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31 Mar
Ok, so youve begun breastfeeding, but youre maybe having trouble feeding your baby as often as they want, or youre getting stir-crazy at home and want to get out there and be a human being again. Maybe youve tried breastfeeding outside the house, and youre getting looks from other women and you feel embarrassed and frazzled. It sure sounds like an Avent Isis Breast Pump would come in handy. Breast Pumping will allow you to store up a supply of breast milk for difficult situations, and to free you from having to pull up your shirt and expose yourself every time you need to feed. How does that sound for piece of mind?
Posted in Product Recalls by: PJ
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25 Mar
OKK Trading is recalling nearly 3,000 baby Necessities pacifiers. The pacifiers are banned under federal law. They failed federal safety tests when the nipples separated from the base. This poses a choking hazard to young children.
This recall involves Baby Necessities pacifiers with a blue heart-shaped mouth guard. The pacifiers were sold four to a pack. [...]
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25 Mar
Fisher-Price is recalling about 24,000 3-in-1 high chairs. The seat can fall backwards from high chair frame if the booster seat release is unlatched while the child is in the product. Also, the seat back can detach if not fully snapped in place, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury to young [...]
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24 Mar
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today a voluntary market withdrawal/recall of thirty-nine (39) lots of the ADHD patch DAYTRANA (the lots of DAYTRANA patches affected by this action are listed below). Shire is taking this action because some DAYTRANA patches no longer meet their release liner removal specification, [...]
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21 Mar
Why should you breastfeed your baby? Here are just a few of the many reasons: Breastmilk is designed to be the perfect food for your baby. Breastfeeding boosts your baby’s immune system, preventing and minimizing many sicknesses. It helps prevent allergies, especially if you breastfeed exclusively for at least 6 months. Breastfeeding also helps prevent ear infections, childhood obesity, diarrhea and constipation, promotes proper jaw, teeth and speech development, and reduces the risk of SIDS. Breastmilk is sterile and always ready the moment your baby needs it, which makes it perfectly convenient! Breastfeeding is calming, comforting and promotes bonding between you and your baby. Studies have shown that the longer a mother breastfeeds throughout her life, the lower her chances are of getting breast cancer.
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20 Mar
Breastfeeding your baby can prevent illness and disease. Women who choose formula over breast milk are unaware that the beginning stage of production for formula is with a cow. Cows milk is collected, dried up and manipulated for use in infant formula. The milk from an animal is not the same as human milk therefore cannot and will not function the same way, no matter how many additives are placed in the recipe. For moms who have trouble breastfeeding, modern technology has provided us with a third option; using a breast milk pump. You can either purchase a manual breast pump or an electrical breast pump depending on how often you plan to use it.
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12 Mar
Infantino is rcalling about 184,000 infant toys sold in the U.S. and Canada. The infant toys have blue metallic fabric that can detach from the toy, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The firm has received 45 reports of the metallic fabric detaching from the toys. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled infant toys and [...]
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12 Mar
About 210,000 pairs of Havaianas children’s flip flops are being recalled. Decorative paint on the sole of the flip flops can contain levels of lead in excess of the federal standard.
Flip flops of the Havaianas brand containing decorative paint were sold under the following model names: Baby Estampas, Baby Pets, Kids Apple, Kids Fairy, Kids [...]
Posted in Skin Care by: PJ
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12 Mar
Pregnancy is a beautiful yet challenging time in a womans life. For every joyful discovery there is a disappointing development, like skin outbreaks or the shedding of hair.
The modern mother-to-be is lucky however, as manufacturers have begun to acknowledge the special needs of the pregnant body. Indeed, today there are literally hundreds of [...]
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12 Mar
There are many American children diagnosed with diabetes. The most common is type 1 diabetes, commonly known as juvenile diabetes and it is caused by an autoimmune disease.
In recent years there has been an influx of children who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This is alarming because this type 2 diabetes deals with [...]