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Health+Wellness

Outraged? Yes! Cadmium in Children’s Products China’s Latest Export (USA TODAY)

Since the CPSC lead paint toy recall, I have had my doubts about all children’s products that are made in China. Here’s new reason that we should remain skeptical at the least and simply avoid all Chinese-manufactured products that our children play with and wear at best. Perhaps this could be somewhat of a boon [...]

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Germs, Part Deux

I am so bloody guilty of thinking short term about food – it’s almost like a mental illness.  It’s certainly like an eating disorder.  I might know, intellectually, without a doubt, that I shouldn’t eat something (the fish sandwich from Long John Silver’s for instance, which I inexplicably crave on cold, rainy days).  But there’s [...]

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Germophobia-phobia

Lately, I can’t seem to get through an issue of The Week without coming across something worth sharing.  This time, it’s about germs – a topic extremely relevant to parenting, no?  In the December 11th issue, on the Health & Science page, there’s a little bit entitled “More germs, please.”  Now I am decidedly a [...]

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