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. The most important finding of the new study is that breastfeeding seems to lower the risk of developing breast cancer that comes from having ... Read Full Story

According to a study, breastfeeding may offer broad protection against breast cancer that extends to women who delay having children. (more…) Read Full Story

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. Neonatal sepsis is a serious bacterial infection in the blood that kills 8,000 newly born babies each year based on Philippine experience. Standard in health care for babies shou... Read Full Story

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. (more…) Read Full Story

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. Most health problems associated with seafood are due either to contaminants that are present in the environment where the seafoods (i.e. shellfish or fish) are grown or improper handling. Many shellfish like oysters, muzzles, clams, ... Read Full Story

Seafoods are actually and remarkably safe to eat. It accounts for no more than ten percent of all the reported food-borne diseases. (more…) Read Full Story

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 miniscule amount of melamine - 2.5 parts per million is still within tolerance, even a person has a daily intake of such dosage. The explanation by the food safety program director of the FDA, would be like, having a million grains of sand ... Read Full Story

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. (more…) Read Full Story

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. Each of these practices helps build a strong and... Read Full Story

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. (more…) Read Full Story