Kid-Friendly Brunch Recipes
February 28, 2010
Garnish with parsley before serving.
Kids’ Peanut Allergies Might Be Tamed: Study
February 28, 2010
SATURDAY, Feb. 27 — Help may be on the way for children with serious peanut allergies, with two new studies suggesting that slowly increasing consumption might build kids' tolerance over time.
Both studies were small, and designed to build upon each other. They focused on peanut-allergic children whose immune systems were [...]
BPA May Raise Risk of Asthma in Kids
February 28, 2010
SUNDAY, Feb. 28 — Mouse pups whose mothers were exposed to a common but controversial chemical developed allergic asthma, new research has found.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical commonly found in polycarbonate plastic bottles and the aluminum lining of food and beverage cans. Production of the chemical started about 40 [...]
Ideas for Leftover Bread
February 27, 2010
Remove from heat and stir in butter.
Serve warm over bread pudding.
Kids’ Peanut Allergies Might Be Tamed: Study
February 27, 2010
SATURDAY, Feb. 27 — Help may be on the way for children with serious peanut allergies, with two new studies suggesting that slowly increasing consumption might build kids' tolerance over time.
Both studies were small, and designed to build upon each other. They focused on peanut-allergic children whose immune systems were [...]
Blood Test Might Sort Out Milk Allergies
February 27, 2010
SATURDAY, Feb. 27 — A blood test may help identify children with milk allergy who can tolerate baked-milk products and those who may have a serious allergic reaction to any form of cow's milk, a new study shows.
Previous research found that up to 75 percent of children with milk allergy [...]
Shrimptastic Friday Dinners
February 26, 2010
Shrimptastic Friday Dinners
Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger
26 Feb 2010 07:04 PM
With Lent in full swing, many home cooks are looking for tasty meatless dinner options. When you get to the point where you simply can’t bring yourself to choke down another piece of fried fish, then consider whipping up these easy shrimp [...]
Fertility problems may not affect kids’ coordination
February 26, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite some concerns to the contrary, parents' fertility problems may have little effect on their children's risk of coordination problems as they reach school age, a new study finds.
Some past research has found that babies born with the help of fertility treatment may, on average, have a slight [...]
Reading Remediation Seems to Rewire the Brain
February 26, 2010
FRIDAY, Feb. 26 — Scientists studying the anatomy of children's brains during reading discovered something rather unexpected: Remedial training for poor readers results in a growth of white matter tracts in the brain, and the increase correlates with the level of improvement in sounding out words.
"This is the first [...]
Pfizer says FDA OKs updated infection vaccine
February 25, 2010
WASHINGTON – Pfizer said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration has approved an updated version of its best-selling infection vaccine for infants and children.
Prevnar 13 is intended to reduce the risk of infection by 13 strains of pneumococcal disease in children 5 years old and younger. The disease causes ear infections, meningitis and pneumonia.
Prevnar 13 [...]