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January 27, 2009

And Baby H Makes Eight!

One California mother received the surprise of her life on Monday.

As if seven bouncing bundles of joy weren’t going to be enough for a new mom to handle at feeding and diaper changing time, but lo and behold, it was announced yesterday morning at the Kaiser Permanente hospital that an eighth newborn had arrived, according to CNN.…

January 27, 2009

The Promise of SCHIP

Ronald Bayer and Amy Fairchild published a commentary on the impending expansion of the SCHIP program on the Huffington Post.…

January 22, 2009

Who Is Subject Number 2143? Oh, He's Just My Son.

What do researchers do in an era of scarce research funding and difficult to find research subjects? Enlist their own children, of course!…

January 19, 2009

Quick, Easy Criticism of Conjoined Twins' Parents is Just That

Last week on Bioedge, Michael Cook brought to our attention a story from the UK involving Lisa and Mike Chamberlain, soon-to-be parents of conjoined twins, who have refused to consider terminating their pregnancy.…

January 13, 2009

Didn't You Just Know This Was True? Vicks May Be Bad For You

How many of you have the urge upon reading this headline “Vicks Might Make Kids Sicker” to immediately forward the article to your mother and say, “See I told you so all those years ago!…

December 1, 2008

H.S. Kids are Unethical. But Why?

As reported Sunday on MSNBC, high school kids break ethical boundaries frequently–including lying, cheating, and stealing. With 30% of students having stolen something from a store in the last year and 64% admitting to having cheated on a test, one has to wonder: why are our nation’s youth okay with breaking the rules?…

December 1, 2008

Track or Cross-Country? Genetic Tests Tell You How Your Kid Will Run

As of Monday, a Colorado-based company will begin offering a genetic test to help parents determine whether their child would be better suited to sprint or to run longer distances, says the NYT.…

November 12, 2008

"Odd" Baby Play = Autism?

A recent study published by the UC Davis MIND Institute has found that infants who repetitively play with toys by spinning them or rattling them or who look at objects out of the corners of their eyes at one year of age are more likely than those who don’t to be diagnosed with autism, says the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.…

November 6, 2008

Parents Don't Sweat the Gene Stuff

According to US News and World Report, a recent study done by researchers from the University of Michigan reports that parents do not overreact to genetic test results for their children, and in fact, treat the data similar to family history.…

September 25, 2008

Are You a Helicopter?

Do you hover? Ever felt entitled to question a coach, teacher, doctor or therapist? Think your child should never be corrected, is perfect, or is the second coming?…