We do not need a scientist to know that there are major differences between boys and girls. All that you need to do is have a couple of each or ask the mother who has both boys and girls. They will tell you that there are unique distinctions amongst them. The ways of a boy are [...]

As kids start to get older, they start needing a bit more space. Their bedrooms are not big enough for all their toys, let alone their never-ending amounts of energy. Plus, if a friend or two are over, they have to be monitored on a very consistent basis, since they will run around and more [...]

It’s summer, your children are bored, & you’re looking for an inexpensive way to entertain them! Don’t let your children spend hours watching TV & playing video games!  It’s time to start “Mom’s Cooking School!” Here’s the plan… 1. Start with a trip to your local library to check out a few children’s cookbooks. 2. Let your children choose [...]

Postpartum period may be the most intense period of a woman’s life. There’s a baby filling your heart with joy, but there are also those extra pounds that weren’t there prior to getting pregnant. Shedding those extra pounds is already a difficult challenge, much more with a baby that takes most of your time. But it [...]

“Woman Loses 50 Pounds Playing Video Games!” It sounds like something you’d see on the cover of a tabloid in the grocery store checkout line, right under the story of the baby with three heads claiming Elvis as his father. Sure, it sounds too good to be true, but it is! You can lose weight, [...]

The credit card noose is introduced as an opportunity to pay for that dream vacation, equipment, renovation or just generally indulge yourself. It usually comes disguised as a shiny bit of plastic with your name and a credit limit well above your income on it. You place it in your purse promising yourself it will [...]

Creating a new look in your living room for summer may seem like an expensive proposition, but there are many ways the focal point of a house can be changed without bankrupting the savings account. By following some of the ideas listed here, you can give your living room a seasonal makeover and still have [...]

It is one of women’s greatest beauty worries, that awful dimpling known as cellulite. Cellulite can affect even women that are thin and young. Cellulite lies just underneath the skin and is comprised of fat, water and toxins. Its target areas are the thighs, the buttocks and even the knee area. It resembles the skin [...]

We can all remember something from our childhood, but what was life really like? That is something that most of us think about from time to time. We all tend to compare the present to the past, but our recollection of the past is usually sketchy. Did you ever wonder how much a loaf of bread [...]

Vegans don’t eat types of foods that contain any animal products. In short, this means that they consume no beef, fish, chicken, veal or pork. They also don’t eat milk products, eggs, or sour cream. They eat vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts and legumes instead. Many pediatricians with patients whose parents are vegan [...]

Recent media reports of potential misdiagnosis of early-stage breast cancer may frighten women away from breast cancer screening that could save their lives. Rather than shying away from screening, women should know the questions to ask and be confident about weighing their options, according to Susan G...

The American Academy of Pediatrics published revised guidelines on how parents and schools should deal with head lice

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The Washington, D.C., health department has launched a campaign to promote use of the female condom as a way to help curb the spread of HIV in the city, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. A 2009 study found that about 3% of the city's population over age 12 is HIV-positive...

Women who experience sexual dysfunction or female orgasm disorder do not have enough treatments or medications to address the issue, according to a report published recently in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, Live Science/MSNBC reports. According to Live Science/MSNBC, one out of every four women has trouble reaching orgasm during sex...

African leaders participating in the 15th African Union (AU) Summit, which concluded on Tuesday, agreed to expand a campaign aimed at curbing maternal mortality on the continent and adopted other "key actions" in an effort to reduce infant and maternal mortality, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports...

In a comprehensive new study of mental health status and the use of mental health services by Californians, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that nearly one in five adults in the state - about 4.9 million people - said they needed help for a mental or emotional health problem...

Scientists from the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit at the University of Edinburgh have discovered a potential new way to treat a common form of breast cancer which affects 800 Scottish women and 9,000 UK women each year. The team are the first to identify a gene's key role in causing the spread of HER2 positive breast cancer to other parts of the body...

Intimate partner violence results in 2 million injuries among women in the U.S. each year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. University of Missouri researchers are reducing these numbers with a new Web-based program that helps women experiencing abuse develop individualized safety plans and better assess the severity of their situations...