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More men trying out fatherhood in their 40s |
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Parenting
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Friday, 20 July 2007 |
Older fathers aren't a new phenomenon, but their ranks are growing. More men are fathering children later in life - especially at 40 and older - than ever before, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
Full report: HometownAnnapolis.com |
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Diabetes gene found in children offers hope |
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Health and Fitness
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Monday, 16 July 2007 |
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Scientists have identified a gene that causes diabetes in children, which will increase the chances of preventing the condition.
Doctors hope they will soon be able to test infants for the gene, codenamed KIAA0350, and treat them for Type 1 diabetes, known as "insulin dependent diabetes", before it takes hold.
By the time of diagnosis, most of the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas have been destroyed, which makes genetic prediction vital.
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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Gerber recalls baby cereal for choking hazard |
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Home Organization and Safety
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 16 July 2007 |
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Gerber Products Co. recalled all packages of its organic rice and organic oatmeal cereals Friday because of potential clumping, which can pose a choking hazard.
Gerber said it has received complaints of choking but no reports of injury.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
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Sites Let Preteens Network Online |
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Home Organization and Safety
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 13 July 2007 |
Drawing preteens as young as 6 or 7, sites like Club Penguin and Webkinz are forcing parents to decide at what age they are willing to let their children roam about and interact with friends online. They, along with schools, are having to teach earlier lessons on safety, etiquette and balance with offline activities.
Full report: PhysOrg.com |
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Borders Stores in UK Shelve Tintin Book |
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Parenting
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 13 July 2007 |
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Borders is removing "Tintin in the Congo" from the children's section of its British stores, after a customer complained the comic work was racist, the company said Thursday.
David Enright, a London-based human-rights lawyer, was shopping at Borders with his family when he came upon the book, first published in 1931, and opened it to find what he characterized as racist abuse.
Full report: SFGate.com
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Stress response tied to kids' behavior problems |
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Health and Fitness
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 11 July 2007 |
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In a study of 138 children, researchers found that it wasn't only the children's exposure to stress, but their bodies' reactions to the stress, that affected their future behavior.
Young children who had both a stressful home life and an exaggerated nervous system response to stress were more likely than their peers to develop behavioral problems over the next six years.
Full report: Canada.com
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Trying to Conceive and Pregnancy
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 09 July 2007 |
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Jack Allen Falkner is one lucky baby.
The son of Dan and Leslie Falkner was born July 7, 2007, considered by many the luckiest day of the century.
But Jack's luck didn't stop there. The infant weighed in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls.
Full report: Forbes
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Trying to Conceive and Pregnancy
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 08 July 2007 |
RARE BIRTH: The baby born with four legs in Polokwane on Thursday night and will undergo an operation to correct this rare condition.
Full report: Dispatch |
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Study: Women Don't Talk More Than Guys |
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Marriage and Relationship
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 06 July 2007 |
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Another stereotype - chatty gals and taciturn guys - bites the dust.
Turns out, when you actually count the words, there isn't much difference between the sexes when it comes to talking.
Full report: Forbes
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Tiger set to discover how being a father will impact his golf |
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Parenting
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 05 July 2007 |
Tiger Woods and his rivals will discover how fatherhood affects the 12-time major champion when he tees off in Thursday's opening round of the inaugural six million-dollar PGA National.
In addition to being his first event since the birth of his daughter Sam Alexis last month, the showdown at Congressional Country Club is the first for Woods as host of his own PGA event, assembled on only four month's notice.
Source: espnstar |
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Baby Born from Frozen Egg |
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Trying to Conceive and Pregnancy
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 03 July 2007 |
The first baby created from an egg that had been matured in the laboratory, frozen, thawed and then fertilized, was born in Canada, scientists announced today.
The baby girl marks the first in what the scientists hope will be a viable option for women who become infertile due to certain types of cancer or polycystic ovary conditions in which liquid-filled sacs called cysts accumulate on the ovaries.
Source: LiveScience |
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