I love e-cards. I love receiving them and sending them. Which is why I am so delighted to find free e-cards that serve a special purpose. Not only as birthday or holiday greetings. Not only for special occasions. These are e-cards that serve as health reminders as well.
I am referring to the health e-cards available [...]
Tags: CDC, e-cards, Health
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Nursing your baby should be a comfortable and enjoyable experience for you both, right? Then why is it that so many women find the experience to be difficult, uncomfortable or pain-inducing? Before you throw in the towel and turn to formula, there are a few things that you can try to make the process of [...]
Tags: Breastfeeding, comfortable breastfeeding, Health, nursing
Posted in: Breastfeeding, Health
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Two research studies on the health of premature babies. One gives promising results, the other gives disappointing outcomes.
This research gives hope to parents of preemies. Researchers at the University of Adelaide, Australia found that a fatty acid in the brain is not well-developed when babies are born before the 33rd week of pregnancy. The lipid [...]
Tags: Health, preemies, premature, Research
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Although our society has become more open-minded to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBTs), the social stigma still remains and many adolescents are rejected even by their own family based on their sexual orientation. In a recent report published in the journal pediatrics, researchers at the San Francisco State University found a clear association between [...]
Tags: Behavior, bisexual, family support, gay, Health, lesbian, LGBT, transgender
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It’s the biggest holiday of the year. And it comes with lots of fun and presents, cheers – and calories. I don’t want to dampen your Christmas spirits but there’s no denying it – we tend to feast and fatten ourselves during the holiday season. But cheer up. We need not deprive ourselves of [...]
Tags: calories, cholesterols, eating, feasting, Health, Holidays
Posted in: Health, Holidays
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