Luv N’ Care, LTD, Monroe, LA, is initiating a nationwide recall of all Nuby Gel Filled Teethers. These products have been found to contain Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus circulans in the gel. These bacteria generally do not cause illness. However, the bacteria can affect children with weakened immune systems, causing stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, [...]

Evn when they know they are unsafe but are looking for natural alternatives
A new survey conducted in March 2009 by Harris Interactive® and commissioned by the compan Bionorica, a German maker of natural remedies, shows that while 90% of parents claim to be at least somewhat knowledgeable about the level of effectiveness and the [...]

In another sign of change in Washington, The Environmental Protection Agency will soon begin $2.25 million program to test the air in and around schools for toxins.
The program will be the first time tests are specifically aimed at air contamination near schools.
“Questions have been raised about air quality around some U.S. schools, and those [...]

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use continues to be an important part of health care in the United States.
A new Federal survey provides the latest pictuyre of the use of CAM, including, for the first time, CAM use by children, and trends and changes in overall CAM use since 2002.
According to the survey, about [...]

Kids sicker and grow less
Violence against women in a family also has serious consequences for the children’s growth, health, and survival. Kajsa Åsling Monemi from Uppsala University has studied women and their children in Bangladesh and Nicaragua and shows, among other things, that children whose mothers are exposed to violence grow less and are sick [...]