Archive for August, 2007

Breastfeeding Celebration honors Smith (Daily Journal)

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Michelle Smith of USA Drug was honored Aug. 3 at Butler County Health Department in Poplar Bluff. She was honored for supporting breastfeeding through the St. Francois County Health Center. The Breastfeeding Celebration was sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Breastfeeding Taskforce.

Uganda: Daily Challenges HIV Discordant Couples Face During Pregnancy (AllAfrica.com)

Monday, August 27th, 2007

They had been having unprotected sex for a while but one of them was HIV positive while the other was HIV negative.

Breastfeeding Your Baby (La Prensa San Diego)

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Breast milk is nature’s perfect baby food. It provides your baby with complete nutrition, helping to build strong digestive and immune systems and protect against respiratory infections, some childhood cancers, and obesity.

Gambia: World Population Day Celebrated (AllAfrica.com)

Monday, August 27th, 2007

This year’s World Population Day was celebrated in two rural towns. Bwiam in Foni and Kaur in Saloum. The theme of this year’s celebration was “To promote men’s participation in maternal health,” with the slogan, “No woman should die giving birth.”

First grapevine genome suggests ways to improve breeding (Boston Globe)

Monday, August 27th, 2007

GENETICS A consortium of French and Italian researchers has assembled the first complete genome of the grapevine, an achievement that not only has practical applications for the wine industry but also answers important questions about the evolution of flowering plants. The team sequenced the genome of a grapevine variety related to Pinot Noir. They found that, compared to other flowering …

Off beat… not quite the news: Vancouver pediatrician offers parenting tip to TomKat (The Columbian)

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Dr. John Stirling doesn’t hang out with Tom Cruise, but the Vancouver pediatrician did get a chance to offer the movie star a parenting tip. So will Cruise be following Stirling’s recommendation? Well, that depends on whether Cruise reads the National Enquirer.

Brit’s Manager, Pet Parenting Skills Both MIA? (E! Online via Yahoo! News)

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Britney Spears’ former manager is in hiding. Maybe he’s trying to lead by example.

Brit’s Manager, Pet Parenting Skills Both MIA? (E! Online)

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Britney Spears’ former manager is in hiding. Maybe he’s trying to lead by example. While the onetime pop princess spent her weekend manning would-be traffic citations and house calls…

‘Yes’ to parenting, ‘no’ to Big Brother (The Record)

Monday, August 27th, 2007

THE more schools are asked to do, the harder it is for them to focus on their most important job: educating our children. What happens in the classroom is the school’s domain. What happens when students are not on school property is the responsibility of parents.

Why Skipping Vacation Was The Best Thing My Wife Did

Monday, August 27th, 2007

My cell phone rang. It was my wife, and she was crying. “We’re going to be here all day. Just go without me.” “But…” I said. “Just take my things out of the bags and go. This sucks.” I hung…