Last Minute New Year’s Eve Party at Home

Here it is New Year’s Eve and you decide at the last moment to have a few friends over for a get together. But, you didn’t plan well (how could you at the last moment?) and you are wondering what to do. Here are some last moment suggestions for hosting a New Year’s Eve [...]

Board Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Because the players were 2, 4, 6 and 7 (along with my husband and myself), I decided to pull out chutes and ladders. This is a classic game that is simple to learn, reinforces counting and cause and effect and is generally a lot of fun, especially when one of the very competitive adults (no [...]

China dairy boss pleads guilty in melamine case

BEIJING – The chairwoman of a Chinese dairy company went on trial on Wednesday over a tainted milk scandal that has killed at least six children and made thousands ill.
Tian Wenhua, 66-year-old former general manager of the now bankrupt Sanlu Group, pleaded guilty to charges of "producing and selling fake or substandard [...]

Teens may not know risk factors for infertility

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Canadian high school students may lack important knowledge about risk factors for infertility, survey findings suggest. For example, most students were unaware that some sexually transmitted infections can cause infertility.
"About 80 percent of students said they were familiar with the term infertility," Susan Quach, of Sunnybrook and Women's [...]

Most children recover from Lyme neuroborreliosis

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Clinical recovery is usually satisfactory in children treated for Lyme neuroborreliosis - infection of the nervous system that usually occurs in the late stages — and subsequent fatigue or headache are not attributable to the condition, according to a report in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
Antibiotic treatment is [...]

Pre-pregnancy exercise may not prevent back pain

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pre-pregnancy physical activity may not influence whether or not a woman will have persistent low back or pelvic pain after pregnancy, suggest researchers from Sweden.
However, about half of the women with persistent lower back or pelvic pain 6 months after delivery reported similar levels of leisure-time physical activity [...]

Allergies unrelated to constipation in children

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of allergies among children with chronic constipation is not significantly different from that of the general population — and an allergy to cow's milk does not seem to be involved, researchers report in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
"In several studies, chronic constipation in children has [...]

Recipes for a New Year’s Eve Feast

Whether you are ushering in 2009 with a romantic dinner for two or you are feeding the entire clan, the following recipes will make your New Year’s Eve bash one to remember. Simply adjust the ingredient portion sizes to match your needs and let the good time roll.
BACON WRAPPED SCALLOPS
Ingredients: [...]

How to Find Places to Nurse in Public

Most cities and states have laws that protect a mother’s right to nurse anywhere where children are welcome, although a few areas still do not, such as my own home state of Pennsylvania.
Although it wasn’t always easy, I would nurse in public when needed. I tried to think of it as an opportunity to open [...]

Dad’s involvement during pregnancy is key: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fathers who are involved in their children's prenatal care are more likely to be around for the long haul, whether they marry the child's mother or not, new study findings suggest.
The findings, say researchers, suggest that such early involvement — even more so than marriage, per se — [...]

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