The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met in Atlanta on Wednesday, Feb 25. The committee makes recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among the latest recommendations: the Hepatitis-A vaccine for people who come in contact with international adoptees.
Dr. Cindy Weinbaum, a medical epidemiologist with the CDC, said the recommendations cover adoptions from [...]
Tags: Adoption, CDC, China, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Hepatitis, international, jaundice, Russia, vaccination, vaccine
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Today is International Literacy Day. It also marks the 5th year of United Nations Literacy Decade 2003 to 2012. The initiative started in January 2003 by a resolution of the UN General Assembly after endorsement at the 2000 Dakar World Education Forum. Improving literacy is also one of the “Millenium Development Goals” of the United [...]
Tags: initiative, international, literacy, September 8
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I’ve talked to many moms and this seems to be a dreaded event in most households. If only there were a smooth, painless, and accident-less transition between the convenience of diapers and using the potty. Unfortunately, there isn’t, and the whole potty-training business still makes parents anxious even with books, and gadgets galore [...]
Tags: international, parenting around the world, Potty Training, toilet training
Posted in: Baby, Potty Training
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