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Babies Off Breast Milk
Too Soon

Three-quarters of new moms breast feed, but only 11% long enough

Aug 4, 07 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Almost three quarters of new mothers in the US breast feed their babies, but they are switching to formula too soon, say federal health officials. Only 30% are sticking to breast milk alone at three months, and only 11% at six months, a new survey shows. Breast milk protects infants... More »

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obesity • health • childhood obesity • children • parents • mothers • baby • infant • breast feeding • breast milk

With Parent Away at War, Child Abuse Increases

Stressed women more likely to mistreat kids

Aug 1, 07 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Incidents of child abuse and neglect rise significantly when the Army's deployment of one spouse to war leaves the other worried at home, a study finds. An Army-funded report found female spouses four times more likely than males to mistreat their children; the Army has beefed up family-support services to... More »

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US military • children • parents • North Carolina • child abuse • family • medical research • US Army • child neglect • military spouses • Army Medical Command • RTI International

Japanese TV Is Losing to Wii

Nintendo system
steals prime-time audiences as families play together

Jul 11, 07 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ratings are plummeting for Japanese prime-time TV shows as audiences increasingly turn to playing games on Nintendo's Wii system. Wii, which dominates the nation's $30B video games market, has stolen TV's "golden hour,"  thanks in part to parents who are choosing to share family time on Wii's... More »

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television • Japan • Nintendo Wii • parents • Playstation 3 • audiences • TV shows • primetime TV • Japanese • video games

10 Worst Hereditary Conditions

Heart disease? Hair loss? Blame mom and pop

Jul 2, 07 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - MSNBC lists the 10 lamest heredity conditions.
  1. Baldness: People usually blame mom on this one, but cue ball syndrome can come from either side of the gene pool.
  2. Lactose intolerance: Humans developed the ability to digest milk only in the past 10,000 years, and only where dairy
... More »

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cancer • obesity • heart disease • alcoholism • baldness • parents • list • genes • heredity

Cancer Patients Gain Fertility Hope

Eggs from girls as young as 5 can be frozen before chemotherapy

Jul 2, 07 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prepubescent girls with cancer do not have to give up the prospect of parenthood because of the effects of chemotherapy. Cancer patients as young as 5 can have their eggs removed and frozen before treatment, preserving their fertility, according to research by Israeli scientists. With childhood cancer survival rates climbing,... More »

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cancer • pregnancy • fertility • chemotherapy • children • parents • eggs • puberty • ovarian tissue • embryo • fertility treatment

Lindsay Lohan's Mom Rides Her Kids to Fame

Parent of the year
Dina Lohan seeks her own reality TV show

Jun 7, 07 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not satisfied with being the walking stereotype of an overbearing stage mom, Lindsay Lohan's mother, Dina, is negotiating with E! to star in a reality show in which she tries to manage her two younger children to stardom. Criticism has been intense: "She totally messed up Lindsay by living... More »

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television • reality TV • rehab • Lindsay Lohan • Dina Lohan • parents

Natalee's Mom, JonBenet's
Dad Hook Up

Parents in tabloid tragedies now an
item, Fox reports

Jun 4, 07 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The father of slain pre-teen beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is dating the mother of missing Aruba tourist Natalee Holloway. Fox News broke the romance today, offering its detail-hungry viewers only that the bereaved pair met at a fundraiser and have "been spotted openly holding hands and kissing" in Alabama. More »

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kidnapping • murder • Natalee Holloway • JonBenet Ramsey • John Ramsey • Beth Holloway Twitty • children • parents

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