In a package offered by congress and approved by President Bush to help the U.S. economy, approximately 117 million families will receive tax rebates that will hopefully give the country’s economy the stimulus it so desperately needs. Rebate checks will be between $600 and $1,200 and in some cases more depending on the amount of [...]

Eating healthy during your pregnancy will help you to maintain quality nutrients in your body to help you and to help in the growth of your baby. Although the majority of your nutrition will come from food you eat, Iron could possibly be one nutrient your Physician will have you take in both you [...]

Remembering to eat a healthy, balanced diet is your best nutritional defense during pregnancy. One vitamin that will be derived from much of the food you eat will be Vitamin E. Yes, we know that this is a great vitamin for skin to help fight against free radicals, but review below and see [...]

With pregnancy you might ask yourself many times, “am I eating healthy?” Eating a balance of healthy foods during your pregnancy will give your body its best nutrition. If you have any questions, make sure to ask your Physician for his or her advice. If by some chance you are told to [...]

According to recent observations of studies conducted on temper tantrums, there are five styles that tantrums fall in: those that cause self injury; those that injure others; those needing help to calm themselves; lasting 25 minutes or longer; and having more than five tantrums per day or more than 10 per month.
These styles, generated [...]

Everyone is familiar with the Food Pyramid. A colorful diagram of food groups you should eat on a daily basis and how much of each group will give you your daily nutrients. Simple and easy to use, but what guidelines are in place during pregnancy? According to the My Pyramid Plan for Moms, expectant moms should increase their calorie intake approximately 300 calories per day. This increase will depend on several factors such as[...]

While giving an address to the St Louis World Fair in 1904, J.T. Stinson mentioned a phrase about apples, “an apple a day will keep the Doctor away.” Stinson had no clue that 104 years later that phrase would still be ringing around homes, handed down from generation to generation. Guess what? It’s true. Apples are great for your health. No fat, no cholesterol and five grams of fiber; definitely the smart snack choice for both you and your children throughout your busy days. According to Mypyramid.gov, adults should have at least [...]

Just by entering the keywords “sperm, donor, custody” into a search engine you will see a tremendous amount of links that will take you to article upon article concerning what responsibility a donor has, mainly regarding if they are required to pay child support or not. Many people are harmed emotionally regardless of the outcome, including the children created by the donation. Recently a ruling in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed a decision that required a donor to pay child support plus back support for twins that were born to a previous lover[..]

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 [...]

Are you one of the 44 Possibly Infected with TB?
A women traveling this Holiday season from India to California with a stop in Chicago may have infected passengers on board an American Airline flight December 13 with a deadly strain of tuberculosis.
Forty-four passengers over a 17 state span were seated within two rows of [...]