To ward off the virus, get a flu shot now. There’s no need to miss school or work this flu season By Angela Haupt Posted: August 26, 2010 Perhaps no flu season in recent memory has been as hyped and harrowing as last year’s, when swine flu infected millions and vaccine shortages led to long [...]
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by NPR Staff California is in the midst of its worst outbreak of whooping cough in a half-century. More than 2,700 cases have been reported so far this year — eight times last year’s number at this point. Seven of the victims, all infants, have died. And here’s what really worries pediatricians like USC’s Harvey [...]
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He's best known as the creator of the best-selling Happiest Baby on the Block series of books and DVDs, but for the past twenty years Dr. Harvey Karp has been tackling something even tougher than a toddler temper tantrum: endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).
Tens of thousands of parents are refusing to accept the medical research that shows little correlation between vaccines and autism. “There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads want an explanation for why their dumb-ass kids can’t compete academically, so they throw money into the happy laps of [...]
Over the past 30 years, toxic chemicals, like Teflon, plastics, and formaldehyde have increasingly invaded our homes. We used to think these substances were harmless, but a rising tide of evidence has turned the spotlight on chemical exposures as a possible poison to our children’s developing brains. One group of substances of particular concern is [...]
All sorts of arguments are thrown around to persuade parents that shots threaten their children with autism. I’d like to discuss 4 of the commonly repeated concerns, 3 flawed…and 1 that I think has merit. 1) Too many shots can overwhelm a child and cause autism. No! Babies get more vaccines today than 30 years [...]
This is the first post in a series of three about autism and vaccines. If a foreign government were suspected of doing something that caused brain problems to 1/166 American children our nation would immediately and vigorously respond…and even go to war! Well, our children are under a mysterious assault that is causing 1/166 to [...]
Ahhh…sleep!
What parent doesn't need a little extra snooze time?
But, most parents make their homes so quiet... it actually ruins their baby's sleep! Did you know that the sound your baby heard inside you was louder than a vacuum...24/7. That's why using a rough, whooshy sound can flip on the calming reflex...and immediately boost your baby’s sleep...
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