An antibiotic resistant staph infection is getting attention after the death of a high school student in Virginia and has been reported in many areas, particularly in high schools. The infection is easily spread when sharing towels, razors and other personal items and is particularly common in schools.
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A day in the life of U.S. teens shows that thousands do drugs, drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes on a daily basis. Parents, here is an opportunity to make a difference in the health and welfare of your children.
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On the heels of pulling certain children’s cold medications off the shelves, pediatricians testify about the efficacy of children’s cold medicines and why they shouldn’t be given to children even as old a 5 years also. As the pediatricians note, the common cold gets better on its own and the less you do the faster [...]
A step in the right direction is what I would call the new program unveiled by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in England Monday when he announced schools would increase physical education from 2 to 5 hours a week. The action is taken on the heals of a report that announced a full 50% of Britons [...]
6 year old twins from Egypt, formerly conjoined at the head, have made great progress over the last 4 years since their successful separation surgery. They are thriving with therapy and are continuing to catch up to children their own age. What an inspirational story!
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Approximately 30% of children are born at home in Holland, the highest percentage in developed countries. Midwifes are a big part of the home birthing process and help expecting mothers in what they believe is a more natural surrounding. They don’t feel like giving birth is like being sick and needing to visit a hospital.
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A New York woman was diagnosed with breast cancer and decided to opt for a mastectomy, the most aggressive treatment. After her surgery and in recovering she was notified that the cancer was misdiagnosed due to a ‘mislabeling’ error and she didn’t have cancer. She speaks about her situation in an interview below. She is [...]
Topps, a New Jersey meat processing company, has expanded the recall of frozen hamburger patties to 22 million pounds after finding samples with the E. coli virus. The USDA has suspended production at the Topps plants producing ground beef. This isn’t surprising, previous research by the USDA itself has reported that 78.6 percent of ground [...]
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