Heavy babies have more birth complications; they are also more likely to become overweight or obese children and adults A study by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research of more than 40,000 women and their babies found that women who gained more than 40 pounds during their pregnancies were nearly twice as likely to [ Read More ]
Archive for October, 2008
Relationship Advisor for Avalanche (Date.com, Matchmaker.com and Amor.com) Offers Dating Advice On Courting in a Recession Americans today are watching their pennies and spending is going down on everything from entertainment to travel. Singles are feeling the crunch too and some are forced to drastically cut back on their dating budgets. For many, online dating [ Read More ]
Be Smart Ride Safe on Halloween Bark Buckle UP recommends that with the onset of Halloween, loving pet owners treat their animal to comfortable and proven travel safeguards. “Let’s celebrate the holidays safely and responsibly by buckling-up our pets when driving. Protecting them and others is a gift everyone should consider,” says Christina Selter, Bark [ Read More ]
Plentyoffish.com, a free online dating site with over 10 million registered users, has recently released data that promiscuity among women has doubled since 2004. The site, which generates revenue from sending members to other dating sites, tracked 315,478 users going to casual only dating sites in 2004. Of those users, the number of women who [ Read More ]
On October 20, the FDA issued a Med Alert to physicians and healthcare providers that cites serious complications from vaginal slings. This is a class of product marketed to treat stress urinary incontinence, a condition estimated to affect as many as 14 million women across the nation. Vaginal slings are constructed with surgical mesh designed [ Read More ]
Leading Penn State Registered Dietitian Kris Clark, Ph.D., offers easy tips to help kids have a safe, nutritious – and fun – Halloween! If this year’s Halloween is like those past, some 36 million children(1), aged five to thirteen years, are poised to don costumes to go trick-or-treating. And while it is a holiday when [ Read More ]