Here’s your opportunity to kick off the holiday season by doing something nice. Even the most time-strapped parents of toddlers can take the time to send a Christmas card to a little boy for what may be his last Christmas.
Five-year-old Noah Biorkman has been battling neuroblastoma cancer for two-and-a-half years. He was diagnosed with Stage [...]
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Before there was an embryo, there were an egg and a sperm, collectively called gametes. And before the gametes, there were germ cells. The pathway from germ cells to gametes to embryo is long and complicated and occurs only in the human reproductive organs. Or at least it used to.
There have been previous similar [...]
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Road traffic safety and prematurity are just a few of the many interesting health-related events going on in November. However, I’ve prepared a short list focusing on family health.
GLOBAL EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES
November 14 is World Diabetes Day
November 16 is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 19 to 20 is the First Global Ministerial [...]
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The flu, especially the swine flu is making headlines everyday and I deemed it wise to give you the latest flu updates that may be relevant for you and your family.
Swine Flu Shots in New York Schools
Schools in New York City will start offering H1N1 shots end of October, the NY Times report. Those of [...]
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Fourteen years is a long time. In this period of time, many of us have:
upgraded our cell phone, computer hardware, and software several times.
gotten married, delivered babies and have raised them up to puberty.
moved into the digital age, set up our blogs, and expanded our social media.
updated our knowledge of parenting, the environment, and nutrition.
In [...]
Tags: dietary requirements, fruit and vegetables, Institute of Medicine report, National School Lunch Program, nutrition standards
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