Articles in Family
The link between good nutrition during pregnancy and healthy babies was established many years ago. A new study shows that the nutritional choices made prior to conception can also have profound effects on your baby’s …
Researchers who studied the dining habits of almost 89,000 women over a period of 24 years have concluded that those who routinely consumed a diet as close as possible to the Dietary Approaches to Stop …
The FDA has joined forces with Malt-O-Meal to identify the cause of contamination while state health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working to identify other cases of the disease …
Although advances in health care have contributed to the longevity of baby boomers, there will be serious problems in three years when the first of the nation’s 78 million boomers begin reaching the age of …
The crafty critters that plague our food supply and make us sick can’t always be washed away with conventional means. Scientific studies have found that the microbes that can cause bouts of vomiting and …
Even though most of us don’t talk much about it, almost everyone would like to leave this life in a pain-free, peaceful, dignified manner. And dignity at the time of death is exactly what every …
The latest issue of The Joint Commission’s Sentinel Event Alert addresses the high risk for error medical care professionals face when administering adult medication formulations to children. The chance of miscalculation puts children at …
Ten to 15 out of every 100 mothers report feelings of depression during the first year after giving birth. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently analyzed data taken from …
“More needs to be done,” according to Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His assessment is based on 2007 data taken from the CDC’s Foodborne …
Everyone knows there are some very serious risks associated with smoking cigarettes and the risks affect the baby a woman carries when she chooses to smoke during pregnancy. A recent study, funded by the Centers …
