Parents face so many difficult decisions when it comes to having a child: decisions about nursing, sleep patterns, discipline, teaching methods and, in the case of boys, whether or not to circumcise. In addition to being the most common surgery for males in the U.S., circumcision has been practiced in various cultures for centuries. Yet when it comes to the health and best interest of your newborn, is circumcision the way to go?
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"It's impossible to put into words to explain to anybody that your family member, your granddaughter who you've raised since an infant could just be gone ...
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San Francisco Chronicle - 21 Hours Ago
... obesity and sudden infant death syndrome. "What we're trying to say here is that taking maternity leave may make good health sense as well as good ...
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According to the Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries report from April 2007, not breastfeeding increases a mother's ...
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Houston Chronicle - 22 Hours Ago
Meanwhile, retailers continue to stock infant products that leach BPA in contact with heat. Virtually all canned foods — including baby formula — are hugged ...
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Wall Street Journal - 24 Hours Ago
An infant's breathing problems don't usually cause lasting effects, but such babies are more likely to have to be admitted for intensive care. ...
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Newsday - January 07, 2009
Abbott Laboratories, Nestle and Mead Johnson make more than 90 percent of all infant formula produced in the United States. In addition to the Abbott ...
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Scotsman - January 07, 2009
Birmingham: Six babies remained in isolation today after a bug which has already killed one infant hit a hospital's neo-natal unit. ...
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Tyler Morning Telegraph - January 07, 2009
... is doing is by looking at the infant mortality," he said. "Our rate is going down, and that attests to the quality of health care in Smith County. ...
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Houston Chronicle - January 07, 2009
By NANCY MARTINEZ Texas ranks behind most other states in infant survival rates, school graduation rates and access to health insurance, according to a ...
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The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 17 hours ago
Taking many months of maternity leave improves the health of working women and their babies, two new studies report. But the authors say such leaves are ...
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News & Observer - January 06, 2009
... afterwards went online on his home computer. Police later found that Williams had gone to sites dealing with infant health and Sudden Infant Death syndrome.
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Scientific American - January 06, 2009
Imagine a teething infant. Children ingest twice the amount of dust that grown-ups do. Let's say a grown-up weighs 150 pounds [68 kilograms]. ...
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Wall Street Journal Blogs - January 06, 2009
... smoking ban in restaurants and bars, and few of my friends and relatives smoke, so I haven’t really faced a lot of third-hand smoke with my infant son. ...
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Business Wire (press release) - January 06, 2009
The major product segment analyzed are Floor Scales, Infant & Baby Scales, Chair Scales, and Under Bed Scales. The report provides separate comprehensive ...
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Times of India - January 06, 2009
For babies, it is known that breastfeeding protects them from infection and may decrease the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), allergies and ...
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AFP - January 06, 2009
At that time, the infant mortality rate in Indonesia rose 14 percent. In the Philippines, the immunisation rate fell nearly 15 percent and public health ...
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IdahoStatesman.com - January 06, 2009
In 1969, the National Institute of Health's Second International Conference identified Sudden Infant Death Syndrome as a distinct diagnosis. ...
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Temple Terrace University Beacon - January 05, 2009
8 – Infant and Child CPR, 6 – 9 pm Learn how to perform life-saving CPR and choking rescue techniques on both infants and children according to American ...
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Native Times - January 05, 2009
The twin epidemic of diabetes and infant mortality is much, much higher than that of the average American. Several months ago I wrote about several Lakota ...
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The Chattanoogan - January 05, 2009
Jeannette McDonald, infant mortality reduction initiative coordinator, said, “Folic acid awareness is needed now more than ever. ...
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