Discovery Kids, Sesame Street, Cartoon Netowrk, Disney Channel,…
The choices are almost endless. They are supposed to enhance a little child’s language and cognitive skills. But are they really beneficial as they claim to be?
Dimitri Christakis, a researcher at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the University of Washington says such claims are not supported by [...]
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Two groups of researchers from two dairy countries report about the additional benefits of human milk that other dairy substitutes cannot provide. Swiss and Australian researchers identified special proteins that can help fight gastrointestinal (GI) infection by removing dangerous microbes (e.g. bacteria and viruses) in the GI tract of infants. These two sugar-based proteins called [...]
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As the 2008 Beijing Olympics continue, some faces are becoming so familiar to the average viewer they know them without an identifying caption: Michael Phelps, Dara Torres, Kobe Bryant, Katie Hoff, LeBron James, Debbie Phelps.
Oh wait, you think to yourself, Michael Phelps has a sister in the Olympics?
No, Debbie Phelps is Michael’s mother, and every [...]
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A couple of cups of green tea a day can keep the heart doctor away.
A study by Greek researchers published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation brings good tidings to green tea lovers. Not only does green tea have protective properties against cancer, it also provides protection against heart disease. It seems [...]
Tags: benefits, flavonoids, green tea, heart
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