New mothers need a lot of support once the baby arrives. Practical support is the best gift you can bring her! Instead of a new onesie or a diaper tower, consider these options, as described by Sharon Holbrook in a Washington Post article: Bring food. New parents do not have the time nor […]
Read MoreThe prestigious 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Tu Youyou of the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine for her discovery of “a novel therapy against malaria.” This award is particularly special – Tu is the 12th woman to receive it, the first Chinese scientist, and only the third Chinese citizen to win […]
Read MoreYou have probably seen the latest mother-shaming campaign sponsored by, big surprise, Nestle. In case you don’t know, Nestle makes synthetic infant formula, and has gotten into trouble from the World Health Organization for its aggressive marketing tactics against breastfeeding. The latest ad campaign put out by the Brazilian Paediatric Society of Rio Grande […]
Read MoreAt Happy Yess in Darwin, Austalia an art exhibit called Your Body, My Body is honoring the placenta. Mother, Megan Robertson, and a friend took photographs of her boys’ placentas for the exhibit in the conceptual style of Marcel Duchamp. “It just made a lot of sense when the boys were born to give [the placenta] some […]
Read MoreArthritis is such a common ailment but researchers have discovered a not so common treatment for it. “More than a million people a year consult their GP about osteoarthritis, which is characterised by damage in and around a joint. As a result of wear and tear, the cartilage, the strong, smooth surface that lines bones […]
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