Search engines and social media organizations must do more to prevent the spread of inaccurate information on childhood vaccination, and governments must better support mandatory immunization programs, says an international group of leading public health scientists in a statement published in the Journal of Health Communication. The Salzburg Statement on Vaccination Acceptance lays down several
Month: July 2019
IN THIS ARTICLE Do you love biking? Want to take your baby along on bike rides but don’t know how? Biking helps you bond with the baby while letting them enjoy the outdoors. All you need is to get a baby bike seat. However, it is essential to get the right kind of bike seat
The California agency that regulates doctors is investigating at least four physicians for issuing questionable medical exemptions to children whose parents did not want them immunized. The Medical Board of California’s investigations are unfolding amid the nation’s worst measles outbreak in more than a quarter-century, as California lawmakers consider controversial legislation to tighten the requirements
40 Summer Salads The Whole Family Will Love » Daily Mom When the dog days of summer are heating up the house the last thing you want to do is slave over a hot stove to make dinner. Cool summer salads are just the ticket for keeping the whole family fed and happy, without cooking
Image: Shutterstock You’re lucky if your baby has a favorite toy and wants to play only with it. Otherwise, you may need multiple toys with multiple features to keep the baby entertained, especially when they’re growing. One of the many entertaining toys you can get for them is an activity center, which keeps them engaged
A new study has shown how cannabis could be an effective treatment option for both pain relief and insomnia, for those looking to avoid prescription and over the counter pain and sleep medications -including opioids. The study, published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, which looked at 1,000 people taking legalized marijuana in an American
A major 2009 revision to a federal nutrition program for low-income pregnant women and children improved recipients’ health on several key measures, researchers at UC San Francisco have found. The study is the first to analyze the health effects of the changes to the U.S. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC),
Image: iStoxk A life jacket is essential when a baby is in or around water. Whether you need it for occasional visits to the pool or regular trips on the boat, you’ll need the best life jacket for your baby. In this MomJunction post, we give you the complete guide to buying an infant life
An international collaboration of infectious disease experts has identified a large group of people who appear to have naturally mounted an immune response to TB, a bacterial infection that is the leading cause of infectious disease death worldwide. Nearly 200 people from 2500 households with active TB were clearly exposed to TB for more than
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Once the baby learns to stand, it takes them little time to start walking. Standing and walking are essential milestones that help the baby in their overall physical development. Push walkers come in handy at a time when the baby is starting to develop these skills. But when is the
Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Researchers followed 775 children from birth to age 18 at the Boston Medical Center. Most lived in a low-income, urban area
Teenagers who can describe their negative emotions in precise and nuanced ways are better protected against depression than their peers who can’t. That’s the conclusion of a new study about negative emotion differentiation, or NED–the ability to make fine-grained distinctions between negative emotions and apply precise labels– published in the journal Emotion. Adolescents who use