Thursday, 10 February 2011 | Mike Westling, Justine Sessions, Josh Drobnyk, Jon Houston

Breastfeeding Equipment to be Allowed as Medical Tax Deduction and Reimbursed by Flexible Health Spending Accounts In response to a request from Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Representatives Sander Levin (D-MI) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), the Internal Revenue Service...
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Thursday, 10 February 2011 | Stephen Ohlemacher, The Associated Press

The cost of breast pumps will now be considered tax-deductible medical expenses under a ruling issued by the Internal Revenue Service Thursday. The ruling, long sought by advocates, means that women will be able to use money set aside in pretax spending accounts to buy the pumps and related...
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Monday, 24 January 2011 | Environmental Working Group

This is a very scary article and makes me think twice about putting a reverse osmosis system into my house and with enough interest, perhaps I can get an amazing deal for everyone. I'll start asking around and if you know someone reliable, send them my way. —Leslye Adelman Download the Full...
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Wednesday, 12 January 2011 | The Today Show

Carley Roney, Editor-In-Chief of TheBump.com, raves about Hygeia's breastpump products. path=images/stories/videos/2011-01-12_hygeia_today_show.flv|image=images/stories/videos/2011-01-12_hygeia_today_show.png|title=The Today...
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Thursday, 16 December 2010 | VirtualMedicalCenter.com

Nursing infants don't get much say when it comes to choosing what's on the menu. If you're breastfeeding, whatever you're selecting, so is your baby. When it comes to selecting caffeine, babies are sensitive, so mothers may need to cut down to make sure it doesn't cause any damage to their baby's...
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Wednesday, 15 December 2010 | Ken Cook, President of Environmental Working Group

Dear Nurturers, This is a very busy time of year for all of us. We are taking care of family, working and attempting to provide a festive holiday feeling at home.  I can remember when my children were young and in between everything else going on, I made what seemed like hundreds of latkes....
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Tuesday, 14 December 2010 | David Gutierrez, Natural News

Mothers who do not breastfeed their infants may be significantly increasing their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and published in the American Journal of Medicine. Breast-feeding is already known to provide such...
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Tuesday, 14 December 2010 | Jenny Finke, Red Jeweled Media

To drive awareness and build credibility of its eco-friendly and award-winning breastpumps, Hygeia has retained Denver PR and marketing firm, Red Jeweled Media. Red Jeweled Media will help Hygeia promote its breastfeeding products to new and expecting moms throughout the U.S. "Hygeia is a...
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Monday, 22 November 2010 | Lucy Hood, The Advertiser

BREASTFEEDING exposes babies to a variety of flavours, making them more accepting of different foods as they grow, a CSIRO expert says. Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) research psychologist Dr Nadia Corsini said studies showed breastfeeding...
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Monday, 22 November 2010 | Justin Pritchard, Associated Press The World

Drinking glasses depicting comic book and movie characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman and the Tin Man from 'The Wizard of Oz" exceed federal limits for lead in children's products by up to 1,000 times, according to laboratory testing commissioned by The Associated Press. The decorative...
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Friday, 19 November 2010 | Sen. Dianne Feinstein, The Huffington Post

One day our children will look back and wonder why we willingly risked our health by exposing ourselves to harmful chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in thousands of consumer products. Unfortunately, chemical industry lobbyists wish to delay the inevitable for as long as possible....
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Thursday, 18 November 2010 | Stacy, RightFielders.com

As the year rounds down and holiday gift giving begins, make sure you are up to date on the 2010 toy recall list. You don’t want your children, or others, to play with an unsafe toy.
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Wednesday, 17 November 2010 | Gina Ciagne, CLC, The Huffington Post

The breastfeeding support community celebrated when this year's health care reform bill included breast pumping support provisions. Mothers were given the right to adequate break time and a private place to pump their breast milk at work. But these legislative changes missed one key piece of the...
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Tuesday, 09 November 2010 | Alison McCook

Women who breastfeed their newborns appear to sleep just as long - and as well - as women who rely on bottles or a combination of bottle and breast, a small study finds. Contradicting the suspicion that breastfeeding moms get less sleep, the results represent "good information to be able to tell...
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Monday, 08 November 2010 | Anthony Gucciardi, citizen journalist

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an estrogen-mimicking substance that has been linked to a number of crippling health conditions. It has been tied to obesity and fertility problems, and numerous studies have found that it may devastate human health in other ways. Canada has taken a large step in the fight...
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Monday, 01 November 2010 | Amy Graff, SFGate

With health care reform underway, the government will be rolling out new rules for flexible spending accounts this January. Americans will be able to set aside part of their pretax earnings to pay for medical expenses not covered by insurance, including condoms, acne creams, smoking deterrents,...
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Monday, 01 November 2010 | Annie Murphy Paul for NPR Morning Edition

By now, I know the look. It's an expression that mingles curiosity, hope and apprehension. It's worn by the women who approach me at book signings and speaking events, even while shopping at the supermarket. They want to know: What should I do when I'm pregnant? Or: Now that I've already had my...
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Saturday, 23 October 2010 | Mary C. Borneman, Hyland’s Inc.

Standard Homeopathic Company, in consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is voluntarily recalling its Hyland’s Teething Tablets. The company is initiating this recall in an abundance of caution due to an FDA investigation of its manufacturing facility. Hyland’s Teething...
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Wednesday, 20 October 2010 | Kristin Samuelson, Chicago Tribune

The Quattro Tour and MetroLite strollers were mostly sold at Babies R Us, Kmart, Sears, Target and other stores between November 2000 and December 2007. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Graco...
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Friday, 15 October 2010 | The Associated Press

Evenflo Co. is recalling nearly 14,000 of its Maestro combination child booster seats because of a crack that developed in laboratory tests. The company said Friday it has received no reports of the crack occurring in field and no injuries have been reported. The voluntary recall affects...
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Thursday, 14 October 2010 | Barbara Harrison, NBC

The Pinking of the White House The place is universally recognized simply by the color of its exterior paint. Thursday night, however, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 1600 Pennyslvania Ave. N.W. won't be its usual color. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., the White House will blushed in...
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Sunday, 10 October 2010 | CNN Newsroom

Over 50 Sunday comics went pink this weekend to raise awareness about breast cancer. The special pink comic strips appeared in national newspapers in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In conjunction, “Cartoonists Care: The Sunday Funnies Pink Project” have launched a Website,...
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Thursday, 07 October 2010 | Susan G. Komen for the Cure

In support of this program and with the understanding that one person's story is another person's hope, General Mills proudly hosts www.PinkTogether.com. This online community encourages those touched by breast cancer to share their stories of hope and inspiration. General Mills is...
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Thursday, 30 September 2010 | Daniel J. DeNoon, WebMD Health News

7 Million Trikes Pose Genital Injury Hazard; Different Risks in Other Toys Fisher-Price has recalled more than 11 million toys for various reasons, including 7 million tricycles with a protruding key that has caused genital injuries to young girls. There have been 10 reports of injuries from...
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Wednesday, 22 September 2010 | Abbott Nutrition

Abbott is initiating a proactive, voluntary recall of certain Similac-brand, powder infant formulas in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and some countries in the Caribbean. Abbott is recalling these products following an internal quality review, which detected the remote possibility of the presence...
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Friday, 27 August 2010 | Marilynn Marchione, AP Medical Writer

Experts Say Recession to Blame The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century. Births fell 2.7 percent last year even as the...
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Monday, 23 August 2010 | Denise Reynolds RD, EmaxHealth

path=images/stories/videos/2010-08-22-mcdonalds-nurse-in.flv|image=images/stories/videos/2010-08-22-mcdonalds-nurse-in.jpg|width=480|height=360|displayheight=380|autoplay=false|repeat=false Video report by Tim Vetscher, ABC 15; Phoenix, Arizona. On August 12, Clarissa Bradford and her family,...
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Friday, 13 August 2010 | Elana Schor, The New York Times Greenwire

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) vowed yesterday to pursue a vote on banning bisphenol A (BPA) from children's food and drink containers after negotiators reached a bipartisan deal on food safety legislation that lacked limits on the controversial chemical (Agreement Reached on Senate Food Safety...
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 | Helena Bottemiller, Food Safety News

The Senate has reached a "tentative agreement" on the pending safety bill and staff will be briefed on the language Thursday, a staffer told The Hill yesterday. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is expected to release the manager's package and a Congressional Budget...
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 | The Associated Press

An environmental group in Maine has released a report it says documents the dangers of the chemical bisphenol A (BIS'-fen-ahl). The Toxics Action Center released the report in Portland on Wednesday, eight days before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection holds a public hearing on a...
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 | Jesse McKinley, The New York Times

It may be one of the most beloved activities of hyperactive children and the parents who love them: bouncing in a bounce house. But, according to Attorney General Jerry Brown of California, it may also be toxic. A lawsuit filed Wednesday by Mr. Brown’s office claims that some of the inflatable...
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 | Beth Quimby, The Portland Herald Press

The Maine Board of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing on whether to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles and other reusable food and beverage containers at 1 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Holiday Inn and Ground Round, 110 Community Drive, Augusta. The Maine Department of Environmental...
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Monday, 09 August 2010 | Sam Murphy, Guardian

Most parents would balk at the idea of toddlers in high heels, but what about sandals or trainers? Some experts now believe that all shoes are best avoided in childhood, says Sam Murphy While Katie Holmes was vilified by the press and public alike for stepping out with her four-year-old daughter...
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Friday, 06 August 2010 | Kristin Samuelson, Chicago Tribune

Fisher-Price, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Health Canada on Thursday announced a voluntary recall of approximately 96,000 Little People Play-n-Go Campsites in the U.S. (14,000 in Canada) because of a choking hazard, according to an Aug. 5 CPSC press release. The recalled...
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Friday, 06 August 2010 | Annie Bell Muzaurieta, The Daily Green

Don't Want BPA Leaching into Your Baby's Lunch? Look for These BPA-Free Bottles. Plastic baby bottles have received extra attention recently as research came to light showing many popular models leach Bisphenol-A (BPA), a suspected...
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 | bellybuds.com

Did you know August is National Breastfeeding Month? For such a great cause, The Bump  has whipped up a fabulous PSA video packed with celebs and real moms (including our own Jama Williamson) who all have one thing in common: they breastfed their babies and are proud of it! Check out the clip,...
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Monday, 02 August 2010 | Nicholas Wade, The New York Times

Milk (is) “an astonishing product of evolution,” one which has been vigorously shaped by natural selection because it is so critical to the survival of both mother and child.A large part of human milk  cannot be digested by babies and seems to have a purpose quite different from infant...
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Monday, 02 August 2010 | NewsInferno

New York State just passed a law banning the sale of baby bottles, sippy cups, and a variety of other children’s products that contain bisphenol A—BPA—said WBEN. Governor David Paterson signed the law Saturday, which is scheduled to become effective December 1, 2010. Governor Paterson said the new...
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Saturday, 31 July 2010 | Gordon Gibb, LawyersAndSettlements.com

A recent study commissioned by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that a slim majority of cash register receipts analyzed for bisphenol A  (BPA) levels showed either no BPA or just trace amounts of the substance. However, the remaining 40 percent of thermal paper receipts, originating...
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 | Robert Valenzuela, News-Fire

There’s a new way to make plastic decompose, according to a new study published in ACS’ Biomacromolecules, a monthly journal. It involves cooking the plastic containing bisphenol A (BPA) – the environmentalists worst nightmare. And this new method may just be solution that scientist’s have...
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