Archive for January, 2009
First Baby Born Free of Cancer Gene
BRCA-1 gene (Breast Cancer Gene) Genetic tinkering is a very hot-button issue. People talk about ‘designer babies’, wondering where anyone would draw the line and all the things that can go wrong. It’s a scary thought, messing with our building blocks. Well, the first baby whose ‘building blocks’ were tinkered with has been born- immune [...]
Government Putting Small Business, Consignment Shops At Risk
Image via Wikipedia In quite possibly the most over the top knee jerk reaction ever, the government may be outlawing your child’s favorite books, clothing, and more. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) that’s set to reduce lead content in an assortment of children’s items by Feb. 10 may inadvertently put countless small businesses [...]
Early Repeat C-Sections Increase Risks, Study Finds
Image via Wikipedia Studies show that early and repeat c-sections could spell trouble for your little one: The study of more than 24,000 full-term infants found that those delivered at 37 weeks to mothers who had elective repeat C-sections were about twice as likely as newborns delivered at the recommended 39 weeks to experience breathing [...]
Keeping You Child Safe Online
Remember when this was amazing tech? The internet can be a dangerous and scary place. Even for those of us fluent in “geek”. When my family first got connected (in the yesteryear of 1998), my mother was a huge ball of nerves. She was convinced I was going to get stalked, kidnapped and a thousand [...]
Jett Travolta Deceased at 16
Image by Getty Images via Daylife It something no parent should ever have to deal with. The death of a child is easily one of the hardest things anyone could deal with. Condolances to the Travolta family, they are mourning the loss of their child Jett. There is also a chance of an Autism link: [...]
