The British Autism Study of Infant Siblings (Basis) is conducting a test on 200 children that will start officially tomorrow that could help detect Autism even in infants. The test involves testing children with siblings that have Autism. The risk of Autism runs in about 1 in every 100 children, but if they ...
When a party guest told new college graduate Benjamin Braddock (aka Dustin Hoffman) that "plastic" was the wave of the future in the classic 1967 movie "The Graduate," he had no clue what that wave would bring to our shores. Plastics have made many products cheaper, longer lasting and lighter. It's hard to find anything these days that hasn't ...
Mr. Christopher once again with a new finding that caught my eye today. There's an old wives tale that pregnant women should not wear seat belts because it could kill their unborn babies. Apparently, the University of Michigan just published the results of their study in the April issue of the American Journal ...
Be Careful What You Wish For! This just in! CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta says a birth control pill for men is about a year away from approval and purchase in the United States. Male birth control is already available in Europe. Before the great female celebration begins--and I assume there will be dancing in the streets ...
A study in New York University showed that women with periodontal (gum) disease were at much higher risk for gestational diabetes than pregnant women with healthy gums. The study was led by Dr. Ananda P. Dasanayak, a professor of epidemiology and health promotion at the NYU College of Dentistry studied 256 women in New ...
With summer just a short season away, I thought we'd talk a bit about bee stings and your baby. Do you know what to do if your baby winds up on the business end of a bee, wasp, hornet or yellow jacket? Dr. Marty Belson of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Associates in Atlanta has some tips for recognizing ...
Mr. Christopher from the Corner Stork Baby Blog. Here's some breaking news from those crazy British scientists. They performed a study on pregnant women who smoked and those that quit once they got pregnant only to find that babies born to the non-smoking mommies were much happier. Babies born to the women ...
This is for all you moms-to-be! While you're getting the nursery ready and stocking up on diapers, burp cloths and all things baby, please take five minutes to watch this video on infant CPR. Of all the baby gifts your family and friends will give you, this one from Corner Stork Baby Gifts and me ...
Mr. Christopher from Corner Stork Baby Gifts Blog with an interesting article I found out of New Zealand. New Zealand has a "growth chart" that is used to decide if the growth of babies is up to standard. The problem with this chart is that it's primarily based on the growth of babies ...
An interesting article on pregnancy and childbirth was reported a few hours ago. The news article stated that women thatlived in in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province simply flat out refused to have Caesarean sections on February 29th. It's not known whether or not superstition played a part, but it's pretty well known that ...
