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Regulations on Maryland's crib bumper ban finalized
Maryland health officials have published final regulations to prohibit the sale of decorative bumpers that line the inside of baby cribs, making this the first state with such a ban. The regulations issued by the Maryland Department of Health and...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health
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Maryland releases breast-feeding recommendations for hospitals
Maryland health officials want the state's hospitals to play a larger role in encouraging mothers to breast-feed in the crucial hours after they give birth, as growing evidence points to the health benefits of feeding babies human milk.
The Maryland...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Healthcare Policies, Pregnancy and Childbirth, UNICEF, Physiology
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Sharing breast milk with other moms can be a life saver
For the first two weeks of Jayden Adams' life, the little boy, born 10 weeks premature at Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital, was nourished with donated human breast milk. Now six weeks old and thriving, Jayden's mother, Mandy, who lost...
Tags: Charity, Rush University, Breast Cancer, National Economic Council, Diabetes
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N.H. school board member wants football ban
CNNA New Hampshire school board member says that he wants to ban football in his district. Paul Butler, a retired surgeon and first-term board member for the Dover school district, says that the risks of injury in the sport are too great. "I think it's bad...Tags: Head Injuries, Concussion, National Federation of State High School Associations, High School Sports, Football
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Study shows boys are starting puberty earlier
For The Baltimore SunWe have a joke in my house that whenever the boys are out of sorts, we attribute it to puberty. It turns out, this might not be so funny. New research shows that boys, like girls, are reaching puberty earlier—as young as 9 in some cases. A study...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity
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Babies are saying it with sign language
As the grainy YouTube video opens, Laura Berg announces that her 1-year-old daughter, Fireese, will demonstrate her sign language skills. Fireese stares into the video camera and sucks contemplatively on her finger, but her focus sharpens when her mom...Tags: YouTube
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Research shows gay and lesbian couples are good parents
More than 30 years of scientific research have shown that children do best when raised by two loving, committed parents, regardless of gender. This is the conclusion reached by a comprehensive review of virtually every study on the subject conducted by...Tags: Psychiatry, American Medical Association, Johns Hopkins University, General Practitioners, Politics
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Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, behavioral pediatrics clinic director
Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, medical director of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic who also was a consultant to city public schools, died Oct. 18 of pancreatic cancer at her Columbia home.
The former Catonsville and...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Catonsville, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Pediatrics, Teaching and Learning
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NIH targets all causes of sleeping infant deaths
Only 4 months and 4 days old, Becky Borchardt dozed off on her tummy on a couch at her child care provider's home. She never woke up. Since sudden infant death syndrome took Becky's life 21 years ago, her mother, Downers Grove resident Pam Borchardt, has...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Pediatrics, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Northwestern University, Death and Dying Customs
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Pediatricians Call for Better Protection for Cheerleaders
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- Laryngitis might once have been the worst injury a cheerleader faced. But cheerleading has become a full-on competitive sport of its own, with injuries to match. The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday issued a policy statement to try...Tags: Head Injuries, Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times, Injuries and Wounds, Health and Safety at School
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Academy of Pediatrics finds no evidence organic food is better for kids' health
Parents who feed their kids an organic diet may not be giving them the health advantage they think. There is no evidence eating organic foods cuts back on the risk of disease over the long-run, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a report this...
Tags: Pediatrics, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Organic Foods, Medical Specialization
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Doctors say treat cheerleading as a sport, make recommendations for safe practices
CNNBack in the 1800s, when cheerleaders first appeared on a field, their main goal was to get fans to root for their team, either by yelling chants, clapping or using pom-poms. But that's all changed. Now being a cheerleader is more demanding because...Tags: Head Injuries, Concussion, Injuries and Wounds, Health and Safety at School, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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