This sucks: Breast pumping at work
July 14, 2010
Many of our employers and coworkers remain woefully ignorant about breastfeeding; without realizing it, they put us in situations that can be thoroughly humiliating.
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Good-bye to World Cup, But Not the Teachable Moments - Global Girl Media
July 13, 2010
The euphoria of the final World Cup match is over and so many people around the world don't know what to do with themselves. Summer 2010 has been marked by one nation after another facing off in the stunning World Cup, with the entire world (especially the Americans, more than ever before in the...
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How does health reform help moms? Get the inside scoop!
July 1, 2010
It's time again for the annual Fourth of July family picnic. Picture this: You're minding your own business eating your corn on the cob when over walks your cousin (the one who's nine months pregnant and in a very bad mood because it's much too hot). She remarks, "The country is going to hell in a...
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OH, CANADA!
July 1, 2010
As the U.S. gears up for the 4th of July, today, July 1, is Canada Day. Many of us look with admiration to our northern neighbors for their progressive healthcare system which offers universal coverage at lower costs and won’t force a family to bankruptcy if someone gets really sick. In honor of...
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Color Me Skeptical: Toward Tartrazine-Free Macaroni and Cheese
June 29, 2010
Would you like some disodium 6-hydroxy-5-((2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo)-2-naphthalene-sulfonate in your yogurt? Well, you won’t find that mouthful of mumbo-jumbo on food labels. But you will find it listed with the friendlier name of Red 40. You might pass up a macaroni and cheese that...
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Patients' Bill of Rights Offers Help to Children with Special Health Needs
June 24, 2010
The Restemayers' story is a powerful reminder of why we all need to be rolling up our sleeves and making sure that health care reform works as intended for families and children.
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Breastfeeding - A Secret Weapon To Save Billions of Dollars
June 24, 2010
The American Academy of Pediatrics' prestigious journal, Pediatrics , recently released a cost analysis on breastfeeding . The bottom line: The United States could save $13 billion annually if 90 percent of families were able to comply with medical recommendations to breastfeed exclusively for six...
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