Baby Health EUR Phillips-University of Marburg Study Finds Microbes Help Mother Protect Kids from AllergiesBy Colleen Hurley, RD, Certified Kids Nutrition SpecialistThe tendency to reach for disinfectants, stringent cleaners, and hand sanitizers is high this time of year for cold and flu prevention.
Child Nutrition EUR 8 Building Blocks to a Healthy DietBy Colleen Hurley, RD, Certified Kids Nutrition SpecialistMum Mums recently reported on understanding a whole food based diet. Developing healthy eating habits is not as difficult as one might think, and starting children are born with a clean slate and pick up their eating habits by […]
Baby Development EUR Mozart Therapy: A Sonata a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayBy Colleen Hurley, RD, Certified Kids Nutrition SpecialistParents and researchers alike have known for some time that music is both a great learning tool and lots of fun.
Important News - Changes to our BlogDue to technical difficulties, we will be moving our blog within the next few days.This means that our blog will have a new link and a new RSS feed - we will, of course, post the details here so you can easily re-subscribe and carry on reading all of […]
Child Nutrition EUR Kids like Veggie Choice, but May not Eat ThemBy Colleen Hurley, RD, Certified Kids Nutrition SpecialistKids and vegetables kind of go together like oil and water -
New Approaches for GBS diseasecurrently, researchers are investigating two other approaches: the development of a vaccine against group B strep and the development of a rapid, easily available, and accurate screening test that could be performed in labor with immediate results. A screening test would identify the women who carry GBS at the time of […]
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the Sudden Death of a New Born BabyStillbirth is one of the most traumatic events a couple can face. A stillborn baby is one that is born dead, often for no apparent reason. The grief experienced following a stillbirth is usually devastating. Nine months of happy anticipation have been thwarted. […]
Child Health EUR Keeping Kids Healthy This WinterBy Colleen Hurley, RD, Certified Kids Nutrition SpecialistChilly weather is here for a while, and so are coughs and colds.
Emergency Contraceptive Pills for Stopping Unintended PregnancyThere are more than 2.7 million unintended pregnancies per year in the United States and nearly half are due to contraceptive failure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 11 million American women report using contraceptive methods associated with high failure rates, including condoms, withdrawal, […]
Recall of Action Figures (UK)Certain Action Figures sold at Poundland have been found to contain excessive levels of lead.The products involved are ‘Wrestling Figures with Accessories’ Action Figures (with a barcode of 5025066440008 and an item number of 44000) and ‘True Hero Action Figures’,.
Baby Health EUR US Health Officials Say More Study Needed on Health […]