Over 6,000 rare diseases (those that effect less than 1 in 2000 people) have been identified. Many of these diseases are life threatening, but because a relatively small number of people are alive at any given time with each individual disease, little or no research funding is applied toward finding a cure for each one. [...]

Pediatricians need to learn to listen to parents and take their insights and intuition seriously. Doctors in general need to learn to listen to patients and to take their insights seriously. So does the healthcare system.
You might be interested in e-Patient Dave’s blog post and discussion about Medpedia happening over at e-patients.net. James Currier, a Medpedia [...]

A new study has shown that brief exposures to bisphenol A (BPA) early in life can have a long lasting effect on reproductive hormones. BPA is a common ingredient in some plastics and resins that has been shown to act like an estrogen hormone. In this study, otherwise matched female newborn animals were exposed to [...]

The International Toy Fair wrapped up in New York this week, and I loved listening to a report from the floor as NPR reporter Margot Adler wandered the aisles of the show.
She said the key words she kept hearing were classic, safe, green and affordable. Hooray!
When it comes to selecting toys for your child, I [...]

Hand washing does something cool that I bet most parents never think about. Most parents do know that hand washing before eating can greatly reduce the risk of bacterial and viral infections and is a cost-effective way to keep your family healthier during these winter months. Hand washing can save your family tissue-strewn days dealing [...]