A new study reported by Reuters from the European Heart Journal describes the effects on children whose mothers smoked while they are pregnant. The study indicates that smoking in pregnancy can lead to lower levels of HDL or ‘good’ cholesterol thus making them more prone to heart disease later in life. “Our results suggest that maternal smoking …
Continue ReadingBreastfeeding Benefits — Add One More to the List!
It never hurts to add one more benefit to breastfeeding. According to WhattoExpect.com here is yet another good reason to breastfeed your baby. Researchers found that infants who are even briefly breastfed are 60% less likely to be affected by sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than babies who aren’t breastfed at all. And that percentage …
Continue ReadingParents Make Facebook Page for Unborn Child; Becomes Online Journal
We all know about Facebook. We all know that we can re connect with old friends and make new one via this site. However, the parents of this yet unborn baby have already made a page for her and while doing so created an online journal of their nine months of pregnancy. …
Continue Reading1 in 4 dads suffers a ‘pregmancy’
Men have become so closely involved with their partner’s pregnancy that 23 percent report emotional and physical changes often associated with women. Research found they become more emotional, “weepy”, and suffer mood swings, nausea and even phantom pregnancy pains. Men have more involvement and are more in tuned with their partners needs and …
Continue ReadingSleeping and pregnancy
Two words which become elusive as the months go on. Sleep and Pregnancy. For a safer pregnancy, make sure to sleep on your left side as it increases blood flow and nutrients to the baby. For the first twenty weeks it is safe to sleep on your back but after that it isn’t advisable because …
Continue ReadingAre Home Pregnancy Tests Accurate?
Finding out you are pregnant is one of the most exciting things about having a baby. But how soon is it to take a test? and how accurate can they be at such an early stage. Are there some which are more accurate than other? Woahhhhh! These are all great …
Continue ReadingChicago Bulls Forward praises stem cell transplant
Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer’s son was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. He and his wife (at the time) decided to have stem cells transplanted from a healthy sibling to Carmani, who has the disease. Its been 4 years since then and all is well with the little boy once diagnosed with the devastating disease. “It teaches …
Continue ReadingCBS’ The Doctors on Stem Cells and Cord Blood
On the most recent episode of The Doctors on CBS is an awesome segment about stem cells and cord blood. The Doctors answer a question from a women deciding whether she should store her third child’s cord blood. The collective answer was a resounding ‘yes’. They speak about the overwhelming and positive potential of …
Continue ReadingDo you remember Garanimals?????
Way back, somewhere deep in our memories are those cute little togs which were so easily matched that anyone ( and i mean anyone ; ) ) could do it??? That’s right, Garanimals. Well, they’ve grown up, er, they have come of age, the internet age that is. Thanks to our friends over at I …
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Genetic Testing
Genetic diseases affect an estimated 12 million Americans, yet according to a survey of 1,000 people conducted by the Genetic Disease Foundation (GDF), while two-thirds of those surveyed were willing to and saw the benefits of undergoing genetic testing, close to 80 percent had never talked to their physician about genetic screening – an inconsistency …
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