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December, 2009



Cranberry Date Bars
These easy, vegan bars are perfect for hiking or camping!


Take Part in a Collaborative Art Project Celebrating Motherhood

Artist Helen Hiebert is creating something truly inspired and she needs your help. The Mother Tree Project is a global collaborative art project celebrating motherhood. The display, which is scheduled to appear in Feb/Mar 2010 as part of the Portland Building's Installation Space program in Portland, Oregon, will consist of a life-sized paper dress strewn with strands of croqueted "roots".

12/28/2009

One in 110 American Children Have Autism

A few decades ago autism was thought to be a rare disorder. Today a study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that an analysis of medical records from more than 307,000 8-year-olds in 2006 found that about 1 percent had been diagnosed with an "autism spectrum disorder.  

December 18, 2009

Tell Family Physicians: Coke and Health Education Don't Mix

Not everything goes better with Coke. Medical advice certainly doesn't, and neither do organizations whose mission is to promote public health.

Not everything goes better with Coke. Medical advice certainly doesn't, and neither do organizations whose mission is to promote public health.

232 Toxic Chemicals found in 10 Minority Babies: Report

Laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group have, for the first time, detected bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic component and synthetic estrogen, in umbilical cord blood of American infants.

December 9, 2009

By Environmental Working Group

Two Infant Deaths Lead to Amby Bed Recall

Amby Baby USA of Minneapolis recalled 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds following the death of two infants.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Amby Baby USA of Minneapolis recalled 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds following the death of two infants.

Time Magazine Encourages "Tough Love" for Infants

Discouraging rocking a baby to sleep? Yes, that's what they are saying! Let's tell Time the facts!

The latest issue of Time, December 7, 2009, has a section called The Year in Health, A to Z.  B is for Babies, which says:

FTC Confirms Violent PG-13 Movies Intentionally Marketed to Young Children

The FTC's report is must-read for anyone concerned about the marketing of violent media to children.

Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued an important report, Marketing



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