Archive | April, 2009
alli: A Miracle Pill?
If you’ve flipped through a magazine or turned on the TV lately, you’ve likely seen an advertisement for the weight-loss pill alli. According to the company Web site, “If you are ready to take responsibility, alli and your hard work can help increase your weight loss by 50 [percent].”
Sounds too good to be true, right? [...]
Chicken Soup: For More than Just Your Soul
13. April 2009
Remember when your mom used to bring you a piping hot bowl of chicken soup when you were feeling under the weather? Turns out, Mom might have been on to something.
Recently, researchers decided to put the old chicken soup remedy to the test. They tested a number of store-bought and homemade chicken soups to determine [...]
Giving Up
12. April 2009
The new season of television recently began and I’ve been staying up late to watch all the season premieres of my shows, even the ones I’m recording. I stack them up and have a marathon watching session.
Usually I’m an early riser, because I like to write in the morning, do my work at the beginning [...]
Just Say No to Antibiotics
11. April 2009
I recently read a news article that said that doctors in the United Kingdom have been told to stop prescribing antibiotics for colds.
Call me crazy, but I thought doctors knew not to prescribe antibiotics for colds. Colds are caused by viruses, not bacteria, meaning they can’t be cured with antibiotics. Thus the old saying, “There’s [...]
Crabby or Colicky: Which One is it?
10. April 2009
If your baby is crying relentlessly and you’ve tried everything from the binky to a bottle and a bath, you may start worrying that your baby has colic. About one-quarter of all babies have colic, which is defined as a crying that lasts for three or more hours a day, three days or more per [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Do the Doctor Hop
9. April 2009
One of the most important things you can do is get yourself set up with a reliable and trusted pediatrician before your baby is born, reports a new study published in the journal “Pediatrics.” According to researchers, the quality of your child’s care may decrease if you don’t stick to the same physician.
The study found [...]
Vexed About Vaccines
8. April 2009
After actress Jenny McCarthy’s recent explosion on Larry King Live, it’s clear that the debate over whether vaccines cause autism will continue. Although officials from the World Health Organization, American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all say there is no connection between vaccines and autism, recent developments could make them [...]
Continue reading...Just Say No to Spreading Office Germs
7. April 2009
I once had a coworker who routinely came to work sick and expecting sympathy. She would slump around the office, whining about her symptoms and generally spreading her germs to anyone who stopped to offer a shoulder to cry on. I politely but firmly refused to enter her office on days when she was clearly [...]
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14. April 2009
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