Chrissy Teigen recently posted a plea to her over 37 million followers: “I humbly beg you to stop asking if I’m pregnant,” she wrote. Teigen, who was experiencing bloating due to IVF treatments, is far from the only famous woman to experience pregnancy speculation. In just the past few months, stars like Kourtney Kardashian, Jessie
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A study recently completed at the University of Helsinki revealed that the fungal microbiota in the gut is more abundant and diverse in children treated with antibiotics compared with the control group even six weeks following the start of the antibiotic course. In light of the findings, a reduction in the number of gut bacteria
Mother’s Day looks different for moms with a sick child. Learn how you can help. Created for There are few situations as difficult as having a seriously ill child. In Canada, 65 per cent of families live outside a city with specialty children’s hospital. Many families must travel long distances to access the medical care
The Parenting Junkie dispels the myth that it takes two to tango and therefore that it takes two to save your marriage. Learn why it doesn’t take two to tango. If you’ve found yourself wondering how to save your marriage or even how to build a happy marriage you should watch this. You can save
Sometimes we need a unique touch to make our home extra special. We can always create our own decoration using materials that you had not thought of before. So get ready to learn the best decoration hacks you can do if you use building materials. So you can surprise anyone who enters your house. They
Women’s elevated anxiety, depression and stress during pregnancy altered key features of the fetal brain, which subsequently decreased their offspring’s cognitive development at 18 months. These changes also increased internalizing and dysregulation behaviors, according to a new study by Children’s National Hospital published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers followed a cohort of 97 pregnant women
In a study published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, researchers reviewed the ways to develop breastfeeding practices in the era of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Image Credit: Updating Clinical Practices to Promote and Protect Human Milk and Breastfeeding in a COVID-19 Era. Image Credit: Onjira Leibe/Shutterstock Background Breastfeeding and lactation have been affected by
Do you have a cat or dog that is like part of the family to you? Our pets can be the center of our world and deserve the best treatment; that’s why we like having them home with us. In this video, we’ll show you several different tricks to keep your pets healthy, happy, and
This week, the Food and Drug Administration announced a draft plan intended to lower the levels of lead in juice. The action is part of the FDA’s “Closer to Zero” action plan, which was announced last year with the aim of lowering the levels of all toxic heavy metals that children are exposed to through
Most of the attempts to curtail the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) focused on the development of vaccines and the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions such as lockdowns and social distancing restrictions to limit the transmission of the disease. However, scientists from the Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences are exploring alternate ways to prepare for
Young adults who received organ transplants as children may not be regularly attending their doctor appointments after leaving their pediatric providers. Missing these appointments is associated with longer and more frequent hospitalizations and poorer medication adherence, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Georgia found a significant decline in attending adult health
Postpartum intrusive thoughts are common, but rarely talked about. That needs to change. I was an expat in Bangkok when I became pregnant with my first child. Like many first-time moms, I wanted a non-medicated birth: I hired a doula, coached my husband on pain relief techniques, and planned to breastfeed immediately following delivery. What
Pupils who feel particularly joyful do not do any better in their GCSEs than their peers who do not feel as happy, according to UCL research led by Professor John Jerrim. The peer-reviewed study, published in Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, analyzed data from 4,000 pupils aged 15 and 16 in England from
CAR-T therapy, a form of immunotherapy that revs up T-cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells, has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers, including certain leukemias, lymphomas, and most recently, multiple myeloma. However, Black and Hispanic people were largely absent from the major clinical trials that led to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval
We know that moving to a new home can take a lot of effort. You may have to make repairs, so we want to show you construction hacks and organization ideas so that you become an expert handyman and can solve small details on your own. So do not miss any of these ideas. We
Adult vaccination rates and social determinants of health-;or the social and economic conditions in which families live and work-;have played an important role in children’s mental health during the pandemic, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study, published April 27 in JAMA Psychiatry, found that stress surrounding the pandemic
Image: iStock Empathy is the ability to sense other people’s feelings or “the ability to put oneself in someone’s shoes.” So, empathy activities for kids are a way to bring kindness and compassion to build relationships. When children learn how other people may feel, they become careful with their actions and words. They tend to
Children with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy that begins in infancy, experience seizures, usually for their entire life. They are at high risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and can also develop intellectual disability and autism. Available treatments typically fail to improve these symptoms. Now, a group of scientists at Gladstone
This child I carry has raised my rhythm, has given God a new name. Here we are holy/for more than Sunday. You, taking space in my womb, making my belly your mother country, burying your name in my bones. — For the one who made me a mother, an excerpt from my book, “Beckoning of
There are endless variations of the ABC song, which will help you keep it fresh (for baby and for you!). The “ABC Song” is one of the most popular English alphabet songs in North America. Sung to the tune of “Baa Baa Black Sheep” and “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” it’s also super simple to remember.
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