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 [...]
Tags: events, health events, November
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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 [...]
Tags: flu, H1N1, handshake, school, Tamiflu, updates, vaccine
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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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Not Bright Enough to Marry?
For 17-year old Kerry Robertson, what stands in her way to marriage and motherhood is her learning disabilities. Social workers already canceled her wedding to her 25-year old fiance Mark McDougall 2 days before the church ceremony. The Fife Council where Robertson lives feels that her learning disabilities render her incapable [...]
Tags: learning disabilities, marriage, motherhood, social services
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It used to be said that a mom is always sure it’s her child but a man’s paternity can always be questioned. Not anymore.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of embryos are implanted into women’s wombs during in vitro fertilization (IVF). What are the chances that an embryo is implanted in a womb where it isn’t [...]
Tags: embryo mix up, in-vitro fertilization, IVF, surrogacy, Surrogate mothers, unintended surrogacy
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