Scientists 'hide formula risk'
Written by Dr Julie Smith   

Formula feeding should be clearly named in research showing its potential health risks to babies, according to a new study.

The study, led by Dr Julie Smith from the Australian Centre for Economics Research on Health at The Australian National University, shows that researchers reporting poorer health among formula-fed children too often shy away from including a mention of formula feeding in their titles or summaries....

 

Coping with Labour Naturally
Written by Rebecca Gower, B.A., M.A., DSHM (hons)   
If you are pregnant, it is hard not to think about the pain that is associated with labour at some point during pregnancy.  This is especially true if you are pregnant with your first child.  The good news is that the pain won't last forever and you get the precious gift of your baby as the best present of having had to deal with that pain.  It is also very possible that you could have a very different experience of labour with each child.  For example, you may have a very quick labour with your first child and a slower, irregular labour with your second one- or vice-versa...

 

What about our Sons?
Written by Dani Arnold   
In what could be a ground breaking announcement, on Nov 12 Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, announced the release of a new citizenship study guide to help newcomers and Canadians better understand Canada. In a section called "Equality of Women and Men" the guide states, that "barbaric" cultural practices such as female genital mutilation are illegal in Canada.

While the vast majority of Canadians will applaud the fact that the minister and our government are insuring that the fundamental rights of our female children are being protected by federal laws, we need to ask a serious question:

What about our sons?

 

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Scientists 'hide formula risk'
05 January 2010
 Formula feeding should be clearly named in research showing its potential health risks to babies, according to a new study. The study, led by Dr Julie Smith from the Australian Centre...

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What about our Sons?
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In what could be a ground breaking announcement, on Nov 12 Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, announced the release of a new citizenship...
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Would you like to financially help the Newman Breastfeeding Clinic & Institute (nbci) at no cost to yourself? Well, there is a way that you can! The nbci has joined up with http://www.charityservices.ca/  The way the program works is that you would purchase gift cards to your favourite grocery stores and gas stations and a portion of those proceeds will be donated to nbci. I know that most of us shop at the same stores on a regular basis so why not contribute to a good cause at the same time??
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