederman [...]
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I was not too surprised when I read that trace amounts of melamine have been found in infant formulas in the USA. Recently, large amounts of the industrial chemical were found in Chinese infant formula products after thousands of infants became very ill after drinking the formula. Several infants actually died.
In the case [...]
Tags: Baby, cyanuric acid, FDA, formula, infant, infant formula, melamine
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