| Well Baby and Breast Feeding Clinics a Success | | Posted Friday, January 05, 2007 12:46:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit's Well Baby and Breast Feeding Clinics have proved to be beneficial. A survey conducted showed 90 percent of women that participated in the clinic found it valuable and educational. The survey was based on how well the program is run, convenience of locations, quality of service and staff, and health outcomes. Most women said they especially enjoyed the sense of community that came from participating, as well as the feeling that they were making better health choices as an outcome. For more information about the Well Baby and Breastfeeding clinics call 519-426-6170. .... | |
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| | | Raiding For Women? Female Remains In Graveyards Reflect War In Pre-Hispanic New Mexico | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 10:46:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | An important new archaeological study from the December issue of Current Anthropology is the first to document interregional movement of women in the pre-Hispanic Southwest. Using an analysis of grave sites, the researchers found more female remains during periods of political influence, providing an interesting insight into the ways warfare may contribute the local archaeological record. .... | |
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| | | FluMist: Safe if you're breast-feeding? | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 2:47:12 AM by Blog57 Team | | Use of the nasal influenza vaccine FluMist in nursing mothers hasn't been adequately evaluated, and it's not known whether FluMist passes into breast milk. The manufacturer of FluMist advises caution in using the nasal flu vaccine in women who are breast-feeding. However, FluMist is not contraindicated in nursing mothers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Consult your doctor if you have questions about the safety of the nasal flu vaccine in your specific situation. Be sure to tell your doctor you're breast-feeding before receiving FluMist. .... | |
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| | | Tagaytay, Marikina among Asia-Pacific cities honored by WHO | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 6:47:45 AM by Blog57 Team | | THE World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday commended eight cities in the Asia-Pacific region -- including Tagaytay and Marikina -- for programs aimed at improving the health of their populations. Cities in Australia, China, Japan, the Philippines and South Korea were given awards for a range of initiatives including the promotion of breast feeding, reduction of gender-based violence and plans to improve the health of people living in urban slums. The WHO's acting regional director for the Western Pacific, Dr. Richard Nesbit, gave out the awards in ceremonies in Suzhou, China, the world health body's regional office in Manila said in a statement. South Korea's Wonju received a Good Practice Award for innovative approaches to financing health promotion activities and Jeju was recognized for best practices in breast feeding and protecting people at their work places.... | |
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| | | Burkina Faso: A Matter of Life and Death | | Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 2:46:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | In another installment in her series detailing life as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, Nathalie Boittin writes about traditional ceremonies such as baptisms and funerals in the village of Borguindé. Despite challenges in understanding the culture, Boittin tells of the importance of preserving traditions in the face of modernity. .... | |
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| | | Benefits of Breast-feeding | | Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 12:46:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | (Christine Webb) - Breast-feeding offers many benefits, according to a new study of almost 5,500 American children and their mothers. Mothers who breast-fed their infants were more likely to be older, to have more education, and to provide a more stimulating home environment for their babies. They were less likely to smoke, less likely to live in poverty. The findings were published recently in the British Medical Journal. The link between breast-feeding and intelligence was first suggested in 1929. Subsequent research supporting that association had failed to explore other factors, including a mother's intelligence. While breast-feeding doesn't boost a baby's I.Q., it is important for the healthy growth and development of infants, including intimacy and touch between mother and child. .... | |
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| | | Breast-feeding mom tells jury of humiliation | | Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 6:46:19 PM by Blog57 Team | | A Wayne woman suing Tiffany & Co. for sex discrimination testified in state court Wednesday that an employee who saw her breast-feeding in the store angrily told her to go into the bathroom to do it. "I was crying. I was very upset," said Rosa Almond, who testified that she went to the Short Hills Tiffany & Co. store in December 2002 with her two children and a friend to do Christmas shopping. She is seeking monetary damages for emotional distress. .... | |
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| | | Breast-feeding has no impact on intelligence | | Posted Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:46:11 AM by Blog57 Team | | Breast-feeding has no impact on a child's intelligence, according to research published on Wednesday. Although breast-feeding has many advantages for children including reducing infections, respiratory illnesses and diarrhoea, enhancing a child's intelligence does not appear to be among them. "Breast-feeding has little or no effect on intelligence in children," Geoff Der of .... | |
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| | | Breast cancer up 80% in 30 years | | Posted Tuesday, October 03, 2006 10:46:35 AM by Blog57 Team | | THE NUMBER of women with breast cancer has rocketed in the past 30 years, but death rates for the disease are falling, researchers say. The Office for National Statistics says that from 1971 to 2004 the number of cases of the disease in England rose by 81 per cent to 36,939. But since 1989, deaths have fallen by a fifth to 12,417 because of better treatment and earlier detection. .... | |
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| | | This just in, 9/24 | | Posted Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:46:12 PM by Blog57 Team | | While traveling recently with her 10-month-old daughter on a United Airlines flight, Joany Tarud was reminded that not everyone can stomach breast-feeding in public. The Denver mother's subsequent complaints about a flight attendant prompted an apology from the airline. Tarud was traveling with her daughter and mother from Birmingham, Ala., to Denver. Tarud said she and her infant were hunched against a window and covered with a baby blanket. Tarud's mother was sitting in the next seat, further blocking the duo from view. No other passengers were seated next to the family. Just before the plane took off, Tarud said a flight attendant instructed her to use a blanket provided by the airline to cover herself and the baby more fully. "Once the seat-belt sign goes off (and passengers walk through the cabin), you will make other people uncomfortable," .... | |
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