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Do you know your lung age?

June 29, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments

If you were 30 years of age and a smoker and you were told that you had the lungs of a 67-year-old, would you consider quitting smoking? A recent study published in the ... (read more)

From Bronchitis to Teen Pregnancy: New Dataset Paints a Picture of Hospital Stays for Children

June 22, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | No questions or comments

No one likes to think about his or her child being in the hospital. And yet, it’s strangely fascinating to get deep in the numbers that paint a picture of healthcare for children in the U.S.—especially if you’re a layperson with access to statistics ... (read more)

Dry-drowning Death Highlights Little Known Danger

June 19, 2008 by Pauline Lupercio | 2 questions or comments

A ten-year-old boy went swimming at a nearby pool with his mother and drowned more than an hour later. It is a shocking and heart-breaking story that has brought a little-known phenomenon referred to as “dry drowning” to light. It is an occurrence, albeit ... (read more)

More C-Sections = More Preterm Deliveries?

June 11, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

Can you believe it? In 2005, nearly 1 in 3 births were delivered by primary or repeat cesarean section. One in three. That’s a whopping 1.2 million births, and it makes c-sections the most common surgical procedure for U.S. women. How ... (read more)

Study Gives Clues for Preventing Early NEC

June 3, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

Although necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal medical emergency occurring in premature babies, forty years of research has failed to decipher its origin or decrease its rates. Now, a new study by a Utah-based research team may shed some light on ... (read more)

Obese Mothers Need Breastfeeding Support

June 2, 2008 by Heidi Green | 1 question or comment

A newly-published study compared breastfeeding practices and perceptions of women who were obese before pregnancy with those who were of normal weight. It also looked at changes in their infants’ weight during the first three months after ... (read more)

What’s a Working Mom to do? Visit this Website!

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

When my son was 7 weeks old, I went back to work full-time. To say the least, it was jarring. I felt like I had just gotten to the good parts of having a baby. After weeks of very dark times, I was still ... (read more)

Less Better Than More

May 30, 2008 by Amy Spangler | 1 question or comment

Results of a new study suggest that giving extra iron to infants who don't need it, might cause developmental delays. These findings fuel the debate over how much iron infants need and could have huge implications for the ... (read more)

FDA Unveils New Labels for Pregnancy, Breastfeeding

May 29, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments

Any woman who, when pregnant or breastfeeding, has had to talk to a doctor about medication (almost certainly asking “Will this hurt my baby?”) will be glad to hear this news. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to overhaul its rules ... (read more)

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