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Pregnancy
A cancer diagnosis can change everything in your life overnight—including raising questions about having children after cancer. Whether or not you can get pregnant after cancer treatments depends upon a number of factors, including your type of...
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Pregnancy
With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s the perfect time to acknowledge that breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women at some point in their lives. This can include during pregnancy or the breastfeeding journey, so let’s review what this...
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Health
Childhood cancers are the leading cause of death among children ages 1-14 years old, and an estimated 1 in 10,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with cancer annually, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Although some...
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Pregnancy
January has been designated as Cervical Health Awareness Month by the US Congress, and it’s important to talk about why this matters and what this month can mean for you. Every year, 14,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed. This is a...
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Health
Cancer refers to any condition that causes cell to multiply uncontrollably in the body. These conditions can occur in people of all ages and at any place in the body, including the brain. While brain tumors and cancer in general are rare in young...
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Rhabdomyosarcoma is a form of cancer most commonly diagnosed in very young children and in adolescents. The cancer affects rhabdomyoblasts in the soft tissues of the body. These specialized cells are responsible for forming skeletal muscles....
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Childhood leukemia is cancer of the blood. It is the most common cancer in young people, accounting for an estimated 1 in 3 cancers in teenagers and children, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). It’s important to note, however, that the...
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Hepatoblastoma, a liver cancer, is a very rare condition in children, with an estimated 0.9 per 1 million children experiencing the condition, according to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Hepatoblastoma is most commonly diagnosed in children from...
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The term “osteo” typically refers to conditions affecting the bones. This is true for osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer that impacts children. This cancer type is the sixth most common cancer in children and typically impacts boys more than girls...
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The lymph system is a part of the body’s immune system; it is responsible for filtering harmful cells from the blood and producing immune system cells. Cancers of the lymph system are known as lymphomas. Physicians diagnose an estimated 2,200...
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I was raised on beef and potatoes. My kids have seen quite a bit of bacon and ham in their lifetimes, and steak is always requested on birthdays. In fact, my crew would pipe in and tell you bacon is one of their favorite foods. And my husband has a...
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Health
What is Hodgkin’s disease? Hodgkin’s disease is a type of cancer that affects the body’s lymph system. The lymph system includes lymphocytes or lymph cells that move throughout the body, working to fight infection. However, Hodgkin’s disease causes...
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Along with the liver, the kidneys are part of the body’s filtration system. They filter blood for excess minerals and wastes and then eliminate waste material via the urine. Wilms tumor, or nephroblastoma, is a childhood cancer that affects one or...
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Health
Before nerve cells mature, they are known as “neuroblasts.” Neuroblastoma is a rare type of cancer in which these neuroblasts divide uncontrollably and form tumors. Although it is rare overall, accounting for less than 10 percent of all childhood...
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Toddler
Food coloring is everywhere, from colorful candies and snack foods to healthy yogurt, cheese, and juice. But how safe is it? Should parents worry about the safety of food coloring? It’s important to understand that the Food and Drug Administration...
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Pregnancy
A mother and her baby are never physically closer than during pregnancy — and a new study has demonstrated that this close relationship lasts long after pregnancy, with powerful health benefits. During pregnancy, it’s well known that mothers and...
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Baby
There’s no denying that when it comes to feeding your baby, breast is best, especially early in life. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends “exclusive breastfeeding for approximately the first six months and support for breastfeeding...
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To the things that made me laugh this week and to the parents (and one teen!) who inspired me. This week’s so good that next week is sure to be a let-down. (Kidding… come back next Friday, won’t you?) 1. Best “maternity” photos ever What’s a...
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Remember that measles epidemic this past winter—the one that sickened over a hundred people and had millions worrying about this vaccine-preventable disease? California sure does, and it just did something major to prevent it from happening again....
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What does your microwave have to do with miscarriages? One mom is curious if power lines can increase the risk of a miscarriage. Is it true? See what our doctor says. Dear Bundoo, I’m the mom of a 2-year-old and 5 months pregnant with another baby....
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Baby
Most parents-to-be have heard the phrase “breast is best,” and there are lots of healthy and cool things found in breast milk. But here are a few statistics that can really help bring the point home. 1. Babies who are not breastfed are at a 100...
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Pregnancy
Male circumcision is the removal of some or all of the foreskin from a boy’s penis. The foreskin is the tissue that covers the tip of the penis. Circumcision is a religious or cultural ritual for many Jewish and Islamic families, as well as some...
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Pregnancy
In late 2014, a 36-year-old Swiss woman made medical history when she gave birth to a healthy baby after undergoing a womb transplant. For more than 15 years, researchers worldwide have been developing ways to artificially implant a womb or uterus....
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Health
Marijuana, or cannabis, has been used for a variety of medicinal purposes for many years. Doctors prescribe medical marijuana to treat numerous symptoms and diseases, including seizure disorders, muscle spasms, nausea, cancer, weight loss, and poor...
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Health
Sepsis is a very dangerous medical condition that results from infection, usually by a bacteria, but a virus or fungus can also be a cause. Sepsis occurs when the infectious agent spreads from its initial area of infection into the bloodstream....
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You will be approached shortly after your baby’s birth, if not before, to either give or refuse permission to have her vaccinated against hepatitis B. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Sometimes babies need a little rap music to cheer them up. And sometimes I need to include a throwback Golden Girls meme. Anything goes this week! 1. Baby loves 2chainz Sometimes it’s a mama’s arms that soothe baby, but sometimes it’s a little rap...
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Parenting
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Health
Meningitis is a rare but serious condition caused by inflammation of the protective membranes (called meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord. It’s usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection, especially infection with Haemophilus...
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Baby
A study recently published in the journal Social Science & Medicine reignited the debate over the benefits of breastfeeding (or breast milk feeding) versus formula feeding when it seemed to find that the benefits of breastfeeding are...
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Toddler
There are many artificial sweeteners on the market today, and it can be confusing for parents to understand what they are and where they are found in food. Artificial sweeteners are generally created in a lab, with the exception of Stevia, which is...
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Health
Human papilloma viruses, or HPVs, are a group of viruses attracting a lot of press lately thanks to increasing awareness about this cancer-causing virus. A vaccine was released in June 2006 that prevents people from being infected with HPV,...
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Toddler
Yoga is one of the fastest-growing forms of exercise and stress reduction in the United States — for adults and increasingly for kids. According to the Harvard School of Medicine, 15 percent of adults have done yoga in the previous six months, and...
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Pregnancy
Hepatitis C is a virus that infects about 1.5 percent of people, with that number being much higher in certain high-risk groups (such as sex workers and intravenous drug users). This infection can certainly have long-term effects on a woman’s...