Dealing With Various Themes And Issues
Archive for October, 2008
Breastfeeding May Protect Women Against Breast Cancer
Oct 13th
According to a study, breastfeeding may offer broad protection against breast cancer that extends to women who delay having children.
Previous studies have shown that giving birth before age twenty five and having many children protects against certain types of breast cancer , while delayed child birth is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer.
Neonatal Sepsis – A Threat To Newly Born Infants
Oct 11th
Newborns are susceptible to infection because of their underdeveloped immune system. For that very reason, standards in hospital infection control should be strictly enforced starting at birth.
Hospital officials and personnel should be strict in applying standards in health care to avoid infection among the babies.
Preventing Seafood-borne Diseases
Oct 9th
Seafoods are actually and remarkably safe to eat. It accounts for no more than ten percent of all the reported food-borne diseases.
Nevertheless, seafood-borne disease cause a significant number of illness and deaths worldwide, and people should be wary of them.
Minute Traces Of Melamine In Most Foods Are Not Harmful – FDA
Oct 7th
Since melamine has set off a global food safety scare, the consuming public has raised the health concerns of most foods tainted with the chemical.
The Food and Drug Administration, however, has reported and concluded with its safety experts that eating a minuscule amount of melamine – 2.5 parts per million is still within tolerance, even a person has a daily intake of such dosage.
How Attachment Parenting Bring Out The Best In Babies
Oct 5th
Parents who decided to adapt a more natural way of rearing their children called attachment parenting (AP), a term coined by a famous pediatrician and father of eight.
The entire process starts at the very beginning with pregnancy and childbirth remaining natural. Once the baby is born, attachment parenting encourages breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby wearing, and later when the child is older, positive or gentle disciplining and homeschooling.
Green Charcoal – An Eco Friendly Invention
Oct 3rd
Green charcoal is a good alternative to expensive liquefied petroleum gas. The technology is slowly but surely invading the homes and it’s energy efficient, cheap and eco friendly.
This alternative fuel to LPG is safe, eliminates the danger of explosion that usually brings deaths and injuries. The green charcoal technology involves a process of converting wastes into green charcoal in the form of fire logs, pellets, briquettes.
Coping Up With Dry Eye Syndrome
Oct 1st
Do you often feel a burning, itching sensation in your eyes after using the computer for a long time? Have you noticed your eyes getting tired for no apparent reason?
Chances are you may be suffering from dry eye syndrome, one of the most common eye problem that affects over ten million people today.