Baby Health Advice

“One of the Gang”
One of our favorite allergy moms, Gina Clowes, has recently released her first book called EUR

Chickenpox partiesI read an unbelievable story in the New York Post today. Families are notifying random parents via Craig’s list to offer up their chickenpox infected child to anyone wanting their own child to be exposed. While this is bothersome on.

Teaching Your Child About MoneyAre you teaching your child about money?  Start now, with these five simple […]

The Post Kindergarten Blues: What To Know To Help Your Little One Start First GradeNow that we are close to the end of our first six weeks as a first grade family, I feel confident in sharing with you some of the shocks and secrets of entering what I now consider to be “real school”: […]

My State is Good, But Could Be Better on Protecting Children with Asthma and AllergiesGina Clowes is the founder of AllergyMoms.com. We would like to thank her for guest blogging for us and sharing her family’s allergy story.
Note: This article was originally written for Health Central: My AllergyNetwork.com. To view the article there, click here.
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Your Child is Wheezing: Could it be the Sign of a Milk Allergy?
The signs of a milk protein allergy arent always as cut and dry as parents would like. I often receive calls from worried parents about wheezing or respiratory problems in their babies, wondering if it could be a symptom. Unfortunately, these problems may […]

Are Chlorine Free Diapers Better?Chlorine free disposable diapers are advertised as the safest way to diaper your baby. Separate the facts from the hype.

Vick’s Vaporub: Placebo Effect?A study that was published in this month’s medical journal, Chest, took a look at the common practice of rubbing Vick’s on a child in hopes of clearing the […]

Alert: Meningitis outbreak kills baby in Minnesota, sickens fiveThe Centers for Disease Control issued an alert today for an outbreak of bacterial meningitis caused by HIB (Haemophilus Influenzae B) that killed a baby and hospitalized four other children in Minnesota. HIB is a bacteria that attacks infants and.

Breaking News: Cadbury Chocolate Contains Milk!I know, I […]

Another Allergy Friendly State!Back in May you might have seen my colleagues entry on allergy legislation that would require restaurants in the state of Massachusetts to notify people of possible allergens in their food while dining out. New Hampshire is the next state to jump on this allergy-free bandwagon.
Sen. Lou DAllesandro (D-NH) is in the […]