News digests on matters related to parents, parenting, marriage, family, and more.
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'Healthy' Children With Smoking Parents Aren't Really So Healthy |
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Health and Fitness
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
Children of smokers who don't show any signs of respiratory problems may still be experiencing damaging changes in their airways that could lead to lung disease later in life, according to a new study.
Interesting finding: Smoking after birth appeared to be more harmful than smoking during pregnancy alone.
Full report: Science Daily |
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Study: More Kids Getting Cavities In Baby Teeth |
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Health and Fitness
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 21 May 2007 |
I've had them.. you've had them. But there's a surprise in a new study dealing with cavities. It seems more kids are getting cavities.. not in their permanent teeth, but their baby teeth.
A new study finds 28-percent of children age 2 to 5 had cavities compared to 24-percent of children surveyed in the late 80s and early 90s.
Full story: KTIV.com |
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Shire gets approvable letter for adult ADHD drug |
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Health and Fitness
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 21 May 2007 |
British drugmaker Shire Plc said on Monday it had received an "approvable letter" from U.S. regulators for SPD465, its experimental treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults.
Source: Reuters |
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Illinois 8-Year-Old Finds Bag of Marijuana in McDonald's Happy Meal |
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Misc
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 17 May 2007 |
An Illinois 8-year-old got more than a hamburger and french fries when she opened her Happy Meal this week.
A 17-year-old employee of an Ottawa, Ill., McDonald's is out of work and facing drug charges after allegedly hiding marijuana and a lighter in the Happy Meal.
Keith Irelan and his three children went through a McDonald's drive-thru Monday night to order Happy Meals. They were on their way to meet their mother at a nearby school for a picnic, police said.
Source: FoxNews.com |
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Mom drives son to rob jewelry story |
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Misc
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 17 May 2007 |
A 36-year-old German mother-of-five drove her son to a jewelry store he wanted to rob because she was afraid he may come to some harm, Bild newspaper reported Wednesday.
While her 17-year-old son and his two accomplices stabbed and robbed a jeweler in the eastern city of Dresden, the mother waited outside in the car.
Source: Reuters |
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Study: Vitamins Tied To Prostate Cancer |
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Health and Fitness
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 16 May 2007 |
There's more worrisome news about vitamins: Taking too many may increase men's risk of dying from prostate cancer.
The study, being published Wednesday, doesn't settle the issue. But it is the biggest yet to suggest high-dose multivitamins may harm the prostate, and the latest chapter in the confusing quest to tell whether taking various vitamins really helps a variety of conditions -- or is a waste of money, or worse.
Source: CBS5.com |
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Couples Take Special Vacation To Make Baby |
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Trying to Conceive and Pregnancy
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 15 May 2007 |
Procreation Vacation Costs About $7,000
For some, making a baby is effortless and fun. For others, it can be a maze of needles, hormones and stress.
The concept is to go on vacation and make a baby.
Source: NewsNet5 |
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How nanny turned into a third parent |
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Parenting
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 15 May 2007 |
The "super nanny" who speaks a second language, teaches the guitar and knocks up Jamie Oliver-style meals for the children is becoming a must-have accessory among wealthier parents.
According to a report, the professional nanny is no longer simply the "helper" who takes the children to school and after-school clubs and tucks them up in bed. Instead she must fill the role of third parent, personal nurse, chef and teacher.
Source: Telegraph |
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FDA: Flu Vaccine Works in Children Under 5 |
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Health and Fitness
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 15 May 2007 |
Federal regulators say MedImmune's nasal spray flu vaccine is effective for children under age 5 even though it may increase the risk of respiratory problems.
The vaccine, Flumist, was once thought to be a possible blockbuster drug, but has had modest sales because approved use is limited to healthy people between the age of 5 and 49 years old.
Source: FoxNews.com |
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Disabled children's toy developed |
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Fun Times
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
A system which uses a radio signal and motion sensors to enable disabled children to control toy cars has been developed.
The Dream-Racer device consists of hat equipped with four sensors and a wearable box containing a radio transmitter and a battery.
Source: TUV |
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Fathers responsible for fat children, not mothers: Australia study |
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Parenting
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 08 May 2007 |
Fathers who play less of a role in child rearing are more likely to have overweight or obese offspring, Australian researchers said.
A study of almost 5,000 youngsters revealed that fathers who do not set clear limits for their kids are more likely to have heavier children, according to the Australian Associated Press.
Source: Reuters |
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