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Bottles, Pacifiers & Sippy Cups Pose Risks For Toddlers

“Don’t drink and walk” would be a valuable public safety message for toddlers (if only they could read). Although many infants and toddlers use bottles, sippy cups, and pacifiers throughout their day, a new study shows that children ages 0–3…   Read more

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TIME Cover Photo Calculated Or Misguided?

Dr. Keith Albow, a psychiatrist and member of the Fox News Medical A-Team, described Jamie Lynn Grumet, the 26-year-old mother featured on the cover of TIME magazine breastfeeding her nearly 4-year-old son as, “… a prescription for psychological disaster,” and…   Read more

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“Good Start” Not Good For Breastfeeding

It may seem odd that less than half of Gerber’s new 30-second ad for its Good Start infant formula actually talks about the product. After all, 30 seconds isn’t so long. Shouldn’t the company use every last moment to tout…   Read more

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Bike To School, Safely

Rise and shine, sleepyhead! It’s time to dust off those handlebars, don your helmet, and bike to school! Yes, that’s right: bike to school. May 9, 2012 is the first-ever Bike to School Day, scheduled in conjunction with National Bike…   Read more

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Do The 5 S’s Relieve Pain Of Vaccines?

For young children, it can seem that just about every trip to the doctor involves pain or fear. If they’re not seeing the doctor for injury or illness, they’re there for well visits, which often involves the pain or fear…   Read more

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Link Between Pacifiers & Breastfeeding Unclear

“Breastfeeding not limited by pacifier use after all,” CBS News declares, in its coverage of a recent hospital study, while MSNBC proclaims there to be “no more nipple confusion.” A host of other media outlets concur. Is it time, as…   Read more

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Slide Solo For Safety

For families with young children, good weather and public playgrounds often go hand-in-hand. Sunshine and warm weather lead naturally to playtime excursions, and even the youngest children can be drawn to swing sets, merry-go-rounds, and slides. While many parents steer…   Read more

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Whooping Cough & Measles On The Rise

Health officials in Washington State recently announced that confirmed cases of whooping cough have reached epidemic levels. From January 1 to April 6, 2012, 776 cases have been reported, compared to 101 cases during the same time period in 2011,…   Read more

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CDC Shares Early Warning Signs Of Autism

April is National Autism Awareness Month. This year it is foreshadowed by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) now affects 1 in 88 U.S. children—a 78 percent increase since 2002. Most children…   Read more

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Child Abuse Greater Threat Than SIDS

In 2006, 4,600 American children were admitted to the hospital for physical abuse. Three hundred of those children died from their injuries. No doubt these are alarming numbers. But the most alarming statistic is the fact that the majority of…   Read more

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Common Childhood Coughs