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New gene clues emerge for leukaemia, obesity, bowel disease (AFP)

AFP - Teams of doctors on Sunday said they had uncovered genetic flaws that separately boost the risk of a common form of leukaemia and bowel disease in children and may also influence obesity and fertility. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 1:40 PM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
TRAVEL - Quick getaway to Moraine State Park

Where: Portersville, Butler County, straight north on Interstate 79. • How far: About 45 minutes to an hour north of Pittsburgh. • Why: It's Labor Day weekend, and this beautiful 16,725-acre park offers a zillion activities: camping, picnicking...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2008 10:14 PM by Heather
LOCAL - Mom's lipstick line a kiss from Mother Nature

Beauty and business are passions of Kristen Null-Croner. Now, the Monroeville mom has combined them in a new line of lip products. But they aren't your usual pucker products. The 20 lipsticks and glosses in her Marina Cosmetics line harness the power...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2008 10:12 PM by Heather

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RECALLS - Car Chargers, Strollers

Car chargers International Merchandising Service Inc. is recalling about 210,000 car chargers used with Power System Plus 3 million candlepower spotlights. The car charger is incompatible with the spotlight's battery, which can cause it to overcharge...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2008 10:08 PM by Heather
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Just a few glasses of wine over a short period in early pregnancy may cause fetal problems, suggest researchers from the Medical College of Georgia. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 2:02 PM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
Severe stress in pregnancy may affect fetal growth (Reuters)

Reuters - Women who go through a traumatic event during or soon before pregnancy may be at increased risk of having an underweight baby, a large study suggests. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 11:59 AM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
Blood pressure pill works well in kids, study shows (Reuters)

Reuters - The blood pressure drug valsartan (sold as Diovan) safely and effectively lowers blood pressure in youngsters aged 1 to 5 years who have high blood pressure (also called hypertension), a study shows. Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 10:22 AM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
Mom's Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Preemie's SIDS Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born prematurely to women who smoked during their pregnancy may be at higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than premature infants born to nonsmoking moms, new research suggests. Read...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 9:01 AM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
"Natural" cesarean mimics vaginal birth experience (Reuters)

Reuters - A cesarean childbirth procedure developed in the UK takes a "woman-centered" approach and incorporates many important aspects of natural childbirth, according to a recent report. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 10:57 AM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
Water disinfection products no harm to pregnancy (Reuters)

Reuters - Drinking water that contains disinfection by-products at regulatory cut-off levels does not appear to raise a pregnant woman's risk of delivering a small baby or delivering prematurely, new research shows. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 10:56 AM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
Study Links Spanking to Physical Abuse (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to mothers who don't spank their children, mothers who've spanked their child in the past year are three times more likely to use harsher forms of punishment. Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 12:01 PM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
Health Tip: Leaving Your Children Alone (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- It's important for a child to learn to be independent and care for himself. But how do you know when a child is old and mature enough to stay alone? Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2008 9:01 AM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
HIV treatment may provoke asthma in kids (Reuters)

Reuters - Treatment with a combination of anti-HIV drugs, known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), can improve the immune systems of infected patients, but new research indicates that in young children this effect may increase the risk of...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2008 5:18 PM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
Camps for U.S. military kids aim to ease anxieties (Reuters)

Reuters - Wide-eyed and interrupting occasionally with comments like "My dad's a Marine," a dozen or so boys listened avidly as Sgt. Roy Meredith described being injured by shrapnel in Iraq. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2008 4:49 PM by Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
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August 2008 - Mom News

New gene clues emerge for leukaemia, obesity, bowel disease (AFP)

TRAVEL - Quick getaway to Moraine State Park

LOCAL - Mom's lipstick line a kiss from Mother Nature

RECALLS - Car Chargers, Strollers

Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death (HealthDay)

Severe stress in pregnancy may affect fetal growth (Reuters)

Blood pressure pill works well in kids, study shows (Reuters)

Mom's Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Preemie's SIDS Risk (HealthDay)

"Natural" cesarean mimics vaginal birth experience (Reuters)

Water disinfection products no harm to pregnancy (Reuters)

Study Links Spanking to Physical Abuse (HealthDay)

Health Tip: Leaving Your Children Alone (HealthDay)

HIV treatment may provoke asthma in kids (Reuters)

Camps for U.S. military kids aim to ease anxieties (Reuters)

Examine block system to ensure benefits