Family Forum / Parenting / Children's Health / April 2006

Recent studies have shown that there is currently a worldwide autism
epidemic. In fact, more than 1.5 million people are affected in the
United States alone, with one in every 250 children diagnosed. Here are
some additional autism statistics:

Now the anti-vacs have Charlie Sheen to count on, if they ever get
tired of Yurko!
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0421061sheen1.html
He's opposed to vaccines and called in a chiropractor to help! He

My 18 months old son still has his anterior
Fontanel open about 2 -3 cm. when should it be closed?
He acts like regular baby following regular developing patterns for his age
, motor skills and behavior.understanding, Should I be worried?

HEALTH:
'Yes, Aspartame Is a Carcinogen'
Francesca Colombo*
BOLOGNA, Apr 15 (Tierramérica) - The Italian scientist Morando Soffritti has

Using two forms of contraception will make you 1,000's of times safer
than using 1.
There are four main categories of contraceptives:
1.Condoms

Germs exposure for children seems not to be that bad as I thought. I
just saw a report with pediatricians explaining that too much cleanness
is not appropriate to kids. On the other hand germs exposure gives
healthy kids. How do you behave with your children?

My doctor doesn't know what it is, it's 3:30 in the morning and my 9
month old is waking up every 15 minutes. He was checked for Scarlet
Fever and it came out negative. The doctor thinks it might be an
alergic reaction to something he ate - possibly egg yokes. She told us

http://www.commondreams.org/news2006/0405-11.htm
APRIL 5, 2006
3:46 PM
CONTACT: Environmental Working Group

Medscape's "Ask the Experts" feature discusses the "True Cardiac Risks
of Stimulant Medications," answering the question raised by several
posters WRT the incidence rate of sudden cardiac death in children
taking ADHD medications vs. the rate in children in the general population ...

This has probably been hashed out here a million times, but here's mine:
Our daughter will be 3 in a couple of weeks.  A few months ago we introduced
her to her "potty box" and encouraged her and whatnot, and long-story short
she went both kinds several times, but never got into the ...

Aspartame Causes
Blood Disorders
From Dr. Betty Martini, D. Hum
4-3-6

Situation:
About 2.5 weeks ago my wife and I had taken our daughter to a
neighborhood bookstore.
My 5yr old daughter while getting out of a raised chair lost her

"Long mobile phone use raises brain tumor risk", Reuters, March 31,
2006,
Link:
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-03-
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