Children's Health and NutritionHealth and Nutrition Tips for Babies, Kids, and TeensBad vaccines risk encephalitis epidemic in India (AP)- September 17, 2008 AP - India's government sent thousands of ineffective vaccines to a northern Indian state, halting a planned immunization drive against a deadly outbreak of Japanese encephalitis that has killed more than 200 children since June, officials said Wednesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080917/ap_on_... Exports tested as China milk scandal spreads- September 16, 2008 Chinas latest product safety scandal tainted milk formula blamed for killing two Chinese babies and sickening 1,200 expanded to include more foods Tuesday.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26742456/ FDA defends plastic linked with health risks- September 16, 2008 Federal regulators on Tuesday defended their assessment that a chemical widely used in plastic baby bottles and in food packaging is safe, even as the first major study of health effects in people linked it with possible risks for heart disease and diabetes.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26736202/ Breastfeeding may boost post-baby weight loss (Reuters)- September 16, 2008 Reuters - New moms may be better able to return to their pre-pregnancy weight by exclusively breastfeeding their infants, according to new research.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080916/hl_nm/... Early daycare linked to lower asthma risk (Reuters)- September 16, 2008 Reuters - Children who attend daycare may have a lower risk of developing asthma later on, particularly if they start daycare between the ages of 6 and 12 months, a new study suggests.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080916/hl_nm/... Sorting out mixed messages on BPA in plastic- September 16, 2008 The controversy over bisphenol A in plastic continues. NBC chief science correspondent Robert Bazell explains what research has found and what the government can do.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26723119/ Good asthma control in pregnancy important: study (Reuters)- September 16, 2008 Reuters - Women with inadequately treated asthma during pregnancy are at increased risk for premature delivery, according to a new study.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080916/hl_nm/... Dad with CF beats infertility, hits a double- September 16, 2008 As a child with cystic fibrosis, Brad Hildebrandt was told he wouldn't survive to 20 and he'd never have children. Today, he's 44 and has twins.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26725339/ WHO cancels polio jabs for Afghan children after doctors killed (AFP)- September 16, 2008 AFP - Polio vaccinations for over a million Afghan children have been cancelled, the World Health Organization said Tuesday after two doctors were killed in a Taliban suicide attack.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080916/hl_af... Web Site Helps Cancer Patients With Fertility Preservation (HealthDay)- September 16, 2008 HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new Web site to help cancer patients learn more about how they can preserve their ability to have children has been launched by Northwestern University in Chicago.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/parenting/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080916/hl_hs... |