Tuesday, 16 February 2010 | Environmental Working Group

Babies are born pre-polluted with 100’s of toxic chemicals. Our broken toxics law is failing them. We need your help to change that. EWG tested the umbilical cord blood of 10 newborn babies and found nearly 300 chemicals, including BPA, fire retardants, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls...
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Monday, 15 February 2010 | Siel Ju, Mother Nature Network

California takes a step towards officially listing BPA as a reproductive toxicant. New studies linking health problems like cancer and impotence to bisphenol A (BPA) — a chemical used in everything from baby bottles to soup cans — seems to come out every week. Government action on regulating...
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Sunday, 14 February 2010 | Christine Anderson, D.C., D.I.C.C.P., D. HOM.

There are chiropractors who have bee doing the Webster Technique effectively for many years in the Los Angeles area. If you would like the name of any of one of them, please contact me.  The earlier you can begin treatment the more effective it can be, although it is never too late to meet...
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Sunday, 14 February 2010 | Meg Kissinger, Milwuakee Journal Sentinel

EPA's tough talk goes silent after lobbyist meeting Eight days after chemical industry lobbyists met with Obama administration officials, federal regulators delayed action on including bisphenol A in a new effort to better regulate dangerous chemicals. The move is drawing suspicion, considering...
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 | Healthy Child Healthy World

A Wake-Up Story is a must-see video for every parent and anyone that cares about the health and development of children. Watch it. Share it. Join the movement. www.Awakeupstory.org.
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 | Dr. Joseph Mercola, The Huffington Post

Babies are born at considerable risk nowadays due to the toxic load of their mothers. If a baby is exposed to numerous toxic compounds in utero, changes may occur that either directly cause cancer, or lengthen the period of sensitivity to carcinogens, therefore making the child more susceptible to...
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 | David Grant, The Christian Science Monitor

US consumer watchdog orders a recall on half a million Generation 2 cribs. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges parents and caregivers to stop using these cribs immediately and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THESE CRIBS.All...
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 | Matthew Perrone, AP Business Writer

(Editors Note: For more information about the free Text4BAby service, be sure to visit Text4Baby.org.) Expectant mothers are getting a new tool to help keep themselves and their babies healthy: pregnancy tips sent directly to their cell phones. The so-called text4baby campaign is the first...
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 | NBC, The Today Show

Pediatrician Dr. Darshak Sanghavi discusses new research that suggests a chemical in the brain may be linked to an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome. ...
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 | Nancy Snyderman, M.D. -- NBC Nightly News

A campaign to encourage putting infants to sleep on their backs has lowered the number of SIDS cases, but new research may answer some bigger questions on what causes the syndrome. NBC's Nancy Snyderman reports. ...
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 | James Newton, Childrens Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School

Doctors closing in on mysterious cause of death in infants Taking the next step in more than 20 years of research, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have linked sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with low production of serotonin in the brainstem, based on a comparison of brainstem...
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 | Shirley S. Wang, The Wall Street Journal

The study that first suggested a link between vaccines and autism and spurred a long-running, acrimonious debate over the safety of vaccines has been retracted by the British medical journal that published it. The withdrawal supports the scientific evidence that vaccinations don't cause autism, but...
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Monday, 25 January 2010 | Leslye Adelman, M.S., IBCLC, CCE

  BAMBO NATURE, the disposable baby diaper for parents who care about their baby’s bottoms AND the environment has finally arrived in the United States, and GENTLE NURTURING is one of the few vendors selling them and at...
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Friday, 22 January 2010 | Heather VanNest, 10 Connects

Drive-thru burgers and fries, movie theater popcorn with three days worth of fat and calories, video games, smart phones and TV, there are plenty of villains in the war against obesity. But all of the usual suspects don't explain the latest segment of the population with rising obesity rates -...
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 | Jennifer Thomas, HealthDay

PFOA, PFOS are found throughout the home and the environment, experts say Chemicals found in carpeting, non-stick cookware and fabrics are linked to an increase in thyroid disease, new research suggests. British researchers analyzed blood serum levels of two types of perfluorinated chemicals in...
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 | Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times

The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday announced the recall of about 635,000 cribs after the death of a 6-month-old child and dozens of reports of safety problems. The cribs, distributed by Barbados-based Dorel Asia, feature hardware that can fail, causing the drop-side to detach from...
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 | CBS, The Early Show

Research Suggests Women Can Have More than Ice Chips Without Increased Risk of C-Section, Complications To eat or not to eat during labor? New research may change the tradition of women having only ice chips while giving birth. "Early Show contributor Dr. Holly Phillips of WCBS-TV in New...
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 | David Grant, The Christian Science Monitor

Wednesday's Graco stroller recall of 1.5 million units is the largest in US history. Here's how to find if you have a problem stroller. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a Graco stroller recall Wednesday that will total 1.5 million strollers. The recall concerns uncovered hinges...
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 | Mary Olivella, Vice President of MomsRising.org

Last week The New York Times reported that the Food and Drug Administration is now willing to look into the health hazards of Bisphenol-A (BPA). Given that BPA is present in the lining of infant formula cans, the article tells us the FDA recommends that nursing mothers continue breastfeeding for...
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 | Editorial, The New York Times

"While waiting for the regulators to amass more conclusive evidence, wise consumers will try to avoid BPA."The Food and Drug Administration has raised its level of concern over the safety of bisphenol-A, or BPA, an industrial chemical found in baby bottles and the linings of canned goods and other...
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 | Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, The Today Show

Toxicologist Urvashi Rangan talks about the possible hidden dangers in plastics and the simple steps you can take to prevent potential contamination. ...
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Friday, 15 January 2010 | Denise Grady, The New York Times

In a shift of position, the Food and Drug Administration is expressing concerns about possible health risks from bisphenol-A, or BPA, a widely used component of plastic bottles and food packaging that it declared safe in 2008. The agency said Friday that it had “some concern about the potential...
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 | Rachel Ehrenberg, U.S. News & World Report

A previously reported link between exposure to the plastics chemical bisphenol A and heart disease stands, reports a new study published online January 12 in PLoS ONE. Added to previous work, the finding provides a third prong of evidence implicating the chemical in cardiovascular and metabolic...
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 | Karla Shepard Rubinger, Executive Director, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine

As a lactation consultant for almost 3 decades, I was horrified to read the Norwegian study. I can only assume the money to do the research must have come from a formula manufacturer, as there are so many other excellent studies to the contrary.  The Academy of...
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 | By Jeremy Hsu, Popular Science

This is the first such crackdown in over 30 years. More than 80,000 chemicals are used or produced in the U.S., and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has placed restrictions or bans on just five. But the agency signaled its intent at the end of last year to possibly add restrictions to...
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 | TheTownTalk.com, Alexandria, Louisiana

The Second Annual Mom at Work Employer Recognition Luncheon was held Wednesday, Jan. 6 at Christus St. Frances Cabrini Women's and Children's Center to celebrate the successes of the Central Louisiana Breastfeeding Coalition and to present awards to local businesses for being breastfeeding-...
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Monday, 11 January 2010 | Elizabeth Grossman, Scientific American

The agency's environmental and health concerns about phthalates, PBDEs and two other chemical types marks a shift in federal policy and is sparking policy changes in advance of anticipated regulations In an unusual exercise of its authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the U.S....
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Monday, 11 January 2010 | Jeff Hansel, Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN

(Editors Note: Current information regarding state-by-state breastfeeding laws is available here: http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=14389.) If you want to breastfeed your baby, you have more rights in some states than in others. Idaho and Nebraska, for example, have few legal...
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Monday, 11 January 2010 | Kellie B. Gormly, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Beth Lehmier, 31, waves goodbye to her daughter Kennedy, 14 months, after dropping her off at Carol Leone Daycare in Moon. Lehmier, of Moon, has been bringing Kennedy to the daycare facility since the end of November 2009. At first she...
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Sunday, 10 January 2010 | Charles Miranda, The Courier Mail

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL health authorities are to come under increasing pressure to ban the sale of baby bottles made with Bisphenol A (BPA) after new evidence it can harm health. Widely used in plastics, particularly food and drink containers, BPA leaches when heated, leading it to being withdrawn...
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Friday, 08 January 2010 | Leslye Adelman, M.S., IBCLC, CCE

As we enter a new year AND a new decade, Gentle Nurturing looks forward with great anticipation to many new changes and happenings, locally and as we continue spreading beyond Southern California. We have always worked hard to communicate the issues and news surrounding Bisphenol-A information...
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Friday, 08 January 2010 | Helena Bottemiller, Food Safety News

After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not meet its own, third deadline for a decision on the safety of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical common in food packaging, it is unclear how the agency will handle the issue in 2010. BPA is found in an overwhelming majority of Americans and...
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Friday, 08 January 2010 | Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio

State lawmakers are considering whether a chemical used to make plastic baby bottles and sippy cups should be banned for health reasons.  The chemical -- Bisphenol-A – (BPA) is being re-assessed by the Food and Drug Administration. Consumer fears of BPA have prompted makers of sport bottles...
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Tuesday, 05 January 2010 | The Journal Sentinel

The FDA - and lawmakers - still have it in their power to ban this dangerous chemical. "BPA is a hazard for both kids and adults. It's time to act."Like many of those advocating for stiffer regulation of the chemical bisphenol A, we were frustrated that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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Monday, 04 January 2010 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is aware that pregnant women, parents of young children, and others may have questions about the safety of thimerosal in vaccines against 2009 H1N1 flu. Here is some information to help you in making decisions. Thimerosal Use Prevents Vaccine...
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Wednesday, 30 December 2009 | Jennifer Lance, Eco Child's Play

Toxic flame retardants may make products “safer” for consumers, but they have been found in breast milk and are detrimental to our health. Some researchers have even gone so far as to claim flame retardants in breast milk cause autism. Well, at least you don’t have to worry about being burned while...
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Monday, 28 December 2009 | Elena Conis, Los Angeles Times

Because of caffeine's potential effects on the body, and the explosion of caffeinated products on the market, labeling standards are needed, experts say. Maybe it's the sleepless nights. Maybe it's the daytime jitters. Whatever the reason, many people decide to cut back on caffeine -- only to find...
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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 | Elisabeth Leamy, Good Morning America

Fifteen Booster Seats Get Top Ratings in Safety Tests; Parents Advised to Avoid 11 Seats The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 60 different makes and models of child car booster seats, and only 15 of the 60 seats -- seats usually used by 4- to 8-year-olds -- got top ratings. More...
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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 | WCCO.com

Minnesota's pioneering law to keep a controversial chemical out of plastic baby bottles and sippy cups will be phased in starting next week. Starting Jan. 1, Minnesota manufacturers or wholesalers won't be able to sell cups and bottles for use by children 3 and younger if the products contain...
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Monday, 21 December 2009 | International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)

  Breastfeeding has been around as long as humanity. Modern-day research methods allow us to measure the positive impact this simple and loving activity can have on maternal and infant health. Have you read these recent studies? Click to download the PDF.
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