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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 14:27
Michelle Obama and Wal-Mart Work for Clearer Food Labels
by Laura at Parenting
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Big businesses join Michelle Obama to combat childhood obesity.Read Full Post
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 14:25
One Mom's Fight For Autism Health Coverage
by Laura at Parenting
Special Needs Blog
Anna Bullard paid out of pocket for her autistic daughter’searly intervention treatments. Now, she’s pushing Georgia lawmakers to require the state’s health insurers to cover the disorder for all kids.Read Full Post
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 17:16
Report: Breastfeeding Could Save 830,000 Babies a Year
by Laura at Parenting
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A new report by Save the Children estimates that 830,000 babies worldwide could be saved annually if mothers breastfed them during the “power hour” immediately after birth.Read Full Post
Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 12:15
Should Kids Playing Tackle Football be Outlawed?
by Laura at Parenting
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Your little boy idolizes Peyton Manning, tosses a football for hours and wears his Broncos jersey almost every day. But when it comes time to sign up for tackle football, will you let him?Read Full Post
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 17:56
Sweet Do-Good Valentine’s Day Idea
by Laura at Parenting
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Tired of candy hearts and construction paper? There’s a new way your kids can share the Valentine’s Day love. Read Full Post
Monday, January 28, 2013 - 18:31
Flu Waning, Norovirus on the Rise
by Laura at Parenting
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If the flu or stomach virus haven’t visited your family so far this winter, consider yourself lucky—very lucky.Read Full Post
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 10:45
Study: Overweight Teens Bullied By Parents
by Laura at Parenting
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Tough love or toxic torment? More than one in three overweight teens is taunted by their parents about their size, a new study says.Read Full Post
Monday, January 7, 2013 - 16:57
Smart New Baby Clothes Could Prevent SIDS
by Laura at Parenting
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Are you one of those parents who has to keep checking if their sleeping baby is still breathing? Researchers in Germany may have a way for you to get some peace of mind.Read Full Post
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 17:24
With No Doctor Present, Dad Delivers Baby in the Hospital
by Laura at Parenting
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Last week, David Hererra learned quickly that he did not need the letters “M.D.” after his name to deliver a baby. When the couples' scheduled doctor mysteriously went missing in a West Hills, Texas hospital, Hererra had to take matter into his own hands—literally.Read Full Post
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 15:18
Can Getting a Cold Make a Kid Fat?
by Laura at Parenting
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Could obesity be contagious? Sounds crazy, but a new study shows that there may be a connection between obesity and a type of common virus that causes colds, the flu and diarrhea: The American Academy of Pediatrics published an “early release” study on its website today that showed a link between childhood obesity and an antibody of a human adenovirus 36 or AD-36.

Of the total 124 children in the study, 54 percent were obese and 46 percent were not.  The findings show that 15 of the 19 children who had the antibody were obese, or 78 percent.  The researchers said on msnbc.com that this could help explain rapid or unexplained weight gain in kids but that he isn’t “blaming” obesity on the virus.

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