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Happy to help on this awareness campaign. All it takes is to just to remember to ask for the PSA test to be added to your blood workup next time you’re in for a physical. It’s no big deal. Pints for Prostates is a grassroots effort to reach men with a critical message about prostate [...]
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New Homedics Restore Water Purifier and Sanitizer is a good tool if you live in an area with a potentially unsafe water supply
October 16, 2009 – 2:40 pm
We recently tried the Homedics Restore Water Purifier and Sanitizer. Based on the included documentation, it’s a good choice if you have concerns about the cleanliness of the water in your area. At the same time, we found there was no discernible taste difference between water purified by the Biomedics model versus our old fashioned [...]
Help for helpless dads (and moms) with no support system, but lots of cash
October 16, 2009 – 9:15 am
Finally someone has come up with the ultimate service for new parents who have no time, no clue, but lots of coin. Gifted At Birth (giftedatbirth.com) sends you everything you need to take care of baby every week, for three months after the baby is born. They’ll even help you choose the right items for [...]
How to take a great holiday photo of your kids or baby
October 16, 2009 – 8:45 am
Christmas (ugh!) will be here before you know it, so let me be the first to suggest taking that photo this weekend instead of waiting until late November. Our budget doesn’t allow a pro photographer this year and I like to think of myself as pretty handy with a camera. I know at least I [...]
Monkey Bar Buddies helps little girls stay little kids on the playground
October 15, 2009 – 5:24 pm
I met Gina Wismiller at the ABC Kids Show a few weeks ago and I liked her product because it resonates with the situation in our house. My daughter is nine years old and still plays around like a kid. She likes to wear dresses, but like any kid, she wants to be ready to [...]
New risks of texting while with baby
October 15, 2009 – 1:37 pm
Another excellent article by Jane Brody of the New York Times on the importance of talking and communicating with your baby, including looking him or her straight in the eye. Prior generations didn’t have distractions like iPhones and Blackberries and parents talked to their kids. Now, we have to avoid the temptation to text, and [...]
Child too sick for school? Ask yourself these five questions before bringing a sick child to school.
October 15, 2009 – 12:30 pm
The start of a new school year also brings the start of cold and flu season, exacerbated by slimy fingers touching everything in sight. If your child is sick, how do you know when it’s time to rearrange your schedule and keep him or her home from school. Every situation is different, but you can [...]
Depression medicine bad for fertility, says study
October 15, 2009 – 8:04 am
What’s good for the head may be bad for the sperm, says a new study in Fertility and Sterility. Half of the users of Paxil, out of 35 men tested, showed DNA damage to their sperm. DNA damage in turn would result in decreased fertility.The study author, Dr. Peter Schlegel, M.D., thinks that all selective [...]
Best and worst children’s book/movie adaptations
October 14, 2009 – 2:16 pm
What are your favorite kids’ books that still haven’t been made into a movie. Comments section is open below! The release of Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are brings to mind two thoughts: “Holy crap, this is totally going to suck” or “This is going to be the greatest kid’s adaptation ever!” Time (and [...]
Beware new Twitter scam – “I make $300 a day online with…”
October 14, 2009 – 1:01 pm
Looks like a phishing scam. Best thing you can do is help out friends if you get one of these Twitter direct messages and let them know their password is very likely compromised You have a new direct message: bXXXXe: i make $300 a day online with http://ifortune4u.com