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Parental Advisories: Product Recall
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Friday, October 9, 2009. Let's cut to the chase: Don't use anything from Simplicity. Two more deaths have been reported with Simplicity convertible bassinets - originally recalled in August 2008 - and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled millions from the brand. To check if you're using a recalled product (some bassinets are under the name Graco! Or call CPSC at 1-800-638-2772. 131,500 Safety 1st Smart-Light Stair Gates. Are being recalled because of faulty hinges. Go here.
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Parental Advisories: Train drives over baby; no one injured
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Friday, October 16, 2009. Train drives over baby; no one injured. An Australian mother forgets to use the brakes on her 6-month-old baby's stroller, and he falls to the tracks seconds before a train barrels through. The stroller was destroyed, the baby unscathed. Watch this heart-stopping video:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Another Colorado child denied health coverage. Elisabeth shares embarrassing post-partum moment. The pain is in your head.
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Parental Advisories: 230 babies die every hour from childbirth
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009. 230 babies die every hour from childbirth. While we may gripe about maternity leave and day care expenses here in the U.S., at least we're alive. A new study released at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. On Tuesday reports that 2 million babies and mothers die around the world each year from childbirth complications. Childbirth claims more lives than malaria and HIV/AIDS combined. According to the AP. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Adaptación a Blog...
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Parental Advisories: Attention Fever phobics
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009. With flu season upon up, we're bombarded with tips and warnings and fear-mongering. Without fail, every year our 24-hour news cycle sings that same old tune - and this year we have The Swine to top it off. Here's some advice you're not likely to hear: Avoid fever-reducing drugs. Yet this is exactly what Dana Ullman of the Huffington Post. Suggests, citing the 2,000-year-old understanding that a moderate fever is beneficial. The article also cites the inherent danger in aspirin...
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Parental Advisories: Always on top
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Thursday, October 1, 2009. So much for silently laughing at high school "Plastics" for peaking at 18 years old. A 30-year Swedish study shows that popular children grow up to be healthier adults. Peer status affects a child's identity, which affects behavior, which affects life choices, which may affect health development. The study, reported by Reuters. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Another Colorado child denied health coverage. The pain is in your head.
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Parental Advisories: Has the balloon burst for the Hennes parents?
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Friday, October 16, 2009. Has the balloon burst for the Hennes parents? In case you've been living under a rock, you know the story of the storm-chasing, UFO-tracking, wife-swapping family. That captured national attention when their 6-year-old was claimed to be soaring 7,000 ft. above Colorado in a make-shift weather balloon. Authorities scrambled to save the child - rumored to have fallen out - while we all held our breath. Balloon landed, no child. You guys told us to do it for the show.".
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Parental Advisories: Chubby baby denied health insurance
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Monday, October 12, 2009. Chubby baby denied health insurance. As if we couldn't despise the cold, cruel health insurance companies enough: A healthy, breastfed 4-month-old baby in Colorado was denied health insurance because he's "fat," making him a financial risk. Alex Lange is in the 99th percentile for height and weight, and according to the Denver Post. Insurers don't take babies above the 95th percentile, no matter how healthy. No one in Lange's family has weight issues. The pain is in your head.
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Parental Advisories: Another Colorado child denied health coverage
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Thursday, October 22, 2009. Another Colorado child denied health coverage. Remember when I wrote about little Alex, a perfectly healthy child denied health insurance for being too chubby. Well now another child in Colorado was denied health insurance - this time for being too skinny. The naturally petite girl, Aislin, happens to be a picky eater (A toddler? Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News. And News about the Economy. What kind of country are we living in? They may lose their bonuses? If these two cases...
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Parental Advisories: The pain is in your head
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Monday, October 19, 2009. The pain is in your head. Reported in the November issue of Pediatrics. Finds that children who experience frequent stomach aches can reduce their pain by controlling it with their imagination. A group of 34 children suffering from unidentified abdominal pain - such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome - were treated with standard medical care, but 19 of them were also taught guided imagery. Therapy, a form of self-hypnosis using audio recordings. This - plus the meditation techniques I ...
