Breastfeeding :: Mothers should breastfeed babies for six months
A group of Canadian doctors that breastfeeding is such a healthy practice that women should do it for two months longer than had been previously recommended.
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Prostate Cure :: Plastics Compound May Cause Prostate Abnormalities
Even very low levels of a chemical found in plastic containers and tin cans boosts risks for prostate abnormalities in mice, and may do so in humans as well, researchers report.
Pregnancy :: Homeopathy for pregnancy, birth, and baby’s first year
No period in a woman’s life is as filled with special concerns as pregnancy and new motherhood. Among the many discomforts and ailments treatable with the homeopathic remedies explained in this book are:
Baby Care :: Sign with your baby complete learning kit
The concepts behind this kit are great. Empower your child to communicate with you long before he or she is able to speak. What’s great about the process is, as Joseph Garcia suggests, you only start with 3 signs: More, milk, and eat.
Menopause :: The premature menopause book
Today, millions of women in their twenties and thirties, many of whom are just beginning to plan a family, are receiving the shocking news that their reproductive years are already over. They are in premature menopause — menopause years before its time. Whether due to an autoimmune disorder, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or the often undiagnosed condition known as Premature Ovarian Failure (POF), premature menopause is common, increasing — and almost always traumatic.
Baby Care :: Jaundice in the new born baby
Do not be alarmed if the whites of your baby’s eyes and their skin turns a slight yellow colour after 3 days. This is a condition called jaundice and is caused because your baby’s liver cannot work fast enough to dispose of a pigment called bilirubin. Premature babies are more likely to suffer from jaundice. Newborn jaundice is caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood, which gives an infant’s skin and eyeballs a yellowish tinge.
Dental Health :: Cavity prevention tips for pre-school age children
Providing proper care and oral hygiene during preschool years can mean a lifetime of good oral health, according to a recent article in the January/February issue of General Dentistry, clinical, peer-reviewed journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), an organization of general dentists dedicated to continuing education.
Baby Care :: Swaddling may help babies sleep soundly
The centuries-old practice of swaddling may help young infants sleep more soundly, and could potentially protect against sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to researchers in France and Belgium.
Baby Care :: Swaddling – what is Swaddling
Swaddling is an age-old technique for keeping a making a baby feel secure. Although it’s fallen out of favour in the Western world, many Eastern cultures and tribal people still use it.
Stress :: Passing biological signs of stress
Pregnant women who witnessed the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11 passed on biological signs of stress to their babies, researchers suggest. Scientists from Edinburgh and New York say tests on infants when they were a year old showed they had low levels of the stress hormone cortisol.