‘Health’ Archives
Baby Josie Duggar Admitted to Hospital After Drop in Her “Vital Signs”
Little Josie Duggar has fought for the first four months of her life just to survive and was finally allowed to go home on Tuesday April 6, 2010; however, she was re-admitted to hospital in the early hours of Thursday April 8, 2010, when her "vital signs" dropped. Josie Duggar's drop in vital signs was due to constipation - believed to have [...]
Visit Babyfirst.com for Information on Premature Babies
Babyfirst.com is a new web site set up to help parents of premature babies through the daunting and, often frightening, world of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the challenges of caring for a premature baby. 8 to 10 per cent of babies born in the U.S. are premature. Premature babies are born before the 37th week of pregnancy; [...]
Baby Josie Duggar Leaves Hospital at Four Months Old
Baby Josie Duggar was born on December 10 2009 at just 25 weeks into mother Michelle Duggar's pregnancy; technically, Josie Duggar was classed as a micro preemie ( a baby born before 26 weeks of pregnancy) and her chances of survival were slim. However, today Josie Duggar weighs 4 lbs and 9 oz and is going home with mom - and the rest of the [...]
New Study Indicates Breastfeeding May Save Lives as Health Care Reform Increases Support for Working Mothers Who Breastfeed
A new study published today, Monday April 5th 2010, indicates that U.S. mothers who breastfeed their babies for the first six months of their lives may be contributing to saving the lives of approximately 900 babies each year. This study comes hot on the heels on the recent Health Care Reform Bill which was passed into law and enacted Section [...]
Jennifer Hudson is the New Spokesperson for Weight Watchers
Jennifer Hudson, age 28, the former American Idol contestant who went on to become an award winning singer and actress, has often been criticised for her weight. However, after giving birth to David Jr in August 2009, Jennifer Hudson decided it was time to lose some weight and change her lifestyle. Although she has said that she was [...]
Does Chocolate Help Prevent Heart Disease in Women?
Like most women, if I can find a valid reason for eating chocolate, I will! German researchers have just released a study which may indicate that eating a small amount of chocolate each day may reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. As heart disease is the number one killer for women in the U.S., this may be good news. However, the [...]
Health Coverage Ban on Pre-Existing Conditions in Health Care Reform Should Help Women
Unlike health care in the U.K., the U.S. health care system has been at the mercy of private health insurance companies for years, apparently. Although the Health Care Reform Bill passed, and signed this week by President Obama, is a long way from the U.K. health system, it shows a little bit of hope for women attempting to gain health care [...]
The Health Care Reform Bill and Abortion
Abortion is never an easy subject to discuss for many people - and for many women the choice is difficult, whether you are pro-life or an activist for abortion rights. Abortion has bugged the Health Care Reform Bill since day one and it nearly cost President Obama the entire bill, if it wasn't for some swift last minute interventions and [...]
U.S. President Obama Set to Sign Historic Health Care Reform Bill
If you live in the U.S., or have been following the health care reform debate from outside of the U.S., you will know that President Obama has fought a tough battle to get the historic U.S. Health Care Reform Bill signed into law. This is not a "political" blog so I don't intend to get into a debate about whether this is a "good" or "bad" thing [...]
Is “Precious” Star Gabourey Sidibe “Dangerously Overweight”?
Those who have watched the movie Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire will probably be familiar with it's larger than life debut star Gabourey Sidibe; Gabourey Sidibe was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award in her debut movie role but her weight is causing just as much, if not more, attention than her acting skills. In recent [...]
