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Melamine in U.S. Formula “Acceptable”?
by Heidi Green
Everyone’s Feeling the Crunch. Let’s Cut Back Together
by Mary Jessica Hammes
The Magic of Reading
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Study Suggests Vaccinating Earlier May Offer Benefits

December 2, 2008 by Mary Ryngaert | No questions or comments

There may be hope for infants at risk for whooping cough, thanks to a recent study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. Whooping cough is a highly contagious disease, also known as pertussis. The illness begins much like the common cold— runny nose, sneezing, ...

Does a new milk saver deliver the goods?

December 1, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | No questions or comments

“As long as you have a crib, a car seat and a milk saver, you’ll be OK.” That’s what the experienced-looking breastfeeding mother sagely tells her pregnant friend in the DVD that comes in a box of Milkies, a “milk saver” that collects leaky ...

Melamine in U.S. Formula “Acceptable”?

December 1, 2008 by Heidi Green | 2 questions or comments

You may recall that when we last visited the issue of melamine in food products, we reported that the problem was more widespread than initially believed but did not affect U.S.-made infant formula or other food products. Although a few melamine-containing items had ...

Reclaim Your Manhood With Man Kits

November 30, 2008 by John Wares | No questions or comments

I look back at pictures of me with my month-old baby boy and cringe a bit. He looks great, of course—but I see a 35-year-old man standing there looking a little broken. And wearing strange glasses. Of all the changes that fatherhood had wrought, ...

How Breastfeeding Mothers Transfer Immunity to Babies

November 25, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

The following article was written by Sally Wendkos Olds, author (in consultation with Laura M. Marks, MD) of The Complete Book of Breastfeeding, 4th edition to be published in 2009 by Workman Publishing. I am most grateful to Sally for her willingness to share ...

Everyone’s Feeling the Crunch. Let’s Cut Back Together

November 24, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | 2 questions or comments

Even though I recently turned 31, my father, who was in his 50s when I was born, was a child of the Great Depression. My mother was born much later, but she inherited some kind of thrifty gene that suited her prowess as a ...

Webinar on Eating Fish During Pregnancy

November 24, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

On Friday, December 5, 2008 from 1 to 2 pm EST, the Society for Nutrition Education (SNS) will sponsor a webinar titled, “Fish, Nutrition and Pregnancy: What Does the Science Reveal About the Risks and Benefits?” The webinar will be presented by Captain Joseph ...