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How to Swaddle an Infant Safely0
- Home & Family
- May 18, 2013
Now that new concerns have emerged regarding the safety of swaddling, U.S. maternity wards are starting to use sleeping sacks (wearable blankets) instead of swaddling blankets as part of a campaign to promote safer sleep for babies. The Wall Street Journal, 5/14/2013
READ MOREMore women opting for preventive mastectomy – but should they be?0
- Health & Healing
- May 18, 2013
Angelina Jolie's announcement that she had both breasts removed- after finding out she had an 87% chance of getting breast cancer due to the BRCA1 gene- has brought much attention to the procedure. Apparently, rates of women opting for preventive mastectomies have increased by an estimated 50 percent in recent years. Since genetic tests for breast cancer risks have
READ MOREA “fountain of youth” for hearts?0
- Health & Healing
- May 14, 2013
Doctors Rich Lee and Amy Wagers have honed in on a hormone called GDF-11, which declines with age in mice. "When old mouse hearts are exposed to this hormone at the levels the young mice have, then their hearts go back quite dramatically to the appearance of the young mouse heart in just a few
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Mother’s Day Special: Dinner with the Smileys0
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 14, 2013
This is a a touching account written by a mother, Sarah Smiley, whose husband is in the military. When her husband got deployed once again in Nov. 2011– and would be away from his wife and 3 boys for 13 months– Sarah had a wonderful idea: Why not invite different people to dinner once a
READ MOREFather-Son Relationships: The Things Every Boy Needs From His Dad0
- Relationships
- May 13, 2013
Roland Warren, father of two sons and board member of the National Fatherhood Initiative, explains the simple but critical things every son needs from his dad. These are things that every good father needs to do, including providing, nurturing and guiding. The Huffington Post, 5/1/2013
READ MOREHow Viral Generosity is Helping my Family Move on from the Boston Tragedy0
- What I Can Do
- May 13, 2013
The generosity of strangers has helped raise the Corcoran family's spirits as they deal with Celeste and Sydney Corcoran's injuries from the Boston Marathon bombing. More than 10,000 people have donated nearly $700,000 to the Corcoran family online fundraiser. The Huffington Post, 5/1/2013
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