Childhood Obesity, Smoking, and Sexual Activity Linked to Media Exposure

A new study by Yale University School of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, and California Pacific Medical Center finds that exposure to media damages children's long-term health. 80% of the studies reviewed link greater exposure to media with negative health effects for … [Read more...]

Another Reason We Can't Trust the FDA: Melamine is Now Safe for Infant Consumption

The FDA has come out with a "safe" level of melamine in Infant Formula. Just weeks ago, the FDA stated it couldn't determine a safe level of melamine for human infants (Oct. 3, 2008- "the US FDA cannot establish a level of melamine and its analogues in [infant formula] that does … [Read more...]

Feeding Hungry Children: One Man's Mission

There are starving children all over the world. As a parent, I am not above reminding my children of this when they complain about their full plates of food or daily snacks. To which they have been known to respond, "well, send it to Africa then." One man is doing just that. … [Read more...]

Before You Let Your Doctor Give Your Kids Drugs, Read This

There's a lot of controversy right now about over-medicating children for both medical and mental/emotional reasons. Before you let your doctor prescribe any medications for your child, please do some research. Ask questions. Lots of them. [social_buttons] I'm not a doctor or a … [Read more...]

Melamine in US Baby Formula: URGENT Health Alert

I'm confused. Yahoo news is reporting that there is Melamine in infant formula. The FDA says that there is no acceptable limit for Melamine in infant formula. The FDA also says that we (parents) shouldn't overreact. Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected … [Read more...]