Have fun trick-or-treating!
Entries from October 2007
October 30, 2007
Sugar Highs and Lows
by Stacey
Even if you’re not a parent, you know that sugar makes kids hyper. Right? Well, maybe not. According to this article in the LA Times, it’s a matter of debate among nutrition researchers.
Experts disagree about whether the sugar high and sugar crash truly exist. Many say the evidence contradicts such stories. “There is no [...]
October 29, 2007
Diagnosing Autism Early
by Stacey
Pediatricians should screen all children for autism twice by age 2, according to two new reports issued today by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Up until now, the group recommended screening between 18 and 24 months of age, according to this AP story. Experts say one in 150 U.S. children have the troubling developmental [...]
October 29, 2007
The Open Post
by Stacey
Happy Halloween! And congratulations Red Sox for winning the World Series Sunday night! Fitting for this time of year, I have kind of a spooky story to tell. When I agreed to marry my husband, I also agreed that our future children would grow up loving the baseball team he had cheered for (and [...]
October 26, 2007
Why Didn’t They Tell Us?
by Stacey
Although it was news to parents, pediatricians have known for years that cough and cold medicines for kids were a waste of time and money. According to this article in the Washington Post, some doctors even learned about it in medical school.
“When I was trained as a pediatrician, it was just accepted that these [...]
October 25, 2007
Bumbo Safety RECALL
by Stacey
About one million foam baby seats made by Bumbo International of South Africa are being recalled due to reports of young children falling out the sides. According to this AP story, the Consumer Product Safety Commission received 28 reports of young children falling out of the seats, including three who suffered skull fractures because [...]
October 25, 2007
Closet Co-Sleepers
by Stacey
Nearly 13 percent of parents in the U.S. practiced co-sleeping with their children in 2000 up from 5.5. percent in 1993, according to a series of studies on co-sleeping published in the August issue of the journal Infant and Child Development. And according to this article in the NY Times, the current number [...]
October 24, 2007
Lead in Lipstick
by Stacey
A report issued earlier this month by the Campaign for Safer Cosmetics found that some popular brands of women’s lipstick contain lead, a known neurotoxin. And no, this time the stuff’s made in the good ole U.S. of A. According to a press release that accompanied the report, the lead tests were conducted by [...]
October 23, 2007
Middle School and Birth Control
by Stacey
An independently-run health clinic at a middle school in Portland, Maine will soon be offering girls access to oral contraceptives after a school committee voted last week in favor of it. According to this NY Times article, the pills could be available to students by the end of the year.
The school’s clinic functions much [...]
October 22, 2007
The Open Post
by Stacey
Hey everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. We packed the kids in the car and drove over to the Cedar River to watch the salmon spawning. It’s a very northwesty kind of thing to do. You stand on a foot bridge and peer over into the water and there are these huge, red [...]
