According to a recent study by the University of Glasgow in Scotland, the more children a couple have, the happier they are. The catch? This only holds true for married couples. The same children and happiness correlation didn’t apply to single, co-habiting or separated parents. The study took into account not only marital status [...]
Tags: children, co-habiting, Happiness, life satisfaction, marriage, single parents
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Booster Seats Are Safer
The journal “Pediatrics” published the results of a study, conducted by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia’s Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, confirming previous reports that it’s safer to keep children aged 4 through 8 in a booster seat during car travel.
The new study gives [...]
Tags: aap, American Academy of Pediatrics, babies, booster seats, car seat, car seat safety, carrier, infants
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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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Groundbreaking medical research completed by a team at the Institute of Cancer Research, a college of the University of London, working in conjunction with researchers in Japan, discovered that certain cancer cells can cross the placenta of an afflicted mother-to-be into her unborn baby.
Such a link had been suspected previously, with about 17 cases of [...]
Tags: cancer cells, placenta, Pregnancy, Research
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In the United States, many doctors refuse to deliver a baby weighing more than 9 and a half pounds through a vaginal birth. Some midwives report delivering perfectly healthy 10-pound babies, naturally – it can be done.
But there was little question or debate that Ani, of Jakarta, Indonesia, would need a cesarean section to deliver [...]
Tags: 19.2 lb. baby boy born, Ani, Indonesia, large baby, largest baby
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