The FDA warned on May 23, 2008 that using Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream may harm nursing babies, citing concerns about toxic ingredients potentially causing serious side effects such as “difficulty in awakening the child, limpness of extremities or a decrease in an infant’s strength of grip and a change in skin color.” The problem ingredients [...]

When health questions come up, you may not be next to a computer. Do you want quick access to high-quality answers to your health questions on the go? I’m excited about the A.D.A.M. Symptom Navigator, a great new way to access reliable free health information. A touch of a button leads you to an image [...]

Getting plenty of DHA, one of the important omega-3 fats found in breast milk, could help to prevent allergies, asthma, and eczema in young children. Dr. Eileen Birch, who has previously studied links between DHA and improved mental and visual development, followed 89 formula-fed children who received formula with or without DHA included. Her results [...]

You can send fruit with kids to school, but how do you get them to actually eat it? I can remember trading away healthy lunch fare as a child, or just bringing home an uneaten orange in my lunch bag. I soon learned to toss uneaten healthy food in the trash, to avoid uncomfortable questions [...]

It’s time to add a new habit to pet care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have traced a lingering 19-state Salmonella outbreak to the handling of dry dog food and dog treats. There have been seventy laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella was found in opened bags of dry dog food, in unopened bags, in [...]

An epidemic of one type of hand-foot-mouth disease in China is starting to appear in news reports around the world as the child-killing virus. More than forty people have already died in this outbreak; all of them have been children. The culprit is enterovirus 71, or EV-71. It’s already made more than 25,000 children sick [...]

Breast feeding may help protect you from a painful, sometimes even crippling, condition later in life. Okay, I don’t think this benefit will be the deciding factor for starting or continuing breastfeeding for many women, but Swedish researchers uncovered an interesting association that underlines the power of breast feeding. We already know that breast feeding [...]

I am thrilled that for the first time we have a month of empowerment and education about the positive potential of pregnancy. Often special health months focus on important diseases; this month focuses on flourishing life. Pregnancy is a key time for women and their partners to take control of their own health and a [...]